More than 30 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in Sudan: UN
More than 30 million people are in dire need of urgent humanitarian assistance in Sudan amid a raging conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
23 Oct, 2025
Africa accounts for 40% of global conflicts: International Committee of the Red Cross
Africa accounts for roughly 40% of the world’s armed conflicts, with some 50 ongoing clashes across the continent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday.
23 Oct, 2025
Nigerian military says 50 terrorists killed in army base raids
Nigeria’s military said on Thursday it had killed 50 terrorists using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.
23 Oct, 2025
Benin opposition candidate excluded from presidential race
Benin’s electoral commission said on Thursday it had excluded the main opposition candidate from standing in the April 2026 presidential election.
23 Oct, 2025
Djibouti sets stage for constitutional changes ahead of 2026 presidential polls
Cameroon opposition candidate Tchiroma calls for protests ahead of poll results
Nigeria parliament investigates $4.6 billion in aid spending
Madagascar seeks Interpol warrant for Rajoelina’s ally over transfer of Boeing planes to Iran
Ex-first lady Sylvia Bongo, son ‘won’t return to Gabon’ for trial, their lawyers say
22 Oct, 2025
RSF drone attacks target Khartoum airport for second day
Paramilitary drone attacks targeted Khartoum International Airport for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, a Sudanese military source said.
22 Oct, 2025
At least 40 African migrants dead in shipwreck off Tunisia
Forty migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa were found dead on Wednesday following a shipwreck off Tunisia while 30 were rescued, a judicial spokesperson told AFP.
22 Oct, 2025
Drone strikes in Sudan’s capital delays reopening of Khartoum airport
The first commercial domestic flight by Badr Airlines was scheduled for Wednesday
22 Oct, 2025
Trade with Africa not a game of Minecraft – Nigerian minister
The engagement should be based on mutual respect, based on shared interests and based on the fact that Africa needs to develop, said Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar.
22 Oct, 2025
At least 63 killed in multi-vehicle crash in Uganda – police
The accident happened around 2100 GMT on Tuesday on the highway to Gulu, a major city in northern Uganda.
21 Oct, 2025
At least 38 people killed after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria
A fuel tanker explosion rocked the Nigerian village of Ezza in the Katcha Local Government Area on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least 38 people, according to authorities.
21 Oct, 2025
Two teenagers killed, five wounded in shooting incident in Johannesburg
Two teenagers were killed and five wounded in a shooting incident in Johannesburg on Tuesday, police said, adding that they suspected the incident was gang-related.
21 Oct, 2025
Sudan pound depreciates after UAE flight ban hits gold exports
The Sudanese pound has shed nearly two-fifths of its value after a de facto embargo on flights from the army’s temporary capital Port Sudan into the UAE disrupted the vital gold trade.
21 Oct, 2025
Train crash in eastern Ethiopia kills 14 people
At least 14 people were killed and 29 injured in a train crash in eastern Ethiopia, local state media said on Tuesday.
21 Oct, 2025
More than one million people return to Sudan’s capital Khartoum
More than one million people have returned to Sudan’s capital Khartoum over the past 10 months despite widespread insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
