Moroccan king calls for reforms as youth movement suspends protests
Morocco’s GenZ movement says it will temporarily suspend protests over the weekend after two weeks of demonstrations calling for reforms in health and education.
11 Oct, 2025
Soldiers killed as Nigeria repels terror attack in Borno state
The attack targeted military personnel and vehicles, the military spokesperson said.
10 Oct, 2025
New Madagascar PM condemns excessive use of force in protests
Newly appointed prime minister, General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo, said he was ready to resign if he failed to fix Madagascar’s power problems within a year.
10 Oct, 2025
Burkina Faso snubs Trump, rejects US deportees
Burkina Faso’s move comes as the US embassy in the capital Ouagadougou suspends visa services, a decision Traore’s government calls ”blackmail”.
10 Oct, 2025
Türkiye sustains efforts to bolster Somalia’s security through military training at TURKSOM
Africa’s COMESA launches system that allows trade payments in local currencies instead of US dollar
Senegal confirms 17 deaths in Rift Valley Fever outbreak
DRC’s Tshisekedi urges Rwanda’s Kagame to ‘make peace’ in Brussels encounter
Eritrea denies preparing for war with Ethiopia as tensions between neighbours rise
9 Oct, 2025
Fresh wave of protests in Madagascar despite change of prime minister
The fresh protest came after the Gen Z movement rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions by appointing a new prime minister.
9 Oct, 2025
Sudan paramilitary shells El-Fasher mosque housing families, killing 13
The mosque was housing 70 families after RSF soldiers entered their homes, an eyewitness said.
9 Oct, 2025
Voters return to polls for Seychelles presidential runoff
Opposition candidate Patrick Herminie outpaced President Wavel Ramkalawan in the first round last month.
8 Oct, 2025
RSF strikes on hospital in Sudan’s Al-Fasher kill 20 people
Attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary RSF on one of the last functioning hospitals in the besieged city of Al-Fasher killed 20 people within 24 hours, medical sources said on Wednesday.
8 Oct, 2025
We told off Israeli minister during our detention: South African flotilla activists
Six South African activists who were detained in Israel after they were abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza have recounted harrowing stories of their experiences at the hands of Israeli security forces.
8 Oct, 2025
CAR opposition says it will not participate in December 2025 presidential election
The opposition in the Central African Republic has said that it would boycott elections in December in which President Faustin-Archange Touadera is running for a third term.
8 Oct, 2025
‘Love triangle’ dispute ends in deaths of 14 South Sudanese soldiers, army says
At least 14 soldiers were killed and several others injured in South Sudan after a suspected “love triangle” dispute led to a deadly shootout, the army said on Wednesday.
8 Oct, 2025
Somalia strengthens military cooperation with Rwanda
Both nations agreed to regional security and opportunities for enhanced military cooperation.
8 Oct, 2025
Somalia denies ‘secret’ aid-for-deportation deal with Sweden
The prime minister’s office says Somalia has no secret or conditional arrangement concerning the return of its nationals or the allocation of development assistance.
8 Oct, 2025
Cameroon’s Biya makes rare public appearance to launch election campaign
President Paul Biya has been noticeably absent from the campaigns, having only recently returned from a weeklong stay in Switzerland.
