Parents of more than 250 abducted schoolchildren in Niger are pleading with the Nigerian government for swift rescue efforts amid rising nationwide kidnappings.

A Bobi Wine rally in Uganda turned deadly as police reported one civilian killed and multiple injuries amid escalating tensions ahead of the January elections.

The African Union suspended Guinea-Bissau after a military coup ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, triggering regional and international condemnation.

A Gambian-flagged tanker caught fire off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, but all 25 crew members were safely rescued.

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko condemned the Guinea-Bissau coup and called for the disrupted election to continue.

Somali forces struggle to secure towns near Mogadishu as Al-Shabaab attacks and residents face widespread destruction.

Ethiopia updates its Marburg outbreak situation as the death toll grows and monitoring widens.

Portugal urges peace as Guinea-Bissau resumes counting votes after army takeover

Scientists have confirmed that a mysterious Ethiopian foot belonged to the species Australopithecus deyiremeda, revealing it lived alongside Lucy and adding complexity to early human evolution.

More than 300 students abducted from a Nigerian school have left parents without information as authorities struggle to secure their release amid rising nationwide kidnappings.

Army officers claim to oust President Embalo in Guinea-Bissau, halting elections and sealing the country’s borders

Liberia and other African nations signed carbon credit deals that stalled with UAE-based Blue Carbon leaving local communities and forests unprotected.

Tanzania drops independence day events, citing unrest damage and rising pressure over the disputed poll

Fernando Dias and incumbent Umaro Embalo both declared victory in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election, raising tensions before official results are released.

Two aid workers in Tunisia received short prison sentences for helping migrants, sparking relief despite ongoing criticism of the trial.

Barrick and Mali reached an agreement ending their dispute, restoring control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mines and clearing legal charges against the company.

Fifty abducted pupils have escaped a mass school kidnapping in Niger state, but more than 270 children and staff remain missing

President Bola Tinubu has reassigned VIP police officers and approved recruiting 30,000 new officers to address Nigeria’s worsening security crisis.

Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary fled to The Gambia after disputing the election that returned Paul Biya to power amid violent protests.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned deadly attacks in Congo and the Security Council welcomed a new peace framework while urging compliance with international law.

Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast ballots in a tense presidential and parliamentary election shaped by political instability, poverty, and the exclusion of the main opposition party.

Armed gunmen kidnapped over 300 students and teachers in Niger state, prompting nationwide school closures and heightened security fears.

South Africa will hand over the G20 presidency to the US at an appropriate level despite tensions over the US absence from the summit.

WFP warns nearly 25% of Somalia’s population faces acute hunger amid worsening drought and funding shortfalls