UK authorities confirmed the arrest of a British soldier in Kenya following reports of a rape accusation from local media.

Founded in the 1980s, ECCAS aims to promote regional cooperation on economic and security matters

Edgar Lungu died in South Africa at 68 and Zambia announced a seven-day mourning period including a state funeral and suspension of entertainment.

Jonathan Koffa has been detained in Liberia over a parliament fire allegedly set during protests amid a political crisis last December.

A shooting at a Cape Town taxi rank killed four and injured three as police investigate the incident believed to be linked to ongoing taxi conflict.

The Red Cross has halted all operations in Niger after the government accused it of working with armed groups.

Interpol has issued a red notice for Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is accused of corruption and has been declared a fugitive by state prosecutors.

Wagner Group leaves Mali following battlefield losses while Russia’s Africa Corps stays to continue operations.

Dead include Nigerien terrorist leader Mamoudou Akilou and 4 of his lieutenants, statement says

Ghana’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan marks progress in resolving the Western Sahara territorial dispute

President Idriss Deby said in a statement on Facebook that the move was based on the principle of reciprocity

Trump signed an executive order restricting travel from 19 countries, mainly affecting African and Muslim-majority nations.

A Franco-Moroccan man suspected of leading kidnappings targeting French cryptocurrency entrepreneurs was arrested in Morocco amid increased cross-border cooperation.

Angola calls on African nations to produce their own vaccines to better handle health crises and reduce dependence on external medical imports.

Skeletons with bullets unearthed in Senegal’s Thiaroye cemetery, site of a 1944 massacre of African WWII troops by French soldiers. Investigation ongoing.

Ivory Coast’s electoral commission excluded opposition leader Tidjane Thiam and other candidates from the October presidential ballot.

African Union ministers met in Zambia to push for permanent and rotational seats for Africa on the UN Security Council to improve the continent’s global influence.

Turkey continues to expand its military footprint in Somalia, reinforcing maritime and ground capabilities through strategic defence transfers.

Nearly 100 people are missing and 160 confirmed dead after deadly floods hit Mokwa in central Nigeria, as rescue teams battle road damage and disease risks.

The floods, triggered by heavy rains, destroyed homes and overwhelmed drainage systems in one of the deadliest disasters to hit Nigeria in recent years

The Save Valley Conservancy in southern Zimbabwe has around 2,550 elephants, but the area’s carrying capacity is just 800

Allegations of sexual assault emerge from Kenyan and Ugandan human rights activists held in Tanzania.

A Nigerian air force strike in Zamfara killed over 20 militia members after villagers requested help against bandits, with civilians reportedly among the dead.

Party says Khethamabala Petros Sithole ‘assassinated in Katlehong’; asks law enforcement to ‘spare no effort’ to bring perpetrators to justice