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

The attacks were carried out by the jihadist group Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), which has intensified its campaign across the Sahel region in recent weeks

The project, known as Jirian city, will cover 6.8 million square meters (2.63 square miles) and receive 10 million cubic meters of Nile water daily

Algeria has expressed regret over Britain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, calling it a reversal of long-standing policy.

Protesters gathered in Nairobi demanding the release of a developer arrested for creating a civic engagement website on Kenya’s 2025 finance bill.

Migrants from Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Guinea were intercepted near Cacheu as they tried to reach Spain’s Canary Islands by sea.

Nigeria’s rainy season began in April, and flash floods are common, but officials called this week’s deluge the worst in years for the area

A lioness attacked and fatally injured philanthropist Bernd Kebbel while he camped near Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp.