The raids, carried out last week in Tagueye near the Burkina Faso border, targeted informal mining sites controlled by armed groups

Over 20 people died in violent clashes between Ouaddai and Zaghawa communities in Chad’s eastern province this week.

Apartheid ended three decades ago, yet education remains starkly unequal. Amnesty International calls South Africa’s system one of the world’s most lopsided

Other high-concern countries include Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar and Nigeria

A deadly attack in Benue sparked mass protests in Makurdi that were dispersed by police using tear gas amid mounting anger and calls for action.

South Africa withdrew its second group of peacekeepers from Congo as the SADC mission concludes amid continued rebel violence.

Suspected criminal herders storm village late Friday, marking one of deadliest assaults this year

Thousands rallied in Abidjan backing President Ouattara’s potential re-election as opposition leaders faced disqualification from the October vote.

Hundreds of activists from around the world have gathered in Egypt this week for the Global March to Gaza

Tinubu’s pardon of environmental activists executed in 1995 drew anger from human rights groups calling for full exoneration and justice.

South Africa has repatriated its first group of troops from the eastern DRC after a deadly regional peace mission ended following heavy losses.

Dozens of people missing following accident on Lake Tumba, says official

A widening cholera outbreak in war-torn Sudan now spans 13 states and threatens to spill across the border into Chad’s packed refugee camps, the World Health Organization warned Friday. Dr. Shible Sahbani, WHO’s representative in Sudan, said 1,854 people have died since the latest wave began, with cases climbing sharply in Khartoum after drone strikes

The Southern African Development Community has begun its final troop withdrawal from eastern Congo, as violence and displacement escalate in the region.

President Tinubu denied any plans for a one-party state amid rising defections and protests accusing the government of undermining democracy.

A U.S. diplomat calls for urgency in Rwanda-DRC talks, with June or July targeted for a potential peace deal amid fragile negotiations.

Troy Fitrell will retire as head of the State Department’s Africa bureau in mid-July, with Jonathan Pratt succeeding him amid a U.S. strategic shift toward trade in Africa.

Goita, 41, took power in coups in 2020 and 2021, pledging to restore order and hold free elections in the conflict-stricken West African nation

Burundi’s ruling party took complete control of parliament after a disputed vote marked by irregularities.

After Trump’s travel ban, Equatorial Guinea’s leadership advises citizens to halt US visits while still maintaining positive relations.

Mali’s cabinet has approved a bill allowing Gen. Goita to rule for five more years as the country remains in political turmoil with no election date set.

IOM and Djiboutian authorities rescue migrants after a deadly smuggling incident forced dozens to swim ashore, resulting in 8 deaths.

Transfer to Akagera National Park is just the beginning of a long-term and complex conservation intervention, says official

South Africa launches national talks to address poverty, crime, and unemployment with a vision for a shared democratic future.