At least 22 people were killed and 59 rescued after two boats collided on the Congo River in western DR Congo

Embaló challenges the military ban on his return as Guinea-Bissau heads toward December elections

At least 17 people were killed in strikes across Tigray as Ethiopian forces pushed north from Mekelle

Wreckage was found near a naval base in Igbokoda, with no immediate confirmation of casualties

Addis Ababa says its geographic and historical interests cannot be changed by pressure or destabilisation

AU says its appeal for restraint was meant to prevent regional escalation, not blame Egypt for Ethiopia’s internal crisis

Bruno Foucher faces a French disciplinary probe as fresh controversy hits Paris’s troubled mission in Bangui

Twenty-seven Congolese soldiers received death sentences after being convicted of abandoning positions during clashes with AFC/M23 rebels

Police moved thousands of migrants from a Ceuta beach camp to temporary accommodation ahead of a royal visit

Washington warns escalating Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions could trigger another regional war and humanitarian crisis

SAF ties with Tigrayan fighters raise fears Sudan could become a launchpad for Ethiopia’s widening conflict

Ethiopian forces have taken control of Mekelle after TPLF-led fighters withdrew from the Tigray capital

Egypt hosts leaders from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan’s army-aligned authorities for regional security talks

Ethiopia’s water minister challenged Egypt over the Aswan High Dam while defending Addis Ababa’s position on the GERD and Nile water rights

France is stepping up Ebola support in Congo, with new funding expected as officials warn against complacency

At least 13 people, most Catholic pilgrims, died after a truck triggered a multi-vehicle crash in Kenya

South Africa has recorded 43 deaths in suspected political attacks this year as local elections approach

Tigrayan forces reportedly pull out of Mekelle as Ethiopian government troops press toward the northern regional capital

Wadagni will visit Paris for two days and meet Macron as Benin and France deepen political, economic and security cooperation

Leadership tensions inside M23 are growing as political and military factions compete for influence across eastern DR Congo

Government-aligned forces say they seized Mekelle airport as Ethiopia’s renewed Tigray offensive pushes closer to the regional capital

At least 18 villagers were killed while gathering firewood in Borno state, with others still missing

Four Pakistani crew rescued off Somalia as efforts continue to free three others aboard hijacked tanker

Violence and school closures deny nearly two million children access to education across the Sahel