An oil leak near Zawiya city led Libya’s NOC to shut down a major pipeline while experts investigate the cause and begin recovery and repair work.

Libya’s conflict escalated recently and the AU demands an unconditional permanent ceasefire.

Akpoti-Uduaghan previously accused Akpabio of sexually harassing her, which he also denied

Joseph Kabila accuses the DR Congo government of dictatorship and announces plans to visit a city held by M23 after losing his parliamentary immunity.

Uganda’s military accuses European diplomats of backing opposition groups in a growing political dispute.

Seventy-nine miners were rescued from a South African mine shaft but over 100 remain underground following a hoist accident west of Johannesburg.

Oil Minister Sahabi Oumarou asked China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and its joint refinery SORAZ to end contracts for expatriates who have worked in the country for more than four years

UN issued a statement Thursday urging the company to take immediate steps to protect protesters and activists associated with the pipeline and related oilfields in Uganda

UN chief Antonio Guterres welcomes UK-Mauritius deal on Chagos Islands as a significant diplomatic step toward resolving a historic regional dispute.

DR Congo’s Senate lifts ex-president Joseph Kabila’s immunity to allow prosecution over alleged militia support in the country’s troubled east.

Mwangi urged the international community to act, claiming his ordeal reflects the reality for Tanzanian activists ahead of this year’s elections.

Nigeria’s ruling party APC has endorsed President Bola Tinubu to run for a second term in 2027 despite ongoing economic and security concerns.

South African president Ramaphosa remained calm and polite during a tense meeting with Trump over false claims of white persecution.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) confirmed that Mwangi was received in Kwale County

Ramaphosa had prepared for a difficult encounter, bringing along well-known white South African golfers and aiming to discuss trade

Tanzania blocked access to social platform X after hackers targeted government accounts with false posts.

Trump showed a Congo photo during a meeting with Ramaphosa to support his claim of white genocide in South Africa despite the image being unrelated.

Ecowas is building a regional force to fight insurgent attacks as internal rifts with Sahel states complicate security cooperation across West Africa.

Parliamentary commission will question the DR Congo justice minister over suspicions of misappropriating war reparations money.

Heavy rains in Ivory Coast’s Abidjan caused a landslide that killed six and injured others.

US officials plan to deport 8 convicts of serious crimes but decline to confirm if they were sent to South Sudan amid a judge’s order blocking the move.

The fire, which broke out around 3 a.m. (0100 GMT) in the platform’s basement, injured 17 people, four of them seriously

The fire occurred on the basement deck of the multi-storey platform, which is located about 60 miles (97 km) offshore from the Cabinda coast in Angola’s Block 14 concession

Ahmed Ramadan Mohamad Ebid, 42, was convicted of conspiring to facilitate unlawful immigration, providing vessels for the illegal crossings between October 2022 and June 2023