Ethiopian forces have advanced towards Mekelle as fighting in Tigray intensifies and regional tensions deepen

Military rulers block Embalo’s return to Guinea-Bissau as the ousted president seeks to contest December elections

AU calls for dialogue as tensions deepen between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt

Egypt arrests the entire six-member newsroom of independent fact-checking platform Matsadaash

Egypt orders an Ethiopian diplomat to leave within 48 hours as tensions with Addis Ababa deepen

Algeria has expanded the death penalty to arson and severe child abduction cases after deadly wildfires

Eritrea cut diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa expelled its diplomats amid renewed fighting and regional tensions

Armed groups are tightening their grip across the Sahel, raising fears of deeper fragmentation in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

Thousands have fled an Ebola-hit camp in eastern Congo, complicating efforts to trace contacts and contain the outbreak

Blasts rocked parts of Addis Ababa as Ethiopia’s northern conflict intensified and opposition forces claimed drone strikes

An MSF worker has contracted Ebola during Congo’s record outbreak and is being evacuated to the Netherlands for treatment

At least 52 civilians have been killed in heavy fighting around Alamata as clashes spread across northern Ethiopia

Zimbabwean billionaire Wicknell Chivayo and his wife were killed with four others in a helicopter crash near Marondera

Traore says Burkina Faso needs a new constitution as he pushes for sweeping changes to the country’s political system

Ethiopia is preparing to pull thousands of troops from Somalia as escalating fighting at home puts new pressure on its armed forces

Rwanda has held preliminary talks on hosting migrants removed from EU countries, with no agreement yet reached

Nigeria charges a man accused of creating a fake government agency that secured office space and federal budget funding

Ramaphosa ordered municipalities to identify unsafe streets and public spaces after 12 women were found dead east of Johannesburg

Animal welfare groups have criticised Botswana for killing elephants for meat during its 60th independence celebrations

Burundi says it will only accept US deportees who are not accused of crimes or linked to terrorism

JNIM militants ambushed a Russian military convoy in central Mali, killing at least four fighters

Five crew members were killed and four injured before Puntland forces rescued a hijacked oil tanker

UN funding crisis puts 319,000 refugees in Chad at risk of losing essential services and protection

UAE and Zambia leaders discuss expanding trade, investment and renewable energy cooperation during Abu Dhabi talks