An ambush by criminals near the Niger-Burkina Faso border kills at least 10 Nigerien soldiers during a security operation.

USAID funding suspension under Trump administration worsens Ebola outbreak in Uganda, complicating health efforts.

President Felix Tshisekedi will join a regional summit in Tanzania, where leaders may discuss Congo’s conflict with Rwandan-backed rebels as the UN warns of worsening instability.

The summit comes as M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, seized another mining town in South Kivu province on Wednesday

Latest deployment raises total number of Kenyan personnel in Haiti to 800, moving closer to target of 1,000 officers under UN-backed mission

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is closely monitoring the escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The victims, aged between seven and 17, were trapped in the blaze at the school in Kauran Namoda town, while around 12 others sustained severe burns and were rushed to the hospital

President Cyril Ramaphosa takes up disinformation concerns with Elon Musk after Trump’s remarks on South Africa’s land expropriation act.

Namibia’s first woman president-elect, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, will be inaugurated on March 21, aligning with the country’s 35th Independence Day.

Among those detained is a top official from the Treasury department, according to police and the finance ministry

Interpol’s largest wildlife operation led to the seizure of nearly 20,000 live animals, 365 arrests, and the dismantling of global trafficking networks.

This brings the total number of Ugandan troops in the region to approximately 4,000-5,000, as they assist the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) government

The group, which is believed to be backed by Rwanda, declared the ceasefire on Monday, citing “humanitarian reasons”

Uganda has begun a clinical trial for a potential Sudan Ebola vaccine, with WHO supporting the effort by donating 2,160 doses to help curb future outbreaks.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are set to attend a regional summit in Tanzania.

Somalia’s IS faction has grown in prominence within the global jihadist network in recent years, bolstered by foreign fighters and increased revenue from extortion

Algeria’s commitment to Palestinian statehood remains stronger than normalization with Israel, says Tebboune.

Pretoria tried to ‘downgrade our (Taiwan) office and rename it a trade office,’ says Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry

Gunmen suspected to be members of the separatist group IPOB attacked a community in southeastern Nigeria, killing 10 people and displacing many.

On Friday, the United Nations accused both M23 and the Congolese army of serious human rights violations

According to U.S. government data, Washington allocated nearly $440 million in assistance to South Africa in 2023

Kenyan police spokesperson Michael Nyaga has yet to comment on the incident

Rwanda has welcomed calls for a joint regional summit to address the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have made significant gains.

The Tanzanian army confirmed that two of its soldiers were killed and four others wounded in clashes with M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo, as tensions escalate in the region.