Advocates and politicians in the Central African Republic claim that two soldiers, who went missing after being detained, were kidnapped by Russian mercenaries.

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned against a regional war over DR Congo at the African Union summit, calling for respect for DRC’s territorial integrity as Rwandan-backed M23 fighters seized more ground.

African leaders have elected Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, as the new head of the African Union Commission. Youssouf triumphed over Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Madagascar’s ex-Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato in a decisive vote at the AU summit in Addis Ababa. The African Union, comprising 55 member states, entrusts its commission’s

Ugandan military chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has issued a stark warning, threatening to attack the Congolese town of Bunia unless all forces there surrender their arms within 24 hours.

The M23’s offensive has intensified since seizing Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, late last month

2-day summit to see African leaders deliberate on state of peace and security, African Continental Free Trade Area, and institutional reforms to bloc, among other strategic matters

The report blamed the incident on a combination of factors, including overcrowding, the use of tear gas by security forces, and the panicked response of the crowd.

The Nigerian government expressed outrage over Canada’s refusal to grant visas to senior military officials, with a top official saying Canada “can go to hell”.

Five suspects were questioned in a Moroccan court on Friday as part of the ongoing “Escobar of the Sahara” drug trafficking trial.

A truck overturned in Kano, Nigeria, killing 23 people and injuring 48 others due to reckless driving and speeding, officials said.

The rebels, who captured Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, at the end of January, are advancing toward Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province

Doctors Without Borders head in Goma stresses that returns must be voluntary and areas of origin must be secure

The attack targeted several villages in Djugu territory, Ituri province, late Monday

The Speaker of Algeria’s lower house of parliament has called on France to officially acknowledge and take responsibility for the nuclear tests conducted on Algerian soil during the colonial era.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed his country’s stance against forced removals, emphasizing unity, domestic solutions, and land reform while responding to global and regional challenges.

An unidentified disease in DR Congo’s Equateur province has killed over 50 people, causing panic and displacing thousands, with authorities struggling to manage the crisis.

Ethiopia’s National Election Board has suspended the activities of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) for three months due to the party’s failure to comply with electoral laws.

The approved budget will now be sent to President Tinubu for final approval and signing into law

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is critically ill in prison after three days on hunger strike, with his lawyer urging urgent medical care outside the jail.

The trauma unit at Bangui Community University Hospital in the Central African Republic has been closed following the deaths of two patients, including the niece of a government minister.

Two high-ranking members of Laurent Gbagbo’s party have been sentenced to a decade in prison on charges of state security threats, with opposition leaders denouncing the move as politically motivated.

On February 6, Rubio condemned South Africa’s G20 goals as “very bad” and announced that he would skip next week’s G20 meetings in Johannesburg

More than 110,000 people have been displaced in eastern Congo after M23 rebels, who recently captured the city of Goma, ordered them to leave settlement camps.

Audit has uncovered that both the debt and budget deficit were much higher than previously reported by the former government.