Three army officers among 13 killed in Congo plane crash
Thirteen people, including three army officers, died in a military plane crash in western DR Congo
Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to 63 health zones, WHO says
Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones as WHO warns conflict is hampering containment
Nigeria demands two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
Nigeria demands two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa, with full veto powers
Internet cut in Ethiopia’s Tigray as fighting erupts
Telecoms outages hit Tigray as renewed fighting threatens access to cash and essential services
Niger’s Tillabéri emerges as security flashpoint near Niamey
Escalating militant attacks in Tillabéri threaten security near Niger’s capital, Niamey
Africa secures $2.9bn to combat deadly Ebola outbreak
Africa secures $2.9bn to fight Ebola as Congo’s outbreak claims more than 3,700 lives
Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, study finds
Researchers identify 35 plants used by Kenyan elephants, including remedies mothers may give to sick calves
Ethiopia says troops repelled Tigrayan offensive in north
Ethiopia’s military claims heavy Tigrayan losses as renewed fighting threatens the fragile 2022 peace deal
Morocco’s PAM wins parliamentary vote as Islamists rebound
Morocco’s PAM leads parliamentary elections with 97 seats as Islamists rebound and voter turnout falls
Ghana says Western support grows for slavery reparations
Ghana says Western countries are increasingly backing reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Vote counting begins in Morocco parliamentary elections
Morocco begins counting ballots after parliamentary polls, with preliminary results expected early Thursday
US pledges additional $267 million to fight Ebola in central Africa
Washington boosts Ebola funding as health authorities battle a deadly outbreak centred on DR Congo
Ethiopia says it showed ‘immense restraint’ as Tigray war reignites
Ethiopia’s president urged peace at the UN as renewed fighting in Tigray raised fears of a wider regional conflict
Togo rejects reports of Russian mercenaries on its soil
Togo’s foreign minister rejects claims of Russian mercenaries as security pressure grows in the country’s north
South Africa house party shooting kills 11
Police are hunting three gunmen after a KwaZulu-Natal house party shooting left 11 people dead and three wounded
Tigray leaders declare new war with Ethiopia as fighting spreads
Tigrayan forces say they have entered a “defensive war” as fighting erupts across three northern Ethiopian regions
Tigrayan forces seize Mekelle airport as flights suspended
Tigrayan forces have taken control of Mekelle airport as Ethiopian Airlines halts flights across Tigray
ICC convicts former Seleka leader of crimes against humanity
ICC judges found Mahamat Said guilty on four crimes against humanity counts linked to torture and persecution in Bangui
Belgium, Rwanda restore diplomatic ties after 18-month rupture
Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties and plan to reopen embassies after an 18-month rupture over the eastern Congo conflict
Top South African police officer charged with sexual offences
Senior South African police officer Shadrack Sibiya faces rape, grooming and trafficking charges involving two young women
‘I have never felt heat like that’: Survivor recalls Nigeria death cells
Survivors describe unbearable heat, collapsing detainees and ignored pleas for help before 37 miners died in custody
Security chaos fuels drug trafficking across African Sahel
Insecurity across the Sahel is opening new space for drug traffickers and organised crime networks
Hundreds remain captive a month after Nigeria mass kidnapping
Residents demand action as hundreds remain missing a month after one of Nigeria’s largest mass kidnappings
Two women charged as 10th body found near Johannesburg
Two women face murder charges as police investigate another body found near Johannesburg