South Africa declares national disaster as floods hit region

South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighbouring Mozambique.
18 Jan, 2026
Uganda partially restores internet after election result declaration

Ugandan authorities partially restored internet services late on Saturday after President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in the January 15, 2026 elections.
18 Jan, 2026
AU chief ‘commends conduct’ of Uganda elections, congratulates Museveni on win

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni for winning Uganda’s January 15, 2026 presidential election.
18 Jan, 2026
Seven people killed in RSF drone strike on market in Sudan’s Kordofan: medics

Seven people were killed in a drone strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that targeted a popular market in South Kordofan, a doctors’ group said on Saturday.
18 Jan, 2026

Benin ruling bloc sweeps parliamentary elections

Guinea’s President Doumbouya vows not to use power for personal gains

Somali businesses suffer in Minneapolis amid Trump’s crackdown

Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump’s offer to mediate the Nile dam dispute

Somali president attends inauguration of Northeast state leader in Las Anod
17 Jan, 2026
Uganda’s Museveni wins presidential election by landslide to extend 40-year rule
Incumbent Yoweri Museveni won 71.65 percent of the vote as his main rival Bobi Wine goes into hiding after a police raid at his home in the capital, Kampala.

17 Jan, 2026
Sisi welcomes Trump offer to mediate Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia
Egypt has long opposed the project because of worries about its future supplies of water from the Nile, on which it is heavily dependent.

17 Jan, 2026
Seven killed in suspected extortion shooting near Cape Town: police
The attack occurred in the city’s Cape Flats area, which has a reputation for gang violence and where over 2,000 murders were recorded in the first nine months of 2025.

17 Jan, 2026
Uganda’s police deny arresting opposition leader ahead of presidential vote results
Police urge citizens to remain peaceful after the opposition party said its leader Bobi Wine had been arrested at his home and taken away in an army helicopter.

17 Jan, 2026
Kenya starvation cult: Prosecutor hails breakthrough after grave digger admits guilt
The prosecution said the key suspect, who served as a grave digger for the sect, confessed to participating in the deaths and burials of victims, most of them children.

17 Jan, 2026
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine taken away in army helicopter, party says
National Unity Platform says opposition leader was taken to unknown location amid internet blackout and reports of post-election violence.

16 Jan, 2026
At least 10 killed as Uganda awaits election results, Museveni seen winning
The electoral commission said President Yoweri Museveni was on 75.4 percent to opposition leader Bobi Wine’s 20.7 with close to 60 percent of votes counted.

16 Jan, 2026
Chad blames Sudan’s RSF paramilitary for killing of its soldiers at border
Chadian government spokesman said an incursion by armed fighters from Sudan led to a clash when Chadian troops ordered them to leave.

16 Jan, 2026
Torrential rains, floods kill over 100 across southern Africa
Southern Africa has experienced a series of extreme weather events in recent years, including devastating cyclones and a scorching drought.

16 Jan, 2026
Ex-heavyweight champion Joshua back in gym after car crash in Nigeria
Anthony Joshua shared online footage of himself hitting pads with a trainer just weeks after a car crash which killed two of his close friends.


