Benin army officers taken hostage in coup attempt released
Two high-ranking Benin army officers taken hostage during an attempted coup were released early on Monday, a day after the government said it thwarted the military takeover with support from Nigerian forces.
8 Dec, 2025
DRC president says Rwanda ‘violating’ Washington peace accord
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said that Rwanda is “violating its commitments” to the Washington Accord, which both Kinshasa and Kigali signed in the United States last Thursday.
8 Dec, 2025
White supremacy notion threatens South Africa’s sovereignty, Ramaphosa says
President Ramaphosa said white supremacy views are fed by false claims of the persecution of white Afrikaners in South Africa.
8 Dec, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire president Ouattara sworn in fourth term, vows to defend constitution
Leaders from 11 African countries attended the ceremony, including representatives from USA and France.
8 Dec, 2025
Death toll from latest RSF drone strike in Sudan’s South Kordofan rises to 117
Nigerian armed forces ‘defended’ Benin following coup attempt: Tinubu
Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren: sources, local media
Benin coup attempt: President Talon addresses nation, says situation ‘completely under control’
Congolese army claims Rwanda, M23 bombing eastern DRC, but Kigali terms allegations ‘ridiculous’
7 Dec, 2025
Benin arrests 14 people over coup attempt
Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with the failed coup attempt in Benin on Sunday, the West African nation’s government spokesperson told Reuters.
7 Dec, 2025
AU chief urges coup-plotting Beninese soldiers to ‘return to barracks without delay’
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Yousouf has condemned the attempted coup in Benin, saying such actions “constitute a grave violation of the fundamental principles and values of the African Union.”
7 Dec, 2025
Thirteen farmers abducted in northeastern Nigeria
At least 13 onion farmers have been kidnapped in the restive northeastern Nigeria, the latest bout of abductions rocking the country, a local government official said on Saturday.
7 Dec, 2025
Benin government says coup attempt ‘foiled’
Benin’s government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.
7 Dec, 2025
ECOWAS condemns Benin ‘coup attempt’, pledges ‘all forms’ of support to President Talon
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned what it terms “an attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin.”
7 Dec, 2025
Nineteen women suffer RSF gender abuse in northern Sudan, medics say
Sudanese doctors report that 19 women, including two pregnant women, have been sexually assaulted by members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in northern Sudan.
7 Dec, 2025
AU condemns RSF’s deadly drone strike on southern Sudan, ‘more than 100’, including children, killed
The African Union strongly criticised on Sunday paramilitary drone strikes killing dozens including children in southern Sudan, condemning the “repeated and escalating atrocities committed against civilians.”
7 Dec, 2025
Benin presidency says Talon still in power, coup announcers ‘control only state TV’
Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control.
7 Dec, 2025
Military officers ‘seize power’ in Benin
The whereabouts of President Patrice Talon were not immediately known.
7 Dec, 2025
Terrorists attack Mali’s fuel tanker convoy
The authorities say several fuel tankers were damaged in the attack near the city of Bougouni.
