Türkiye-Egypt defence cooperation produces Aqrab unmanned ground vehicle
Developed by Turkish defence giant Havelsan, through local collaboration in Egypt, unmanned platforms unveiled at defence fair in Cairo.
6 Dec, 2025
Key witness in South Africa police abuse inquiry shot dead
Marius Van der Merwe was gunned down Friday night in front of his family, weeks after testifying against a municipal police chief.
6 Dec, 2025
11 killed in South Africa hostel shooting
Gunmen entered the premise at and indiscriminately fired at a group of men who were drinking.
6 Dec, 2025
43 children among 79 civilians killed in paramilitary RSF drone attack in Sudan’s South Kordofan
Authorities say missiles hit a kindergarten, hospital and crowded residential areas in Kalogi as UN warns of deteriorating security across Kordofan.
6 Dec, 2025
Sweden to scrap aid for four African countries as it boosts Ukraine funding
Hundreds cross into Rwanda to escape DRC fighting despite Trump’s peace deal
Tanzania stepping up crackdown on critics after recent polls, UN warns
Sudan’s RSF paramilitaries accused of holding 100 families in flashpoint city
Burkina Faso frees aid workers arrested for ‘spying’
5 Dec, 2025
Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration crackdown, officials say
Officials did not give a total arrest figure but gave profiles of 12 people apprehended, five of them from Somalia, the rest from Mexico and El Salvador.
5 Dec, 2025
FIFA ruling on players’ release date upsets Africa Cup of Nations preparations
African countries were left scrambling to change their preparation plans after a surprise FIFA decision to cut down the time players must be released to their national teams ahead of this month’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.
5 Dec, 2025
Guinea-Bissau military claims ‘ethnic civil war’ risk justifies coup
Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities on Thursday justified taking power in the West African nation by arguing the country faced the “risk of ethnic civil war” after last month’s elections.
5 Dec, 2025
US lawmakers condemn Trump’s remarks on Somali Americans as ‘xenophobic and unacceptable’
Senior Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump’s strongly derogatory comments about Somali-Americans, including immigrant and refugee families.
4 Dec, 2025
South Africa must stop ‘xenophobic’ protests targeting foreigners at hospitals, court orders
South African authorities must do more to tackle a spate of “xenophobic” protests aimed at blocking access to clinics and hospitals to undocumented foreigners, a court ruled on Thursday.
4 Dec, 2025
Catholic priest abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Diocese says
A Catholic priest was abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, the Catholic Diocese of Zaria said on Wednesday.
4 Dec, 2025
Trump says US to access DRC, Rwanda ‘rare earth minerals’ as two nations sign peace deal
The US will access rare earth minerals in both DRC and Rwanda, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday when Presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame signed what Washington termed a “permanent ceasefire” agreement.
4 Dec, 2025
Niger accuses France’s Orano of radioactive pollution as uranium row deepens
Niger has accused French nuclear fuel group Orano of “predatory behaviour” and environmental crimes, escalating a bitter dispute over control of the West African nation’s uranium mines.
4 Dec, 2025
South Africa vows not to bend to US pressure after G20 snub
South Africa will not bow to US pressure to change its policies on race, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said on Thursday, after Washington confirmed that Pretoria would be excluded from the G20 under its presidency.
4 Dec, 2025
Burkina Faso to bring back death penalty for serious offences
Burkina Faso’s military rulers will bring back the death penalty, which was abolished in 2018, the country’s Council of Ministers announced on Thursday.
