Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid rising insecurity
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar resigned with immediate effect on health grounds, the president’s spokesman said, as the country grapples with a wave of mass kidnappings.
2 Dec, 2025
West African bloc mediators hold talks with Guinea-Bissau transitional leaders
The country’s electoral body was not in position to publish the outcome of presidential and legislative elections as demanded by ECOWAS, says an official.
2 Dec, 2025
South African radio host among suspects accused of Russia recruitment plot
Nonkululeko Mantula is a presenter on the state broadcaster’s SAFM radio station and was arrested alongside four men after a tip off, South African police said.
2 Dec, 2025
White House confirms Tshisekedi, Kagame meeting in Washington on Thursday
United States President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign a peace agreement, the White House said.
1 Dec, 2025
Trump removes all South Africa traces from G20 website as US assumes presidency
Thirty-seven people missing after boat capsizes in southern DRC
Cameroon’s opposition leader dies in detention
Nigerian embassy grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate after coup: report
DRC says latest Ebola outbreak is over
1 Dec, 2025
Forty people reportedly killed in southern Sudan
At least 40 people were killed in southern Sudan, two people who took part in the burials said on Monday.
1 Dec, 2025
African nations begin first public rollout of HIV prevention shots
Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, making it functionally akin to a powerful vaccine.
1 Dec, 2025
South Africa rescues at least 20 boys from bogus initiation schools
Authorities say more than 250 initiates have died at so-called initiation schools in the last six years.
1 Dec, 2025
‘Good coups and bad coups’: Rwandan President Kagame’s assessment of military takeovers
The comments by Rwandan President Paul Kagame come after a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau.
1 Dec, 2025
G20 Summit: Ramaphosa slams Trump for ‘untrue statements’ against South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says US President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued ‘untrue statements’ about South Africa.
1 Dec, 2025
African leaders demand reparations from Western countries over colonial crimes
The African leaders meeting in Algeria say restitution must not be seen as a gift or favour.
1 Dec, 2025
Egypt, Pakistan push for 2026 roadmap to deepen strategic cooperation
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, on an official visit to Islamabad, delivered a written message from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari.
30 Nov, 2025
Mali frees Barrick Gold employees after entering deal with the Canadian firm
Four Malian employees of Barrick Mining have been released a year after they were detained in the capital Bamako amid a revenue dispute between the company and the government.
30 Nov, 2025
Sudan’s army seizes several areas in South Kordofan after heavy clashes with RSF
The Sudanese army seized several areas west of Abbasiya Tagali in South Kordofan on Sunday after heavy clashes with the paramilitary RSF and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), witnesses said.
30 Nov, 2025
Sudanese government expresses readiness to work with UN to secure peace
The Sudanese government has expressed its readiness to work and coordinate with the United Nations to achieve peace and security in the country and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid.
