Africa

The state cobalt agency in DRC has produced its first 1,000 metric tonnes of traceable artisanal cobalt, a key step in formalising the sector in a country that supplies much of the world’s battery metal.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sacked more than 37 senior state officials, including vice-presidents, a chief justice, ministers, and army generals, in less than one year.

A dozen senior magistrates arrested in Burkina Faso last month are being prosecuted for corruption, the government announced on Thursday.

Sudan’s army said paramilitary forces launched drone strikes on Thursday targeting a northern town housing a major dam, while fighting between the parties raged in the strategic region of Kordofan.

Mwigulu Nchemba previously served as the finance minister.

Foreign Minister Diop said the African Union’s call for an international response reflected a poor understanding of conditions on the ground.

Kenya’s foreign affairs minister says active recruitment networks target its citizens with fake job offers

Trump said earlier this month he had asked the defence department to prepare for possible “fast” military action if Nigeria fails to crack down on “killing of Christians”.

G7 ministers express support for diplomatic efforts to end the violence, calling on external actors to support those efforts.

Botswana’s President Duma Boko has announced that the country would donate eight cheetahs to India to help with the reintroduction of the wild species after it had become extinct decades ago.