Somalia elects representatives to East African Community parliament for first time
Somalia’s parliament has elected nine members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), securing the country’s first legislative presence in the East African Community (EAC).
16 Oct, 2025
African Union suspends Madagascar following coup
AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf says the suspension is with immediate effect.
16 Oct, 2025
Official report on Senegal WWII-era massacre to be submitted on Thursday
An official report commissioned by Senegal on the killing of dozens of African WWII troops by French forces in 1944 will be presented to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday.
15 Oct, 2025
Gunmen kill 14 people in central Nigeria attacks
Gunmen have killed at least 14 people in separate attacks on two villages in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, a Red Cross official told AFP on Wednesday.
15 Oct, 2025
Madagascar military says ‘transitional president’ to take oath of office on Friday
Madagascar military colonel ‘ready for swearing-in’, says recent events ‘not a coup’
Egypt, Sudan reaffirm rejection of ‘unilateral’ decisions on Nile waters
Kenya’s ex-PM Odinga to be buried on Sunday, honouring his wish of burial within 72 hours of death
Kenya president says won’t fly national flag on motorcade until Odinga’s burial
15 Oct, 2025
Kenya’s Ruto declares seven days of national mourning for former PM Odinga
Messages of condolence have been pouring in from African and global leaders following the announcement of Odinga’s passing.
15 Oct, 2025
Raila Odinga: Kenya’s political enigma never left the stage
Raila Odinga died in India on Wednesday at the age of 80.
15 Oct, 2025
Ghana faces lawsuit over fresh US deportees
Government spokesman Felix Kwakye Ofosu said the attorney general would defend the arrangement in court.
15 Oct, 2025
Madagascar’s military coup leader says he is ‘taking the position of president’
Madagascar’s presidency condemns the “illegal declaration” by a military unit to suspend the constitution.
15 Oct, 2025
Fresh drone attack strikes Sudan’s capital Khartoum: army sources, eyewitnesses say
A military official said the army had shot down “most of the drones.”
15 Oct, 2025
Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies in India – media reports
Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has died, police and India authourities say.
14 Oct, 2025
At least seven people killed in RSF drone strikes in Sudan
At least seven people were killed on Tuesday in drone strikes carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, local authorities and medics said.
14 Oct, 2025
DRC’s ex-President Kabila, who faces death penalty, spotted in Kenya’s capital
Joseph Kabila, the former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been spotted in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.
14 Oct, 2025
DRC, M23 rebels sign deal to enforce ceasefire
DRC and rebel groups, including M23, have signed an agreement in Doha to establish a ceasefire monitoring mechanism, the Congolese government announced on Tuesday.
14 Oct, 2025
Madagascar army colonel says military has taken charge of nation
An elite military unit says it has taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday for desertion of duty.
