Egypt, Qatar vow to block forced displacement of Palestinians
Egypt and Qatar have pledged firm opposition to any attempt to forcibly displace Palestinians, with the two countries pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza.
28 Aug, 2025
Liberia’s president sacks top drug enforcers
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has fired three of the country’s top drug enforcement officials.
28 Aug, 2025
African Union condemns terrorist attacks on Mali army
The African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has “strongly” condemned attacks on Malian army positions claimed by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists.
28 Aug, 2025
Algeria’s president replaces prime minister
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has removed his prime minister Nadir Larbaoui, and replaced him with Industry Minister Sifi Ghrieb.
28 Aug, 2025
Nigerian billionaire Dangote signs deal with Ethiopia to build $2.5bn fertiliser plant
Somali and Turkish commanders visit frontline bases fighting Al-Shabaab
El-Fasher: Dozens killed in fresh shelling of Sudanese city under siege
Rwanda welcomes first group of migrants deported by US
Villages swept away as floods ravage parts of Sudan
28 Aug, 2025
Algeria summons French chargé d’affaires over visa dispute
Algeria has summoned France’s chargé d’affaires to protest a statement issued by the French Embassy regarding visa procedures.
27 Aug, 2025
DRC grants US mining company seven permits to search for lithium and other minerals
KoBold Metals, the mining company backed by US billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has received seven separate exploration permits to search for lithium and other minerals in DRC, the firm said on Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2025
Gunmen in Nigeria’s Zamfara abduct over 100 in deadly attack
Gunmen killed at least two people and abducted over 100 others, mostly women and children, in an attack on Nigeria’s Zamfara State, local officials said on Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2025
South African court finds opposition’s Julius Malema guilty of hate speech
A South African court has found opposition politician Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for inciting his supporters at a political rally in 2022.
27 Aug, 2025
Floods kill nine people in Sudan
Flash floods have killed nine people in Sudan, a civil defence official said on Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2025
South Africa terms US acceptance of white Afrikaners ‘apartheid 2.0’
Washington’s preferential treatment of white Afrikaners for resettlement into the United States is “apartheid 2.0”, South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said on Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2025
Tanzania’s electoral agency bars opposition figure from presidential race
Tanzania’s electoral commission has disqualified an aspirant from running in the October 2025 presidential election, the opposition politician’s party said on Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2025
Nigerian monarch jailed in US over $4.2M Covid-19 fraud
Joseph Oloyede had in April pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently receiving funds from a programme meant to aid small businesses during the pandemic.
27 Aug, 2025
Deadly cholera outbreak hits refugee camp in Chad
The UN blames says the outbreak has rapidly spread due to little access to safe drinking water and healthcare.
27 Aug, 2025
Niger restricts where some Europeans can obtain visas in tit-for-tat
The embassies of Niger in Geneva, Ankara and Moscow are the only ones authorised to issue entry visas to Niger for nationals of certain European countries seeking to visit the country.
