30 Jan, 2026

Israel expels South Africa’s ambassador to Palestine

It follows Pretoria’s decision to expel Israel’s charge d’affaires, escalating diplomatic standoff linked to Gaza genocide legal action

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30 Jan, 2026

AU Commission chief urges restraint in Ethiopia’s Tigray amid fears of renewed war

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf warns against undermining 2022 Pretoria peace deal amid growing calls in Tigray to avert return to conflict

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30 Jan, 2026

South Africa expels Israel’s envoy for insulting President Ramaphosa

South Africa accused Seidman of “unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms”

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30 Jan, 2026

Guinea-Bissau ruler N’Tam promoted to highest army rank

N’Tam’s new rank of major general now carries four stars instead of two.

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30 Jan, 2026

Somalia denies Israeli airline overflight amid dispute over Somaliland recognition

The decision by Mogadishu means the Israeli airline will reroute its flights Southeast Asia.

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30 Jan, 2026

Burkina Faso’s Traore dissolves all political parties for causing ‘divisions’

The government says draft laws that will guide the establishment of future political parties and groups will be submitted soon.

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30 Jan, 2026

Niger accuses France, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire of aiding airport attackers

Niger has been battling violence by terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda and Daesh, especially in the west of the country near the capital.

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29 Jan, 2026

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about escalating violence in South Sudan

UN chief Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern over the escalating violence in South Sudan, warning that renewed fighting is worsening an already dire humanitarian situation.

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29 Jan, 2026

Drone-backed terrorists attack Nigerian army base, several soldiers dead

Terrorists backed by armed drones raided an army base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, killing several troops in the early hours of Thursday, the military said.

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29 Jan, 2026

Malawi court warns TotalEnergies against filing external suit against the government

A Malawi court has ordered that a long-running $480 million row between TotalEnergies and the government must be heard locally despite the French energy company’s bid to shift the case abroad.

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