Somalia: Top Al-Shabaab leader killed in air raids
Maalim Ayman, a prominent leader of the al-Shabaab terrorist group, was reported killed earlier this week in an airstrike conducted...
Africa
Sudan war: General Burhan fumes as Wad Madani city falls to rival RSF
Sudan's army chief has scolded "negligent" commanders following the conquest of Wad Madani, an important city to the army, by...
France shuts embassy in Niger indefinitely
The French government has announced its plan to shut its embassy in Niger indefinitely as relations between the two countries...
Shipping firms struggle as Red Sea crisis faces overwhelmed African ports
Shipping companies sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks on the Red Sea face tough choices...
Algeria restarts flights to Syria after nearly 10 years of diplomatic face-off
Algeria has resumed flights to Syria after more than a ten-year diplomatic face-off. The first flight will arrive on Thursday...
Counting of ballots commences in DR Congo
Counting of ballots has commenced in the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, in a general election...
AFCON: Odion Ighalo faults Nigeria’s least inclusion of home-based players
Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo has joined other Nigerians to lament the inclusion of a few local players in...
RSF seizes another important town in central Sudan
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced the seizure of another town and a military base in Gezira state....
Italian authorities announce plan to take in 1,500 additional refugees from Libya
Following an agreement with the United Nations, the Italian government says it will bring in 1,500 refugees and asylum-seekers from...
Rwandan doctor bags 24-year jail term in France over his role in 1994 genocide
A Rwandan doctor was sentenced by a Paris court on Wednesday to 24 years in prison for his role in...
