SUDAN – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelling of Dilling in South Kordofan state killed 2 people, including a child, and injured 7 others, according to medics on Friday. The Sudan Doctors Network said in…
MADAGASCAR – Madagascar on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over fuel shortages, as the Iran war resulted to energy supply disruptions. The island nation reported nationwide fuel shortages, forcing its Cabinet to pursue urgent measures…
SOMALIA – Somalia‘s maritime authority on Thursday announced the launch of its first cargo ship “Guney” which will sail under the national flag, the first since the 1991 civil war. “Today, we officially registered the vessel…
SOMALIA – At least 28 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in two security operations in southern Lower and Middle Shabelle regions, according to the Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Tuesday. The operations were carried…
SOMALIA – The Somalia’s South West State president resigned on Monday, just hours after federal forces secured full control of the administrative capital Baidoa, paving way for a federal-led transition. “I, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, effective…
DR CONGO – The Congolese army said on Tuesday that the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) commander was killed in a joint military operation. Defender Kasibandi, alias Salongo, was killed during joint operations by the Congolese and…
RWANDA – Rwanda is making progress in the development of the necessary infrastructure for a safe, secure and sustainable nuclear power program, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The assessment was released on Thursday…
NIGERIA – Over 80 terrorists were on Wednesday killed by Nigerian army in the Malam Fatori axis of Borno State, in coordinated operation involving the air force and ground troops. The insurgents, members of the ISIS-affiliated…
SOMALIA – The South West State of Somalia on Thursday suspended all flights to and from all of its airports, claiming security concerns. Authorities said only United Nations and African Union flights will be allowed, limited…
SOMALIA – Over 22 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in 2 operations in central Somalia, according to Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Saturday. The first operation in the Dumaye area of the Mudug region,…
ZAMBIA – The repatriation of Congolese refugees living in Zambia will resume, after the leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) came into an agreement on…
ZAMBIA – Cholera outbreak in Zambia killed 2 people, with 17 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to authorities on Thursday. According to the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), 14 of the…
DR CONGO – A militia attack on Ituri province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) killed at least 25 people, including 7 children, according to a civil society leader late Thursday. The attack in…
KENYA – Flooding death toll in Kenya following heavy rains have risen to 50, according to the Interior Ministry on Thursday. At least 17 counties have been hit by flash floods that have damaged infrastructure and…
DR CONGO – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) launched an investigation on Wednesday into the city of Goma drone strikes that resulted to the deaths of 3 people, including a French UNICEF employee. The…
BENIN – At least 15 Benin Armed Forces personnel were on Wednesday killed and 4 others wounded in an attack by armed men in Kofouno, according to the army spokesperson Col. James Johnson on Thursday. The…
DR CONGO – Two mass graves were discovered in south Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), near Uvira city where M23 rebels recently vacated. The graves, containing at least 170 bodies, were discovered…
DR CONGO – The M23 rebels‘ spokesperson Willy Ngoma was on Tuesday killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) by the army. The “Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)…
SOMALIA – At least 23 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in coordinated operations, according to the Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Tuesday. The operations were conducted in coordination with the country’s international security partners…
DR CONGO – The Wazalendo militia in DRC on Monday claimed to have killed 50 members of the M23 rebel coalition and capturing several others in recent clashes between Feb. 16 and Feb. 22. The group…
SUADAN – The Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were on Monday offered amnesty and in return lay down their weapons by the country’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Addressing a graduation ceremony for…
NIGERIA – At least 25 ISWAP terrorists in Nigeria were killed during military operations in northeastern Borno state, according to authorities on Sunday. Lt. Desert. Sani Uba, the media information officer of the Theater Command, said…
NIGERIA – A terrorist attack on military base in Borno state Nigeria on Wednesday by the Daesh-affiliated terrorist group ISWAP killed 8 soldiers, according to authorities. A military official said ISWAP members attacked a military base…
ZIMBABWE – The arms embargo on Zimbabwe by the European Union was on Tuesday extended by one year until Feb. 20, 2027. The move followed an annual review of sanctions it imposed on the southern African…
MALI – A military operation by the Malian Armed Forces on Sunday killed around a dozen terrorists in the Douentza region, according to a military statement. The operation was carried out between Bambara-Maoude and Inadjatafane in…
SOMALIA – At least 15 al-Shabaab terrorists were on Sunday killed in targeted strike on southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, according to the army. In coordination with international partners, the airstrike targeted militants planting improvised explosive…
NIGERIA – Armed gang attacks on villages in Niger state’s Borgu area in Nigeria on Sunday left at least 6 people dead, according to local authorities. Wasiu Abiodun, a spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command,…
MADAGASCAR – The death toll from Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar rose to 31 on Wednesday Feb. 11, with authorities reporting extensive damage. An update from the island nation’s disaster agency showed that 29 of the deaths…
SUDAN – At least 15 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in Nile River, Sudan on Wednesday. Over 27 people, including women, children and elderly individuals, were traveling on the ferry between the Taiba Al-Khawad…
KENYA – Transparency International on Tuesday released the corruption index in Africa for 2025, with Sub-Saharan Africa countries ranking among the lowest performers, indicating how corruption remains a serious problem. Kenya scored 30 out of 100,…