The Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA), a separatist alliance, claims to have killed 84 Wagner fighters and 47 Malian soldiers during three days of intense fighting near the Algerian border.
The Inspector General of Nigerian Police, Kayode Egbetokun, announced late Thursday that law enforcement has been placed on red alert following clashes that left at least three people dead.
Former Guinean military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity related to the 2009 stadium massacre in Conakry.
Angola has brokered a ceasefire agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, effective from August 4th.
Breast ironing, a harmful cultural practice intended to delay puberty and protect girls from male attention, remains prevalent in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon.
At least seven people lost their lives and many others sustained injuries in a stampede during a music concert in Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, on Saturday, authorities reported.
Cameroon's government is facing widespread condemnation for threatening to arrest civilians criticizing President Paul Biya, a move seen as censorship of free speech.
The governor of South Kivu province in eastern Congo has ordered the suspension of all mining activities to restore order in the violence-plagued, mineral-rich region.
President Hakinde Hichilema fired the entire ACC board amid corruption allegations. ACC head Thom Shamakamba and solicitor-general Marshal Muchende, both accused of taking kickbacks, deny the allegations.
Ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly from the M23 militia insurgency, has led to severe deforestation in the Mount Nyiragongo area and the Virunga National Park, displacing over 1.7 million people.
Malawi has officially declared the end of the country's worst cholera outbreak, which began in March 2022 and claimed nearly 2,000 lives.
A bombardment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killed two children and two teenagers, despite a humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group.
Gambia's parliament on Monday rejected a bill that sought to overturn the country's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).
The U.S. is set to complete its withdrawal of forces and equipment from an air base in Niamey, Niger's capital, on Sunday, with a joint ceremony marking the occasion.
China confirmed on Thursday that at least 6 of its citizens have died and several others are missing following an attack by armed militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Twenty-five soldiers in the DRC have been sentenced to death for fleeing M23 rebels, following a swift military court trial.
