Ugandan police arrested 14 opposition officials and supporters as they marched to the Kenyan embassy in Kampala to protest Kenya's detention and deportation of their colleagues.
M23 rebels seized Ishasha, a border town in DR Congo's North Kivu province, without resistance on Sunday, the same day a cease-fire with Rwanda was meant to begin.
Mali announced it is cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of involvement in a deadly attack that killed dozens of Russian Wagner mercenaries and Malian soldiers in late July.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu made his first public address on Sunday regarding the recent wave of protests that have swept across the country, calling for a suspension of demonstrations to create an opportunity for dialogue.
Somalia's capital Mogadishu was rocked by a devastating terrorist attack on Friday, as militants targeted a popular beach hotel, leaving at least 37 people dead and 212 others wounded.
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Opposition parties, presidential candidates, and human rights organizations have leveled serious accusations against the authorities, claiming the use of "arbitrary restrictions" and intimidation tactics to secure the re-election of incumbent President Kais Saied.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Friday that his government has been engaged in negotiations with armed militias in the Amhara region, aiming to peacefully resolve the ongoing conflict.
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.
In a nationwide display of public discontent, thousands of Nigerians took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against the rising cost of living and what they perceive as economic mismanagement by the government.
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.
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan remained defiant after a drone strike hit an army base he was visiting, vowing not to retreat or negotiate with adversaries.
vorian farmers, like Francois Kasse Yao, have benefited from a new drought-resistant rice variety that allows for two harvests a year and higher yields.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI pardoned three journalists and a historian as part of his 25th-anniversary celebrations. Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni, and Taoufik Bouachrine, who were imprisoned on charges they denied, were among those pardoned.
Guinea's transitional authorities have presented a draft constitution that sets presidential term limits and may allow current military leader Mamady Doumbouya to run in the next election.
