The Burkinabe government expressed regret over the deportation of 164 citizens from Ivory Coast amid ongoing refugee accommodation efforts. A group of 173 Burkinabe arrived in Ivory Coast, but 164 were deported back without explanation.
Forty-eight boys in Zambia were rescued from an unauthorized male circumcision camp after parents complained of abductions. Some boys suffered medical complications, including one with bilharzia, and a boy on HIV medication missed his anti-retroviral drugs for two weeks.
John Hlophe, recently impeached as a judge, has been appointed Leader of the Opposition in South Africa's parliament. Hlophe's appointment as Leader of the Opposition comes as his party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), led by Zuma, became the third-largest in parliament.
Representatives from 28 African and European countries met in Tripoli, Libya, to discuss irregular migration, emphasizing the need for moral responsibility towards migrants and development projects in departure countries.
The Namibian Government denied a visa extension request for King Ronald Mutebi II of Uganda's Buganda Kingdom, who is in Namibia for medical treatment.
Interpol's Operation Jackal III led to the arrest of 300 individuals, the seizure of $3 million, and the blocking of 720 bank accounts across 21 countries, targeting West African organized crime groups involved in online financial fraud.
Digital nomads are becoming increasingly popular in Africa. What could this mean for locals economically and socially? Investopedia describes digital nomads as “people who are location-independent and use technology to perform their job, living a nomadic lifestyle.” The term is said to have been popularised in a Tsugio Makimoto and
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) announced that one of the two Port Harcourt refineries will begin operations in two weeks, with the other following by the end of the year, positioning Nigeria to become a net exporter of refined oil.
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.
Over 10 million Sudanese have been displaced due to the ongoing war, representing 20% of the population. More than 2.2 million have fled to other countries, while nearly 7.8 million have sought refuge within Sudan.
Twelve people, including two soldiers, were killed on Monday in central Somalia as government soldiers and local militias clashed over two truckloads of illegal weapons from Ethiopia.
Police in Kenya used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters demanding President William Ruto's resignation.
Malawi has officially declared the end of the country's worst cholera outbreak, which began in March 2022 and claimed nearly 2,000 lives.
President Paul Kagame is poised to extend his 24-year rule in Rwanda with a landslide victory, having secured 99.15% of the vote so far, with 79% of ballots counted.
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).
