The United States has officially completed its withdrawal from a $110 million drone base in Agadez, Niger, marking the latest in a series of Western military retreats from the Sahel region.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Angola has brokered a ceasefire agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, effective from August 4th.
Ninety-five Libyan nationals, apprehended on Friday during a raid on a suspected secret military training camp, appeared in court in Gauteng, South Africa, on Monday. The arrests took place outside the town of White River, approximately 360km (220 miles) east of Johannesburg.
Over 114 youths arrested during anti-corruption protests in Kampala, Uganda. Detained protesters claim sexual assault; police deny allegations.
South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals at a suspected secret military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga province. The Libyans claimed they entered on study visas to train as security guards, but evidence suggested military training.
Dozens of fighters were killed during clashes in southern Somalia as al Shabaab militants attempted to overrun three army bases.
U.S. pledges $203M to avert Sudan crisis from spilling into the region, according to U.N. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Close to 9 million people displaced, over 1 million have left Sudan, thousands killed in the conflict.
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.
