Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh calls for cease-fire in Las Anod after deadly fighting
Somalia’s president has called for a cease-fire after clashes in a disputed town in the breakaway region of Somaliland left at least 13 people dead....
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Lavrov pledges Russian military support on visit to Mali
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent...
Thabo Mbeki to lead Commonwealth observers for Nigerian polls
Former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to Nigeria, which will be holding Africa’s largest democratic exercise...
Rising riots in Goma hinder cross-border trade
Movement between the two border posts between Rwanda and DR Congo in Rubavu District was brought to a standstill by riots in the Congolese border...
Russia’s Lavrov visits Mali in sign of deepening ties
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali early Tuesday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow’s help in battling an Islamist insurgency that...
Outspoken Catholic Priest, Ejike Mbaka demands immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu
Outspoken Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, has demanded the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr Mbaka stated this...
Nigerian senator in UK court over organ-harvesting trial
A Nigerian senator is on trial charged with exploiting a 21-year-old to come to London and donate a kidney. Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, their...
UN peacekeeper killed in DR Congo helicopter attack
A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on...
Somalia summit vows ‘final push’ against Al-Shabaab
The leaders of Somalia and neighbouring countries vowed at a summit on Wednesday to “make the final push” against Al-Shabaab as a wide-ranging offensive against...
Malawi president sacks 8 ministers in cabinet reshuffle
Malawi President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has fired eight ministers in his first cabinet reshuffle of 2023, according to a statement from the Office of the...