Africa

Fresh clashes erupted on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, between the M23 rebel movement and Congolese government troops backed by coalition forces, intensifying instability across South Kivu province in eastern Democratic …

Bintou Keita has stepped down as the United Nations Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), …

African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognised, criminalised and addressed through reparations. At a conference in Algiers on Sunday, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union …

Sudan’s Tawila refugee camp has become a crucial refuge for hundreds of children separated from their families while escaping escalating violence in West Darfur. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) reports …

The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea-Bissau following the coup in the West African country that overthrew President Umaro Embalo. The AU decided “to suspend Guinea-Bissau from its bodies with …

Ugandan police on Thursday, November 27, used water cannon and tear gas to disperse supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine during a campaign stop in Kayunga, about 75 kilometres …

Guinea-Bissau’s deposed president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has arrived in Senegal, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed, a day after a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau seized power …

Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition candidate, Fernando Dias, has accused ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of staging a fake coup in an attempt to cling to power following last week’s disputed presidential …

Election observer missions of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the West African Elders Forum have expressed concern after the Guinea-Bissau armed forces suspended the …

A group of army officers claims they have seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a statement …