Africa

Russia has officially replaced the Wagner Group with a new state-controlled military force, Africa Corps, marking a significant shift in its strategy to expand influence across the Sahel region, according …

Mozambique’s main opposition figure, Venancio Mondlane, has been slammed with five criminal charges, including incitement to terrorism, following months of post-election unrest. Mondlane, a vocal critic of the ruling FRELIMO …

Russia and Mozambique have reinforced their defence cooperation following a high-level meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers in Moscow on Tuesday. Mozambique’s Foreign Minister, Maria Manuela Lucas, while expressing …

A military training jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 27 people — including students, a teacher, and the pilot — in one …

A Rwandan court has denied bail to opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, ordering her to remain in detention pending trial. The Kicukiro Primary Court in Kigali ruled on Tuesday that there …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group have signed a major ceasefire framework in Doha, Qatar, raising hopes for peace in the conflict-torn eastern region of …

The M23 rebel group and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at halting fighting in the country’s troubled eastern region. The …

Hundreds of Liberians took to the streets of Monrovia on Thursday, chanting “enough is enough” in a major protest demanding justice, jobs, and greater accountability from President Joseph Boakai’s administration. …

Togo’s municipal elections on Thursday were overshadowed by low voter turnout and heightened security, underscoring public disillusionment and tension following recent political unrest. In Lomé, the capital, polling stations remained …

Burkina Faso’s military government has dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, transferring election oversight to the Ministry of Interior. The move was announced on state-run RTB television and is part …