Africa

Cameroon’s elections body, ELECAM, has disqualified leading opposition figure Maurice Kamto from contesting the upcoming presidential election scheduled for October 12. Kamto, a former minister and university professor, was seen …

The Pentagon confirmed that the U.S. State Department has approved a $4.67 billion sale of advanced air-defense missiles to Egypt. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the package includes four …

Foreign aid is no longer a viable solution for Africa’s growing development needs, Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said A …

The United Nations has strongly condemned the latest wave of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled Ituri Province, where armed groups—most notably the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)—have carried …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced two former anti-Balaka militia leaders for atrocities committed during the Central African Republic’s (CAR) 2013–2014 civil conflict, sparking a wave of mixed reactions …

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has commenced the trial of former President Joseph Kabila, who faces charges of treason and multiple human rights violations over alleged …

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 …