Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has honoured a policewoman who rejected $50,000 bribe from a bulk cash-smuggling suspect at the country's main airport in the capital, Lusaka.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger call for joint 'large-scale operations' against terrorists
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claim to have taken control of two areas in North Darfur state in western Sudan.
An explosion hit a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, a Reuters witness said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on all eligible voters in the Central African Republic to participate in upcoming nationwide elections and urged authorities to ensure they are conducted in a "peaceful and inclusive"
Some Kenyans on Wednesday protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as human–wildlife conflict driven by scarcity of vegetation.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a measure extending authorisation for the African Union-led force in Somalia through 2026.
Belgium has joined South Africa in a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
The AES Television has been described in official communications as an instrument to counter disinformation and promote the region's narrative.
Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris says a truce has no chances of success unless the paramilitary forces were confined to camps.
Online fraud networks are luring foreign workers, including Kenyans, with fake job offers and operating with backing from armed groups, according to Myanmar authorities.
Clashes broke out on Monday near Uvira in DRC between M23 rebels and pro-government fighters, days after M23 vowed to withdraw from the city, local sources said.
The US has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data and current and former US officials, in a sign of increased security cooperatio
The Nigerian government has said its recent diplomatic spat with the United States, in which President Donald Trump threatened military intervention over the alleged persecution of Christians, "has been largely resolved.
IOM reports mass displacement from North Darfur following intensified violence and ongoing instability
President Kagame says many churches are "just thieving," and some are just a "den of bandits."
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said on Sunday that M23 rebels have yet to withdraw from the strategic border city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), despite their earlier claims.
Somalia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of next week's local elections – the first direct polls in nearly 60 years – the security minister said on Sunday.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to strengthen bilateral relations and address regional developments.
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has officially established its joint security force.
More than 200 armed fighters have surrendered to the Ethiopian government forces in the Western Oromia region, the country’s army said on Sunday.
The AU reaffirmed support for Sudan’s unity and sovereignty while warning the RSF that violence against civilians will not go unpunished.
A global delegation visiting Ghana urged President John Mahama to rally African leaders behind the push for reparations.
The Ankara declaration, signed in December 2024, was hailed by world leaders for calming fears of a wider regional conflict in the Horn of Africa.
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