Africa

Africa Cup of Nations to be held every four years from 2028

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president said the change was part of a significant restructuring to fit the tournament better into a packed global calendar.

UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo extended by one year as fighting rages

The UN Security Council votes to keep about 11,500 military personnel in the country, in a unanimously adopted resolution.

Nigeria president vows spike in defence spending amid security crisis

President Bola Tinubu said his government plans to increase security spending to boost the "fighting capability" of the military and other security agencies.

Burundi 'overwhelmed' as tens of thousands flee eastern DRC violence

UN agency describes ‌inadequate conditions in Burundi's camps, with long queues forming for limited food and water supplies and poor sanitary conditions leading to cholera outbreaks.

South Sudanese soldiers arrested over death of UN worker

The soldiers were arrested after admitting to the killing and disclosing the whereabouts of the body, said the police spokesman.

US Secretary of State Rubio says ceasefire 'immediate goal' in Sudan conflict

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says 'humanitarian truce going into the new year' is among Washington's goals for Sudan

Sudan: More than 50,000 flee Kordofan fighting, UN says

A United Nations agency says civilians are fleeing in fear as fighting spreads across key towns in Sudan's Kordofan regions

Egypt’s Sisi, Sudan’s Burhan call for activating joint defense pact

Leaders urge closer coordination to tackle regional challenges as fighting between Sudanese army, paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues.

Morocco faces a heavy burden of expectation at Africa Cup of Nations

Hosting the tournament gives Morocco confidence and top billing, but also revives memories of past failures and raises the stakes for a long-awaited triumph.

Calls grow to completely replace French with Arabic language in Morocco

National coalition urges full enforcement of Arabic’s official status on World Arabic Language Day.

Benin president says 'young soldiers with no command' deceived into coup attempt

Benin's President Patrice Talon said on Thursday that the bulk of the army did not back a recent foiled coup bid whose leaders recruited young trainee soldiers.

More than 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan's Darfur when RSF seized camp: UN

More than 1,000 civilians were killed in a three-day attack by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in April 2025 on the largest displacement camp in western Sudan, the UN said on Thursday.

M23 agents still in DRC's Uvira city despite troop pullout, residents say

M23's plain-clothed intelligence agents were still deployed on Thursday in Uvira, local and security sources said, after the rebels announced that they had begun withdrawing from the eastern DR Congo city.

Zambia president approves law expanding parliament months before election

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday signed into law constitutional changes that will expand the country's parliament.

More than a dozen Kenyans rescued from Russia–Ukraine war return home

Some Kenyans are still stranded in various military camps in Russia and had reached out to the Kenyan authorities for help, Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi said.

Sudan shelling reportedly kills nine civilians, including three children, in South Kordofan

Local NGO blames SPLM-N faction allied with RSF for firing as fighting intensifies around Dilling city

Ghana sends 54 military engineers to Jamaica after deadly Hurricane Melissa

Ghana has deployed 54 military engineers to Jamaica to help rebuild critical infrastructure after Hurricane Melissa killed more than 40 people and caused an estimated $8.8 billion in damage.

RSF destroying evidence of atrocities in Sudan: report

Sudan's paramilitary RSF group has undertaken systematic mass killing and body disposal in the city of Al Fasher, a new report has found.

Chartered aircraft with four people on board crash-lands in southern Nigeria

A small chartered plane from Kaduna has crash-landed at Sam Mbakwe International Airport in Owerri, in the southern state of Imo, leaving two of the four people on board in critical condition.

Nigeria's Tinubu nominates new oil regulators after chiefs resign amid Dangote dispute

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm two new heads for Nigeria's oil and gas regulators after their predecessors abruptly quit, amid a clash with Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.

M23 rebels yet to leave key DRC town of Uvira despite announcing exit, residents say

M23 rebels have not withdrawn from the eastern Congolese town of Uvira despite an announcement earlier this week that they would pull back, residents told Reuters on Wednesday.

Twelve people killed, three others abducted in Nigeria's Plateau state attack

At least 12 people were killed and three others abducted when gunmen attacked a mining site in Atoso village in Nigeria's restive Plateau state, a local group leader said on Wednesday.

DJ Warras: South African police hunt for killers of prominent entertainer

The killing of DJ Warras adds to a list of high-profile murders involving entertainers in South Africa.

Sudan petitions African Union to overturn suspension

Sudan's suspension from the continental bloc has weakened African initiatives aimed at ending the conflict in the country, a Sudan's ambassador to Uganda said.