Morocco’s efforts to secure international backing for its proposed autonomy plan for Western Sahara face a renewed obstacle at the United Nations, where Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that any future arrangement
Morocco’s efforts to secure international backing for its proposed autonomy plan for Western Sahara face a renewed obstacle at the United Nations, where Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that any future arrangement
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At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off Djibouti while travelling towards Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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Piracy off Somalia’s coast has surged in 2026, adding pressure to international shipping as regional conflicts divert naval forces from anti-piracy operations and expose longstanding weaknesses in coastal security. By mid-September, 25
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China and African governments are strengthening law-enforcement cooperation as a rise in cross-border cybercrime and fraud draws police forces closer together. The cooperation ranges from investigations into online gambling and cybercrime operations
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In Moroni, the capital of the Comoros, access to water has become a daily struggle for residents who increasingly depend on private sellers, long queues and costly deliveries as the city’s ageing
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A convoy of seven United Nations vehicles moves through Mogadishu under heavy security, with armed escorts repeatedly trying to force a path through traffic. When the vehicles stop, the convoy’s security chief
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Ethiopia’s renewed civil war is intensifying across its northern regions, with about 150,000 people already forcibly displaced and at least 250 rebel fighters reported killed, according to the Ethiopian government. The fighting
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About 2.7 million people have returned to Khartoum since Sudan’s army recaptured the capital last year, seeking to rebuild their lives after nearly 4 million people fled when war broke out between
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Rwanda’s government has intensified its repression of political opposition under President Paul Kagame, who has led the country for more than three decades. The latest case involves opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, for
More At least 60 people have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan province, with rescue efforts continuing as residents search for survivors and those trapped underground. Medical workers
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Mohamed Kassen, an Egyptian entrepreneur, believes Africa could become the new promised land of the global textile industry. For decades, he has pursued that idea with what can sometimes appear to be
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Reverend Sam may be a man of God, but he did not get ahead in Sierra Leone’s diamond business through divine intervention. Eight years after he began digging for gems in Kono,
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In the Sahel, where protracted crises, fragility and geopolitical uncertainty have become defining features of the regional environment, the central problem facing international assistance may not simply be how much money is
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In Burkina Faso, even a photograph of a person receiving a sack of rice is becoming a matter of state regulation. This summer, the Council of Ministers approved a decree that prohibits
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The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) has condemned a military uprising in Niger’s capital Niamey as “treason”, praising the courage and professionalism of loyal forces that repelled attacks on strategic locations. In
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