AFRICA NEWS

As Sudan marks a grim milestone of 1,000 days of conflict today, Friday, 9 January 2026, the United Nations has issued a harrowing warning: women and girls are bearing the...

Continuing a 36-year-old diplomatic tradition, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in Africa today, Wednesday, 07 January 2026, for a high-stakes New Year tour. This year’s mission is laser-focused on...

Incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadera has been provisionally re-elected for a third term in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to results released by the National Elections Authority (ANE) late on...

In a sharp escalation of diplomatic tensions, the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso have announced a reciprocal travel ban on United States citizens, effective immediately. The decision, made...

Guinea's electoral authority, the General Directorate of Elections (DGE), has provisionally declared General Mamady Doumbouya the winner of the December 28 presidential election. The announcement, made late Tuesday, 30 December...

An emergency session of the UN Security Council on Monday, 29 December 2025, turned into a heated diplomatic battlefield as Israel defended its historic recognition of Somaliland, while African and...

The Chinese government has issued a stern condemnation of the formal recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state, describing it as an unlawful act of "foreign interference" that threatens the...

Citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) have joined their counterparts in Guinea by heading to the polls today, Sunday, 28 December 2025. This massive "quadruple election" sees over 2.3...

Guineans have headed to the polls today, Sunday, 28 December 2025, in a historic presidential election that is widely expected to transition the country from military to civilian rule, with...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially confirmed that its C-130 transport aircraft (NAF 913) arrived safely at the OGMA maintenance facility in Lisbon, Portugal, today, Friday, 26 December 2025....