Kiir sacks aides over election panel error

President Salva Kiir has dismissed senior aides after an administrative error saw a deceased man named to a panel preparing South Sudan’s elections

Somali authorities execute woman convicted of killing 14-year-old girl

Puntland authorities executed a woman convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl, a rare case that renewed calls for child protection

Uganda pushes back against US sanctions threat

Uganda rejects US sanctions calls, accusing Washington of political interference

Tyla makes Grammy history again

Tyla becomes the first artist to win Best African Music Performance twice at the Grammys

Aspiring Nigerian singer dies after snake bite in Abuja

Grief spreads after a 26 year old Nigerian singer dies following a snake bite in Abuja

Dozens of kidnapped Nigerians return home after escaping captivity

Eighty worshippers abducted in Kaduna state return home weeks after escaping captivity

Nigeria says troops kill senior Boko Haram leader, 10 fighters

The Nigerian army says a Boko Haram commander and 10 fighters were killed in an operation in the Sambisa Forest

Trump targets Trevor Noah over Epstein island remark

Donald Trump says he will sue Trevor Noah over a Grammys joke linking him to Jeffrey Epstein and his private island

Nigeria charges nine over 2025 Benue massacre that killed 150

Nigerian prosecutors charged nine men over a June 2025 attack in Benue state that killed about 150 villagers

Somali intelligence kills thirteen al-Shabaab members in a raid

The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency killed thirteen members of al-Shabaab, including five regional leaders, during a targeted operation in the Middle Shabelle region.

Sahel alliance air forces kill 20 ISIS terrorists in eastern Mali

The Malian army confirmed the destruction of Isis logistics and equipment in the Akabar region.

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