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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