Tunisian counter-terrorism police arrested five organisers linked to a planned pro-Palestinian flotilla to Gaza, while campaigners criticised the move and sought clarification from authorities.

Two Ghanaian UN peacekeepers were critically wounded after a strike hit their base in southern Lebanon as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire, authorities reported.

South Africa’s central bank will revise its risk scenarios for upcoming rate decisions, focusing on inflation and exchange rate impacts amid rising oil prices.

Oil prices surged while global stocks fell after attacks on Iraqi oil fields and escalating Iran war tensions, while weak US jobs data added to market uncertainty.

A UN report says Ugandan troops joined South Sudan in airstrikes last year, targeting civilians and opposition areas, worsening the conflict with Riek Machar.

Trump says the US should help choose Iran’s next leader and backs Kurdish attacks on Iranian forces

Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed 15 soldiers in northern Benin, wounding five, looting the base, while the military launched operations and struck retreating attackers.

Somalia’s parliament approved constitutional amendments that could extend President Mohamud’s term, delay elections, and raise political uncertainty amid ongoing security challenges and al Shabaab threats.

Kenyan police rescued 70 migrants, mostly Ethiopians, from a suspected trafficking ring in Nairobi

ISWAP militants kill 14 Nigerian soldiers in coordinated attacks on army bases in Borno state

Heavy rains triggered a deadly landslide at DR Congo’s Rubaya coltan mine, killing more than 200 people