The African Union urged restraint and diplomacy after US strikes on Iran, warning that further escalation could harm global stability, energy markets and African economies.

Israel closed Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt as a security measure after a joint strike on Iran, postponing humanitarian staff rotation, COGAT said.

Ghana’s foreign minister says 55 nationals have died in the Ukraine war, with two held as prisoners of war

A Maryland man employed at the US Embassy in Burkina Faso received a life sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls in his home.

Kenya charges a man accused of luring young men to Russia and deploying them to fight in Ukraine

Recent clashes at the Guinea-Sierra Leone border will be addressed through discussions and national security measures.

Ramaphosa orders independent probe into Iranian warships during BRICS-led Exercise Will of Peace 2026

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria in April, marking the first papal visit and promoting dialogue, peace, and Christian Muslim understanding in the country.

A US document shows plans to process 4,500 White South Africans monthly as refugees using an embassy-based site

Pirates attacked Ghanaian fishermen in the Gulf of Guinea, seizing motors and generators, leaving them stranded, but authorities rescued all 71 men safely.

Authorities in eastern Congo discovered two mass graves containing 171 bodies after M23 rebels withdrew, highlighting ongoing violence despite a U.S.-mediated peace agreement.