Five new members will join the UN Security Council: Somalia, Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, and Panama.

Tragedy struck Fez, Morocco, as a fire ravaged a popular market in the city’s UNESCO-listed old city.

Egypt has received positive signals from ASD regarding a potential Gaza truce and hostage-prisoner swap with Israel, as reported by Al-Qahera News.

IOM says more than half of all internally displaced persons are women, over a quarter are children under age of five

Kodwa, accused of involvement in a 1.6 million rand corruption scandal, has been under investigation since 2022.

The migration routes are all the more dangerous due to the lack of critical services, the UNHCR has said. 

Kenyan runner Rhonex Kipruto has been stripped of his world record in men’s 10-kilometer road racing and banned for six years in a doping case.

Lavrov’s visit to Chad marks the culmination of his African diplomatic mission, highlighting a push for greater military cooperation.

An attack by ISIS-affiliated ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo killed 15 civilians, highlighting the ongoing violence plaguing the region for decades.

Gunmen, possibly militants linked to the Sahel conflict, killed seven Benin soldiers near the northern border with Burkina Faso.

Niger’s military junta establishes a special force to safeguard strategic sites including uranium mines and oil wells in response to ongoing violence.

South Africa’s ANC is negotiating with rival parties to form a coalition government after failing to secure a majority in the general election.

President Ruto urges developed countries to invest more in clean energy, technology transfer, and financial support for Africa’s climate action.

The Congo Basin, spanning across Central Africa, is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest

Despite remaining the largest party, the ANC can no longer govern alone and aims to unite various societal sectors to address the pressing need to move past the current political impasse

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita stated that 60% of terrorism victims worldwide are in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bourita addressed the opening session of the Marrakech Platform held in the city of Fez with the participation of heads of counterterrorism and security agencies in Africa. Bourita emphasized, “60% of terrorism victims worldwide are in Sub-Saharan Africa. This indicates that the terrorism threat in Africa is worsening.” The Moroccan Foreign Minister also noted that West Africa alone witnessed over 1800 terrorist attacks in the first half of last year. Praising the continuous and positive development of the Marrakech Platform in terms of both content and participation, Bourita mentioned that about 60 delegations from African countries, regional and international organizations, as well as member states of the United Nations, participated in the third session of the platform held this year. The “Marrakech Platform,” a joint initiative of Morocco and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, was launched in 2022. The platform aims to facilitate exchange of ideas among leaders of counterterrorism and security agencies in Africa and evaluate strategies to combat terrorism.

Sergey Lavrov held talks with Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré in Ouagadougou.

7 new bodies have been found as exhumations continued in the Kenyan forest of Shakahola on Monday

Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed el-Hashani discussed bilateral relations with the Presidents of Mauritania and Kenya.

Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb spoke during a session in the second chamber of parliament, where ministers were being questioned.

The IMF approved $574 million in emergency aid to support Zambia, facing severe drought and potential food shortages.

The Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 250-kilometer (155-mile) ultramarathon

Moroccan activists urged their government to prevent a cargo ship suspected of carrying weapons to Israel from passing through their waters.

Ethiopia’s parliament lifted a ban on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), allowing the party to re-register and potentially participate in upcoming elections.