Al Shabaab bombed and raided Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu; Somali forces are clearing attackers

Mutharika takes oath, promises hard choices to curb graft and revive Malawi’s economy amid food, forex and fuel woes

Egypt accused Ethiopia of reckless unilateral dam operations that worsened flooding in Sudan and threatened lives along the Nile, prompting precautionary measures.

Congo and Rwanda have postponed signing a US-backed economic framework due to disputes over troop withdrawals, delaying peace and investment plans.

At least 14 civilians from the Rhoo IDP site were killed in a morning ambush in Ituri’s Djugu

Brenda Biya urges voters to reject her 92-year-old father, stirring a race critics say won’t be free or fair

Gen Z-driven unrest spreads beyond Antananarivo as deaths mount and Rajoelina’s cabinet purge fails to calm streets

Boko Haram captures Kirawa, forcing thousands to cross into Cameroon after barracks and homes are torched

A Tunisian man was sentenced to death for Facebook posts. His lawyer calls the ruling unprecedented

A crude oil slick has polluted southern Gabon’s coastline, prompting warnings and planned clean-up operations.

Ivory Coast has banned protests after excluding key opposition figures from the October 25 presidential vote, heightening political tensions.

Kenya welcomed the UN Security Council’s transfer of Haiti mission leadership to a Gang Suppression Force, highlighting its global crisis response role.

Scottish authorities have cleared a self-styled African “Kobala Kingdom” from a woodland encampment near Jedburgh after a sheriff ordered an immediate eviction, local media reported. Police detained the group’s leader, known as King Atheny (birth name Kofi Ofei), 36; his Zimbabwean wife, Jan Gasho, who calls herself Queen Nandi; and an American aide, Kaura Taylor, 21, nicknamed “Asenath,” according to the Guardian. Taylor, from Dallas, had been reported missing in May. Her family later spotted her living with the group in Scotland. The eviction was livestreamed on Taylor’s TikTok account on Thursday morning, showing a man and a woman being escorted from the woods. The landowner, David Palmer, complained that the encampment was on private property and was causing a disturbance, prompting legal action. After shifting to an adjacent plot owned by the Scottish Borders Council, the group was again served. On Wednesday, Sheriff Peter Paterson issued an order requiring them to vacate immediately; none of the group appeared in court. The trio, who describe their project as reclaiming land taken from their ancestors 400 years ago, say they do not recognise state ownership. Ofei, a former opera singer who claims descent from the biblical King David, said the “Kobala Kingdom” endures “by the will of the Creator” and does not accept that the earth “belongs to any authority.”

Youth pause Antananarivo marches for a day; rallies continue nationwide amid calls for Rajoelina’s exit and a disputed protest toll

Bobi Wine says two Kenyan activists vanished after a campaign stop. Police deny holding them

WHO reports easing Ebola spread in DR Congo’s Kasai, with fewer child cases and a declining fatality trend

A scaffolding collapse at a church construction site in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 others.

A massive wildfire destroyed over a third of Etosha National Park, but authorities have contained it and continue monitoring wildlife.

Traders drowned in Kogi State when their overloaded boat sank on the Niger River amid heavy rainfall and flood warnings in Nigeria.

Fourth night of Morocco protests sees arson, looting, and 409 arrests amid social-service demands

NAAMSA: SA new-car sales up 14% in H1 2025; imports +30%. Market likely to beat 2019 peak as buyers seek value

South Africa’s envoy to France found dead near a Paris hotel; prosecutors launch probe amid fall reports

Fifth day of rallies in Madagascar demands Rajoelina’s exit amid water and power crises; UN reports 22 deaths

A South African court convicted Julius Malema for firing shots at a 2018 rally; he faces up to 15 years and will appeal