Authorities halted celebrations after gunmen killed nine people in Plateau during New Year’s Eve gatherings, including women and children.

At least seven people died and many remain missing after a migrant boat carrying around 200 people capsized off the coast of Gambia, prompting a major rescue effort.

Boycotts and fraud claims fuel fears that Ouattara is tightening control over Ivory Coast’s politics

DR Congo says Rwanda-backed M23 attacks have killed over 1,500 civilians and displaced hundreds of thousands in the east despite a recent US-brokered peace deal.

British boxer Anthony Joshua is staying in Nigeria to recover from injuries following a vehicle collision that killed two of his associates on a Lagos highway.

Gabon’s government has suspended the national team, banned senior players, and sacked coaches after a winless and humiliating Africa Cup of Nations campaign.

Libya and Turkey have commissioned Britain to analyze the black box from a recent plane crash in Turkey that killed the Libyan army chief and seven others to ensure a neutral investigation.

Somaliland’s leader is set to visit Israel amid reports of joining the Abraham Accords

Somalia reports killing 29 al Shabaab militants in operations backed by foreign partners

Gabon halts its national team and drops Aubameyang after a disastrous AFCON showing

Somalia’s military says it killed 29 al-Shabaab militants and destroyed weapons and vehicles in coordinated overnight airstrikes with international partners.

Madagascar confirmed five mpox cases in Mahajanga and set up an emergency response centre

Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital after a Nigeria car crash that killed two members of his team

Madagascar has activated a national response plan and established an emergency operations center in Mahajanga after confirming five cases of mpox in the island nation.

Somalia says Somaliland offered Israel bases and Palestinian resettlement for recognition

Mali and Burkina Faso announce entry bans for US citizens, citing reciprocity after US curbs

Ex justice minister Abubakar Malami faces multiple money laundering charges in Abuja court

Guinea’s election commission says junta chief Mamady Doumbouya won 86.72% in a disputed vote

Congo’s ruling party has endorsed President Denis Sassou Nguesso, 82, to seek re-election in March, extending his decades-long grip on power.

Tanzania reached the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage for the first time after a 1-1 draw with Tunisia, while Nigeria topped Group C with a perfect record.

Guinea’s election authority released early results showing Mamadi Doumbouya far ahead, as observers monitor a vote held under a new constitution.

Hundreds of families have fled into Uvira in eastern Congo to escape renewed fighting between the army and the Rwanda-backed M23 group despite a recent peace deal.

A Malian transitional parliament member arrested in Ivory Coast over alleged insults against President Alassane Ouattara will face trial in a criminal court, his lawyer said.

Doumbouya leads Guinea’s disputed election as critics condemn the vote and social media access is restricted