Senegalese police arrested 14 suspects and dismantled a transnational paedophile network linked to France, accused of abusing minors and filming sexual acts.

South Africa will withdraw its more than 700 troops from the UN mission in Congo by 2026, citing defense realignment while pledging continued diplomatic support.

A historic Ottoman-era theater in Tripoli has reopened as Libya’s National Children’s Theater after a six-month reconstruction led by Turkey’s aid agency TIKA.

Mali’s army says coordinated strikes west of Segou killed several dozen suspected militants as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations across the country.

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said he will not seek re-election as party leader, ruling out a return as government chief after September’s parliamentary vote.

Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, in a predawn attack in Kaduna state amid worsening insecurity.

Eighteen Senegalese football fans jailed in Morocco after the AFCON final are protesting pre-trial detention by fasting intermittently, as prosecutors deny hunger strike claims.

At least 13 people were killed after gunmen attacked a crowded market in Benue State

Zambia’s leader defends Ghana’s fugu, turning online mockery into a debate on culture

Large crowds gathered in Bani Walid for the funeral of Saif al Islam Gaddafi

Thousands of Moroccan lawyers gathered in Rabat to protest a draft law they claim undermines their professional independence and disciplinary autonomy.

A Tunisian court has ordered the detention of lawmaker Ahmed Saidani for social media posts criticizing President Kais Saied’s response to recent deadly floods.

Somalia says eight al Shabaab fighters were killed in a targeted operation in Middle Juba

Senegalese supporters detained after the AFCON final begin a hunger strike over justice delays

A 52-year-old fisherman died after a crocodile attack while fleeing elephants near Zambia’s Luangwa River

The UN, Germany, Turkey and the African Union condemned a terrorist attack in Nigeria’s Kwara State that killed at least 170 people.

Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso has announced he will seek another term in elections scheduled for March.

Rwandan President Kagame says tensions with Congo are about security threats and not minerals or territory.

The last group of Christians abducted during church attacks in northern Nigeria in January has been released, officials said.

Olympic champion Imane Khelif says she has nothing to hide and would comply with sex testing if it allows her to compete at LA 2028

Ghana and Zambia have signed a visa-free travel deal, marking a rare cross-regional agreement aimed at boosting mobility and cooperation

A medical charity says staff are missing after air strikes and looting hit health facilities in Jonglei, threatening care for thousands

Moroccan authorities are evacuating tens of thousands as floods overwhelm northern provinces following unusually heavy rainfall

The US embassy has denounced an attack on Niamey airport and a military base, saying it endangered civilians and undermined security