Tunisian activist Mohamed Ali Mohieddine described assaults and inhumane treatment by Israeli forces during the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering aid to Gaza.

Israel and Hamas meet in Sharm el-Sheikh; hostage swap talks start, but disarmament demands threaten a quick deal

Eswatini takes 10 US deportees amid a court fight over a secretive deal and constitutional limits

Protests spread as students and civil groups urge Rajoelina to quit; cabinet fired, but anger grows after deadly clashes

Police vow action over viral “military” video as Tanzanian army rejects political meddling before October polls

SA deploys five top investigators to Paris after ambassador Mthethwa’s death; early findings point to a deliberate act

Ethiopia denies Egypt’s claims that the Grand Renaissance Dam caused Sudan floods, attributing them to rainfall and rising White Nile levels.

At least eight soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso as militants launched repeated attacks, forcing villagers to flee.

Moscow warns Kyiv’s surplus-arms exports could reach militants; Ghana seen as likely buyer after high-level talks

The Church of Uganda and conservative Anglicans criticised Sarah Mullally’s historic appointment as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury over her support for same-sex blessings.

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