Mamitiana Rajaonarison becomes Madagascar’s new prime minister amid political changes and the president’s roadmap for constitutional reform and elections.

Kenya’s foreign minister visits Russia under pressure to stop African recruitment while African governments balance diplomacy and families demand protection for citizens abroad.

Bobi Wine says he left Uganda after weeks in hiding following a disputed election

Gunmen ambushed soldiers and villagers in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing 20 and stealing cattle, worsening security challenges and rural community suffering.

Rwanda has threatened to withdraw its troops from Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado if international funding for counter-terrorism operations is not maintained.

Congo Republic holds a presidential election expected to extend Denis Sassou Nguesso’s long rule, with opposition weak, some leaders imprisoned, and low voter turnout predicted.

The Djidji Ayokwe talking drum looted by French colonial forces in 1916 returned to Ivory Coast, marking a historic cultural repatriation.

Floods in Kenya have killed 62 people, mostly in Nairobi, displacing families and prompting emergency operations as heavy rains continue across several regions.

Seven health workers died when their boat capsized in strong winds on Lake Tanganyika while traveling to provide medical care near the Tanzania–Burundi border.

Renewed tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia over borders, sea access, and insurgency support risk sparking a regional conflict potentially involving multiple African and international actors.

At least 25 civilians, including children, were killed in a CODECO militia attack in Ituri province

Eritrean cartoonist Biniam Solomon has been released after 15 years in prison without trial

Senegal’s prime minister said a review found the GTA gas contract with BP unfair and promised to publish details while prioritizing gas supply.

Morocco is planning to repatriate citizens, including fighters, women, and children, detained in Iraq following U.S. transfers from Syria after IS collapse.

The African Union condemned a drone strike in Goma that killed civilians, urged restraint, and called for an impartial investigation to protect humanitarian workers.

At least 70 killed and dozens missing after landslides in southern Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone

Ghana plans a UN resolution recognising slavery as the gravest crime and urging reparations support

South Africa summoned US Ambassador Brent Bozell after his remarks on racial policies and apartheid-era chants raised diplomatic tensions and sparked national outrage.

Two MSF aid workers, one French and one Centrafrican, were released after being detained in Zemio amid regional tensions and security allegations.

Fleurette, a former holding firm of US-sanctioned billionaire Dan Gertler, will pay $30 million to settle Dutch bribery investigations linked to Congo mining.

Ivory Coast authorities denied Amnesty International’s claims, insisting detained protesters, including pregnant women, were fairly tried and properly cared for during election unrest.

Drone strikes in Goma kill three, including a French UNICEF aid worker, as rebels blame Congo’s army

DR Congo’s army says it shot down two Rwandan drones after an alleged airspace violation

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