Since July, Somali forces and African Union peacekeepers have intensified operations against the group’s strongholds in the centre and south of the country

Mourners gathered in Kyiv on Monday to bid farewell to Ukrainian artist and soldier Davyd Chychkan, who died after being wounded on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia.

The meeting, held against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing war, was framed as a turning point. While challenges remain — including whether Kyiv will cede territory — leaders left Washington with what they called a renewed sense of unity and momentum toward peace.

The shake-up comes amid a deeply fragmented political landscape. The RSF has established a parallel government, intensifying fears of Sudan’s de facto split, as both factions battle for legitimacy and control.

The US president and the Ukrainian leader spoke in the Oval Office ahead of their critical meeting with European leaders.

In a statement on Sunday, the M23 movement said peace talks would not resume unless all terms of a previous Doha deal were fully implemented.

A Dar es Salaam court on Monday banned media from live broadcasting the trial of Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who is charged with treason

A man arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League game has been released on conditional bail but is barred from every stadium in the UK.

A Hamas delegation held talks with Egyptian and Qatar officials as part of the effort to revive Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

The comments by the spokesperson of the foreign ministry come after a visit by an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) official to Tehran last week

“Justice must be done and be seen to be done,” Lissu said.

August 18th marks five years since the military overthrow of Mali’s democratic government. Coup leaders initially promised an 18-month transition but five years on, they’re still there and elections are indefinitely postponed.

A monument of the “Polish-Soviet Brotherhood in Arms” was removed on Monday morning in Ploty, near Gryfice in northwestern Poland.

In a press release, the organisation said the news was “a major step forwards” in the fight against the disease.

Portugal faced five active wildfires on Monday, most of them in the central region, as strong winds complicated efforts to bring the blazes under control.

A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed seven people, including two children and injured 20 others, hours before high-level talks in Washington.

Groups representing families of hostages organised the demonstrations, which attracted at least hundreds of thousands of people across the country on Sunday.

President Chapo referred to the Maputo bridge, a landmark in the capital as a hallmark of Mozambique’s relations with Beijing

The leaders of two militant groups on Nigeria’s most wanted list have been arrested in an operation involving multiple agencies, the West African country’s national security adviser said Saturday.

At least 40 people are missing and feared dead after a river boat carrying passengers to market capsized in northwestern Sokoto state. Ten people have been rescued and search efforts are ongoing.

What started as one man’s fight against piracy has grown into a cultural archive, preserving the rhythms, stories, and pride of Africa’s musical past — one vinyl at a time.

Centrist Rodrigo Paz and right-wing Jorge Quiroga will go head-to-head in an October runoff after Bolivian voters rejected two-decades of left-wing rule in Sunday’s presidential vote.

Rebels targeted the town of Oicha, the biggest in the Beni territory of North Kivu province. Some of the victims were shot inside their houses while others were burned

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Mexico City on Sunday, calling on the government to cut diplomatic relations with Israel over the Gaza war.

Thousands marched in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, as well as in Jerusalem, on Sunday, blocking roads and shutting businesses in protests demanding a deal to free hostages held in Gaza.

The meeting in Antananarivo focused on accelerating regional integration through strengthening industrial capacity, modernizing agriculture, and promoting an inclusive energy transition

Spain has announced the deployment of an additional 500 soldiers to combat wildfires that continue to ravage drought-stricken forests during an extended period of extreme summer heat.

Human rights groups, meanwhile, warn that the case could aggravate diplomatic tensions between Ouagadougou and Abidjan and underscores the broader political sensitivity surrounding dissent and detention in West Africa.

Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola recently warned that repeated U.S. interference in South Africa’s domestic affairs had pushed bilateral relations “to a low.”

On Sunday, a Qatari official said a draft agreement to end fighting between the army and the rebels had been shared with the two sides.

Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday in a nationwide strike amid fears further fighting could endanger the 50 hostages believed to still be in Gaza.

The United Nations warns that levels of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at their highest level since the war began.

The junta took Yann Vezilier into custody recently along with others, accusing them of taking part in an alleged plot to destabilise the country.

Kinshasa said the appointment amounted to disrespect for the country’s territorial integrity and could appear to legitimise the M23’s occupation of the eastern city.

The Russian president said the meeting had brought Russia and the United States ‘closer to the necessary decisions’ to end the war in Ukraine.

Former President Laurent Gbagbo urged his supporters to oppose a ‘fourth term’ for the Ivory Coast’s incumbent president.

South African is starting a “national dialogue” Friday that is meant to bring all sectors of society together to discuss the country’s most pressing issues and find solutions.

Lisbon is pushing back after Guinea-Bissau abruptly expelled reporting teams from Portugal’s state news agency Lusa and two African units of public broadcaster RTP.

A tragic bus crash in Algiers has left 18 people dead and 24 others injured after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into the Oued El Harrach streambed around 5:45 p.m. Friday.

Just three months after the first group of White South Africans arrived in the United States under a special refugee program, the Trump administration is now preparing to cap total refugee admissions at around 40,000 for 2026, according to Reuters.