Ghana and the European Union on Tuesday signed their first formal defence partnership, as the country presents itself as a regional bulwark against the growing jihadist violence roiling west Africa.

The evacuations already began in Ennedi Est Province over the weekend, with the government targeting to relocate at least 2,300 refugees, mostly women and children.

Israel said it carried out an extensive series of strikes on Iranian “production sites,” without providing more information. Iran also fired multiple waves of missiles at Israel early on Tuesday

South African airlines are facing mounting pressures as rising fuel prices and regional tensions disrupt operations. Jet fuel prices have surged more than 70% since late February due to ongoing instability in the Middle East.

The remains of at least 63 members of the Khoi and San communities were repatriated from a European museum, part of a wider movement in Africa to bring back remains and artifacts that had been stolen or removed from the continent

After a meeting with his Mozambique counterpart on Monday, the Ukrainian president said Ukraine could help Mozambique counter “security challenges” in exchange for “additional energy supplies.”

The United Nations has raised serious concerns over conditions in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, with officials warning that abuse of Palestinians appears deliberate, widespread, and systematic.

Opposition leader Tendai Biti has been granted bail after spending the weekend in detention. He was arrested near the Mozambique border alongside an activist, accused of holding a public meeting without notifying authorities.

Ghana is calling for global support at the United Nations for a draft resolution that would recognize the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, a move it says could strengthen ongoing conversations around reparations and historical accountability.

President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “top” and “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war.

Namibia said Monday it had rejected a request by billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the country, marking a second setback for the company in southern Africa.

In Kenya, entire villages have been submerged by floodwaters in Kisumu County. The region is bearing the brunt of climate-related hazards. The latest torrential rains have killed more than 80 people, according to authorities

Nigerians in Lagos are feeling the impact of soaring fuel prices, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies and drives up the cost of living.

South Africa on Monday reburied the remains of 63 Khoisan people, among southern Africa’s oldest indigenous communities, some of whose bodies were shipped to European museums over a century ago.

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Kenya Airways says bookings on its flights have surged sharply in recent weeks, as disruptions linked to the conflict in the Middle East reshape global travel patterns.

Nigeria’s Dangote mega-refinery says it has begun exporting fuel to other African countries, after global oil prices soared due to the Middle East war.

Interest is rising across Nigeria in a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, even before its full nationwide rollout.

Former Kenyan cabinet minister Raphael Tuju has said he went into hiding after suspecting he was being followed, a day after his disappearance prompted fears he may have been abducted.

In São Tomé and Príncipe, a new generation of cocoa producers is at the forefront of restoring degraded ecosystems and enhancing sustainable cocoa production, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

With one week to go before the official launch of the presidential campaign, Romuald Wadagni, the ruling coaltion’s candiate and President Patrice Talon’s designated successor, unveiled his vision for the country on Saturday in Cotonou.

Guinean authorities have dismantled a suspected terrorist network linked to the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), arresting multiple foreign and Guinean nationals as part of a nationwide anti-terror operation.

Iran on Monday said it would strike electrical plants across the Middle East if the US follows through on a threat to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic.

The world has just recorded its hottest 11-year period, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday accused major powers of reviving a colonial approach toward developing nations, warning against interference in national sovereignty.

A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the north African country

Torrential rains and flash floods have killed at least 81 people across Kenya this month, authorities said, as heavy downpours continue. In Kisumu County, entire villages have been submerged, with about 1,200 hectares of farmland destroyed and crops swept away.

More than 100 suspected jihadists have been freed in Mali under a deal to halt attacks on fuel convoys that had paralyzed the capital, Bamako, official and security sources told AFP on Sunday.

The city of Abuja, Nigeria witnessed a major cultural revival with the return of the Abuja Alternate Festival (AAF) 2026.

Turbulence in the fuel markets caused by the US-Israel war on Iran is hitting African airlines hard. The continent imports 70 percent of its jet fuel and kerosene and fuel costs make up a greater share of operating costs than for other carriers.

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has instructed the relevant authorities to develop a new strategic plan aimed at reviving the national airline, Congo Airways.

At least 64 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. 13 children were among the dead.

President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel’s main nuclear research center.

US military trainers deployed to Nigeria are using high-powered drones for surveillance and intelligence gathering, the Nigerian military said on Saturday.

Kenya and Uganda take a major step towards regional integration, launching a new phase of the Standard Gauge Railway aimed at linking East Africa to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Civil society organisations in Niger have condemned a European Union resolution demanding the release of the country’s former president. They’re calling for a simultaneous mobilisation in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali to protest the move.

Germany said on Friday it had temporarily pulled its diplomatic staff out of Niger because of the security situation in the west African nation, which is wracked by jihadist violence.

Chad is getting ready to deploy some 800 police officers to Haiti. They’ll join an international effort aimed at tackling widespread gang activity in the Caribbean nation.

A federal jury in California found Friday that tech titan Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders in an effort to drive down the company’s share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.

Yemen’s Houthis are considering to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to ships from aggressor countries against members of the so-called “axis of resistance.”