A new wave of violence has erupted in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, with activists reporting that almost 300 people have been killed in attacks that began over the weekend.

Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked group captured the town of Tardo in the central Hiiran region.

The US president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Paul Biya announced on Sunday he would seek re-election for another presidential term.

The long-awaited retirement of civil servants could finally resume, the Congolese government spokesperson announced on Monday.

More than 100 migrants, including five women, have been freed from captivity after being held for ransom by a gang in eastern Libya, the country’s attorney general said on Monday.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who served the nation twice as both a military leader and a democratic president, has passed away at the age of 82, according to his press secretary on Sunday.

The GDP elected its new head Blaise Louembé during its January congress, but the allies of former president Ali Bongo contest the new leadership.

It is not certain, however, that this consensus will lead to a binding agreement , given that FIFPRO , the global players’ union, did not take part in the discussions.

The memorandum that was signed in 2022 between Russia and the United Nations (UN) regarding the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers will not be renewed after July 22 of this year, as stated by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on Saturday.

Brigitte Macron is not backing down in her legal battle against two women who have claimed the French first lady was born a man. Her lawyer said on Monday she would take the case to France’s highest court of appeals.

Leaders across Africa paid homage to the former Nigerian president. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed condolences.

Kenya has officially eliminated visa requirements for all African and most Caribbean nations.

On the first anniversary of the failed attempt on his life, Donald Trump released a statement saying: “It remains my firm conviction that God alone saved me to restore our beloved Republic to greatness.”

Tisha Campbell returns to the big screen alongside Melissa De Sousa in Operation: Aunties, a sharp cyber crime dramedy where two fierce women team up to take down a dark web trafficking ring.

If you have a few million dollars to spare, this baby ceratosaurus could be yours. It’s going under the hammer on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York, alongside a chunk of the planet Mars.

Liberia’s president Joseph Boakai expressed that he was “honoured” to meet with US President Donald Trump last week and did not take offense at Trump’s remark regarding his English fluency — which is his native language — as stated by Liberia’s foreign minister last Friday.

At the University of the Witwatersrand, scientists are developing HIV vaccines that could help change the course of the epidemic. But just a week before clinical trials were set to begin, the Trump administration announced it would pull U.S. funding, placing years of critical research in jeopardy.

U.S. President Donald Trump handed Chelsea the Club World Cup trophy after the Premier League side beat Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the tournament’s new expanded format.

Cameroon’s longtime leader, President Paul Biya, has officially announced he will run for another term in office, ending months of speculation over his political future. The 92-year-old made the announcement on social media, stating his continued determination to serve.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following allegations made by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, a top police official. Mkhwanazi accused Mchunu of interfering in sensitive investigations and colluding with criminals.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday.

The electoral process for Gabon’s local and legislative elections is officially underway. The timetable for the September 27 vote has been announced and members of the national election commission have been sworn in by the Constitutional Court.

Forty-four people in Nigeria have been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for financing the jihadist militant group Boko Haram. The trials of 10 other people have been postponed, the country’s counter-terrorism agency said on Saturday.

Scheduled to take place for the first time in almost forty years, local and municipal elections in the Central African Republic have been once again postponed.

France announced a sweeping, hard-fought agreement Saturday aimed at granting more autonomy to the restive South Pacific territory of New Caledonia, but stopping short of the independence sought by many Indigenous Kanaks.

Iran’s foreign minister says his country is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States but will need assurances that there will be no more attacks against it. Abbas Araghchi made the comments on Saturday, during a meeting with foreign diplomats in Tehran.

Kenya the elephant arrived this week at the Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, becoming the newest resident of the more than 1,000-hectare refuge located in Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso.

Violence in Haiti is escalating sharply, with gang activity reaching new levels across the country. According to a new report from the United Nations, the surge began in October 2024 and has continued through June of this year.

Six months after closing key border crossings due to rebel advances, Uganda has reopened its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The move comes after the seizure of Goma by the M23 rebel group, which led to the shutdown of crossings in Congo’s North Kivu province.

Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets.

Tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia are escalating as mediation efforts over a controversial port access pact stall. The talks, brokered by Turkey since February 2024, aim to resolve a dispute triggered by a deal signed in January 2024 between Ethiopia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.

A report from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau reveals that the plane’s fuel control switches were mistakenly moved from “run” to “cutoff” just moments after takeoff. Although the switches were quickly reset, the engines could not regain power fast enough to halt the plane’s descent.

As border policies tighten and development aid shrinks, the head of the United Nations’ migration agency is issuing a stark warning. Amy Pope says Western nations may be fueling the very crises they aim to prevent by failing to address the root causes of migration.

The Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting kicked off in Beijing on Thursday.

Cameroon will hold presidential elections on October 12, according to a decree signed by President Paul Biya on Friday.

Parliament also passed stricter laws on Friday targeting sea arrivals from North Africa. The rescued 515 migrants — including 85 minors — were transferred to reception centers in Lavrio, Evros, Diavata, and Malakasa.

Northern Ghana was historically a center for the trade of human lives: captives from northern communities like Nok, now part of Togo, were taken to slave markets.

Kenyans on Friday attended the funeral of a civilian who died after being shot in the head at close range by a police officer in June.

The cash crisis, worsened by Israeli restrictions and Gaza’s financial collapse, has become yet another layer of hardship for civilians already under siege.