South Sudan’s 2018 force unification ‘sorely late’
South Sudan’s programme to unify forces from various militia is sorely late, an assessment by the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and...
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Hundreds displaced as heavy rains pound Kenya’s Coast region
One person has been confirmed dead in Kilifi County, as hundreds have been displaced and roads cut off in different...
It’s official: The EAC troops are leaving eastern DR Congo
The East African Community peacekeeping force will leave eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after December 8, but the bloc will...
Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf dies aged 86
The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died on Saturday aged 86, the royal court said, after...
Calls for regional action rise as Senegal crisis escalates
Regional bodies – the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) - have come under increasing...
Senegal suspends internet access ahead of planned protest
Senegal's Communications Ministry told mobile operators to suspend internet access on Tuesday, ahead of a planned silent march by activist...
The many sides of the deadly violence in East DR Congo
Summary For the DRC, its mineral wealth has often been seen as a curse.Burundi and the DRC have recently warned...
Deny Israel observer status, civil activists groups ask AU
A group of civil society organisations on Saturday asked the African Union (AU to reject Israel’s application for observer status...
Rwanda says east DRC war ‘serious’ national security threat
Rwanda says the ongoing war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming a national security threat in Kigali,...
Uganda’s fight against cattle raiders dividing Karamoja people
In the Karamoja region of north-eastern Uganda, a four-year outbreak of violent raids for livestock is finally subsiding – the...
West African bloc Ecowas lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger
The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new...
Why Turkey, Atmis jostle for control of Mogadishu Port
The African Union peacekeepers in Somalia say they will not cede the security of the strategic commercial infrastructure yet, even...
Senegal crisis offers plenty of lessons to all
SenegalPresident Macky Sall was this week assuring the public his country will emerge from a constitutional crisis and that he...
Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting for $180 million and $21.9 million...
Explainer: Haiti called for security support. Who answered?
More than a year ago Haiti's government formally requested a multinational force be deployed to help its police restore control...
Somalia stabilisation force: Uganda troops answer call up; anyone else?
Ugandan authorities have confirmed that the country’s forces will remain in Somalia after the expiry, at the end of this...
M23 rebels seize town in eastern Congo, killing at least 15
The M23 rebel group has taken over the town of Nyanzale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least...
Africa states still abet abuse of human rights, report says
Africa is coming across as the home of human rights violations with Amnesty International fingering several countries for atrocities.The human...
‘I forced her to go to school’, Nigerian mother cries after mass school abduction
Seven-year-old Safiya Kuriga complained she was feeling feverish but her mother still made her attend class on Thursday. Within two...
Mahamat Deby seen to stay in power as Chad votes to end military rule
Polls opened in Chad on Monday as the country votes in a presidential election, which analysts say incumbent military leader,...
Kenya, Uganda repair vandalised border markers
Kenya and Uganda have launched a project to reaffirmborder markers vandalised for extraction of by-products believed to be valuable for...
In surprise move, Somalia asks UN to end political mission
Somalia's government has requested the termination of a UNpolitical mission that has advised it on peacebuilding, security reforms and democracy...
Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups...
From prison to palace: Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency
Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a...
Gaza beach tragedy: 12 drown attempting to reach food aid
Twelve people drowned trying to reach aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday,...