Africa Demands UN Security Council Reform as New Secretary-General Emerges October 5, 2026 The United Nations is preparing for a leadership change at a time when the organisation is facing some of its most serious challenges in…
Ethiopia War: Four African Nations Push for Dialogue Amid Rising Tensions October 5, 2026 Leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have appealed for political dialogue and peaceful solutions as renewed fighting in Ethiopia raises fears of a…
Yasir Arman Warns Sudan Army Against Return of Islamist Rule October 4, 2026 Sudanese pro-democracy figure Yasir Arman has cautioned the country’s military leadership against using recent battlefield successes as a pathway for bringing the former Islamist…
Central African Republic: Russia Allegedly Used Claude AI to Spread Pro-Kremlin Messages October 4, 2026 Russia has been accused of turning artificial intelligence into a tool for political influence in Central Africa, with a new report alleging that Russian-linked…
US Deportee Phone Chomsavanh Released After 14 Months in Eswatini Prison October 4, 2026 A Laotian national deported from the United States to Eswatini has been released after spending more than a year in a maximum-security prison in…
Sudan War: WFP Driver Dies in Airstrike on Humanitarian Trucks October 4, 2026 A driver working with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been killed after an airstrike struck two humanitarian trucks transporting food supplies…
Ghanaian-Born US Army Captain Dies During Training Dive in Pennsylvania October 4, 2026 A 31-year-old Ghanaian-born officer in the United States Army, Captain Stephen O. Adjei, has died following an incident during a certification scuba-diving exercise at…
Nigeria: Nine Zamfara House of Assembly Members Dump PDP for APC Ahead of 2027 Election October 4, 2026 Nine members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding…
Tigray Crisis: Ethiopian Forces Regain Control of Mekelle Airport October 4, 2026 Ethiopian federal forces have regained control of Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, in a significant reversal…
Franco-Rwandan Couple’s Long Fight to Bring Rwanda Genocide Suspects to Justice October 4, 2026 Three decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the search for people suspected of involvement in the killings has continued far…