Survivors Describe Horror and Chaos During the Fall of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Escalating War
Abdulqadir Abdullah Ali spent nearly two years trapped inside the besieged city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. Diabetes medication became impossible to find, leaving him with severe nerve damage…
Guinea-Bissau “Coup” Branded a Political Illusion as West African Leaders Question Its Legitimacy
Prominent West African political figures are casting doubt on this week’s dramatic power shift in Guinea-Bissau, arguing that the apparent overthrow of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló may have been staged.…
South Africa: Ex-President’s Daughter Quits Parliament Amid Claims She Misled Men Into Joining Russia’s War
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has stepped down as a Member of Parliament following allegations that she played a role in convincing 17 South African…
Tunisia Jails Dozens of Opposition Figures as Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies
A Tunisian appeals court has handed down heavy prison sentences to dozens of political figures, activists and business personalities accused of plotting to remove President Kais Saied from power. The…
General Horta N’Tam Sworn In After Turmoil as Guinea-Bissau Plunges Into Another Coup Crisis
An army general has assumed leadership of Guinea-Bissau just one day after what appears to have been a coup.Gen Horta N’Tam was sworn in as the country’s transitional president on…
Zambia’s ‘Fix-It’ President Faces Rising Public Anger After Stone-Pelting Incident
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is pushing back strongly after a turbulent month in which he was forced to duck and flee from a crowd that hurled stones at him during…
Malawi Police Probe Theft of Four Dogs From Presidential Palace
Authorities in Malawi are investigating the disappearance of four police dogs from the presidential palace in Lilongwe during the country’s political transition in September. Godfrey Arthur Jalale, a former deputy…
South Africa Pushes Back After Trump Says It Won’t Be Part of 2026 G20 Summit
South Africa has sharply responded after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the country would not be invited to the 2026 G20 Summit in Miami. President Cyril Ramaphosa described the…
Military Seizes Power in Guinea-Bissau as President Reportedly Arrested
Military officers in Guinea-Bissau say they have taken control of the country following reports that President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has been arrested. Gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, on…
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from their boarding school more than a week ago have been freed, according to President Bola Tinubu. The attack occurred on 17 November, when armed gunmen…