Sunday, September 27, 2026

Africa

February 5, 2025

U.S. Army major jailed 70 months for smuggling firearms to Ghana

Kojo Owuso Dartey, 42, of Fort Liberty, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

Cache of weapons
February 4, 2025

Uganda’s Ebola case rises to three amid clinical trial of vaccine

The East African country announced an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, with a single case, a nurse who died on January 29.

Uganda
February 4, 2025

Congo requests emergency session of UN Human Rights Council

On January 28, the security council convened its second emergency meeting in three days to address the escalating crisis in Goma.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
February 4, 2025

Congo city rushes to bury bodies after rebel attack

Mr Muyaya at a news briefing said that the number of bodies to be buried “gave an overview of massacres committed in the city.”

Democratic Republic of Congo
February 3, 2025

U.S. directs citizens in DRC to leave country immediately

Over 700 people have been killed and thousands displaced in recent weeks.

DRC Crisis
February 3, 2025

Trump cuts all financial aid to South Africa as white farmers allege attacks, land seizures

Mr Trump’s decision came just a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a new expropriation bill into law.

February 3, 2025

African petroleum regulators seek collaboration, innovation

The African Petroleum Regulators Forum has called for collaboration and innovation in the 2025 operational year to achieve its stated objectives.

February 2, 2025

EU condemns M23 invasion in DR Congo

M23 rebel group is involved in armed conflict with government forces in North Kivu district of DRC.

M23 rebel group
February 2, 2025

Nigeria, other African countries should turn Trump’s harsh policies into blessing: APC Chieftain

Mr Babarinde said the planned deportation should be seen as an opportunity for Nigeria to reassess its approach to diaspora engagement.

Donald Trump
February 1, 2025

M23 rebels advancing towards major city in eastern Congo: UN

Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, is home to hundreds of thousands.

Rebels in DR Congo