Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Africa

October 27, 2021

Somalia: Hundred killed in Islamists, soldiers shootout

Around 100,000 people have fled the city of Guriel, also known as Guriceel, in the north of the country due to the violence.

October 26, 2021

Egypt to lift state of emergency imposed since 2017

The state of emergency granted authorities sweeping powers to arrest and crackdown on “enemies of the state.”

Egypt President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
October 26, 2021

De Kock withdraws from South Africa’s cricket team after take-a-knee directive

Taking the knee during sports tournaments is a gesture that has become a feature before play around the world.

October 25, 2021

Mali gives ECOWAS representative 72 hours to leave country

A government statement said the envoy was declared “persona non grata in view of his actions incompatible with his status”.

Hamidou Boly
October 25, 2021

Uganda investigates Islamist link to bombing after IS responsibility claim

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast in a statement posted on a Telegram channel late on Sunday.

ISIS
October 25, 2021

7.7 million Somalis need humanitarian aid in 2022: UN

Somalia has an estimated 2.9 million internally displaced persons, one of the most in a single country.

October 25, 2021

Sudanese soldiers seize power in overnight military coup

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and five cabinet members of the ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council were taken into custody on Monday morning, per local media.

Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan
October 24, 2021

We’ll arrest attackers, Ugandan President tells citizens after bomb attack

Three people were said to have dropped off a polythene bag in Kampala, which later exploded, killing one person and injuring five others.

October 23, 2021

FEATURE: Is Africa listening to experts’ recommendations to invest in young people?

The issues have always been with us but the solutions have never been available.

October 22, 2021

Army kills seven separatist fighters in North-West Cameroon

Dozens of separatists, armed with guns, were said to have ambushed and attacked a military convoy.

Cameroonian soldiers