Morocco King pushes fellow African leaders for more proactive reforms
At the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend in Marrakesh, King Mohammed VI urged African leaders to take ownership of the continent’s...
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UK: Sudan faces world’s worst humanitarian crisis
According to The Arab Weekly, a London based website which is sympathetic to the aspirations of the UAE, Sudan is...
Jihadists in Nigeria recruiting fighters on TikTok
Jihadist groups in Nigeria are spreading by using social media to find new recruits and broadcast their campaigns, says RFI...
4 million people believed to have fled Sudan since outbreak of war
4 million people have believed to have fled Sudan since the outbreak of civil war in April 2023 plunged the...
Twin attacks in Mali highlight regional security crisis
As Mali’s junta struggles to contain the rampant militancy that has long plagued the country, twin attacks in Timbuktu and...
Rebel group threaten to attack army-held city in Sudan
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebel group have threatened to attack the army-held city of Al Obeid in Sudan as...
“No time to evacuate”: hundreds dead as floods devastate Nigeria
More than 150 people have been killed and thousands more displaced in floods that have devastated north-central Nigeria. As rescuers...
‘Non-Inclusive’ leadership threatens Nigeria’s ethnic balance
Nigeria’s entrenched ethnic tensions are threatening to boil over with President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments, which have reignited questions of...
Sudan’s military junta picks UN diplomat as new Prime Minister
Under growing international scrutiny, Sudan’s military junta has appointed a former UN official to fill the long-vacant role of Prime...
Could the Sahel finally break free from the CFA franc?
In a bold bid to redefine regional integration and economic independence, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has unveiled plans...
Sudan’s army rounds up 4000 alleged RSF supporters
As Sudan’s military junta tightens control over the country’s heartlands, an enormous arrest has drawn concerns about racial and political...
Nigeria: Terror and gang activity kills over 10,000 in past two years
Amnesty has reported that over 10,000 people have been killed by jihadist terror groups and criminal gangs in central and...
Burkina Faso makes patriotic training mandatory for students
Burkina Faso’s government has introduced a mandatory “patriotic immersion” program for students who pass the national exams, starting with this year’s baccalaureate...
Mauritania strengthens borders after alleged Polisario incursion
The Mauritanian army has blocked a group of Sahrawi migrants attempting to slip across the country’s northeastern border, underscoring Nouakchott’s...
Cholera crisis in Khartoum: 70 dead in 48 hours
According to Arab World News, a rapidly escalating cholera outbreak has killed at least 70 people in Sudan’s capital over...
