Cameroon President’s rival is freed from police stakeout
Police in Cameroon have ended a two-day stakeout at the home of Maurice Kamto, a former law professor and the...
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Sahel states launch new national anthem
The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) marked a symbolic milestone on June 9, as its anthem "Sahel Benkan" was played...
Sudan’s crisis could spillover into Chad, warns UN
Sudan’s draconian civil war has caused a humanitarian catastrophe that sent shockwaves across the region. Now, as refugees continue to...
Sahel: new report issues serious warning of jihadist groups
A serious warning has been issued for the growing jihadist threat in the ‘Sahel triangle’, according to Atalayar on June...
Mali: Wagner Group replaced by Russian-owned Africa Corps
The Russian private military contractor, the Wagner Group, is set to be replaced in Mali by the Kremlin's own Africa...
Red Cross officially departs Niger four months after expulsion
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has closed offices in Niger and their foreign staff have left the...
Chad amongst countries responding to Trump’s immigration ban
Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has responded to US President Trump’s ban on Chad citizens visiting the US with...
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...
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...
