Africa

Kenya arrests four in probe into 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Kenya's Tourism and Wildlife Ministry said the first 15 elephant deaths were recorded between June 24 and July 24.

Elephant graze at Kimana Sanctuary, on the outskirts of Amboseli National Park, on August 12, 2026, following a series of elephant deaths in the area.
Protesters march on the street of Ojota in Lagos during the Jun 12 celebrations marking the restoration of democracy in 1999, carrying placards condemning the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers on June 12, 2026.

Video appears to show 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say

Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) stand guard next to a young boy as they patrol outside local government offices in the strategic opposition-controlled town of Akobo, Jonglei State, on February 12, 2026.

Two UN peacekeepers killed in ambush while on patrol in South Sudan, seven others injured

People gather at a landfill after a landslide, triggered by heavy overnight rains, killed several people in Dar es Salam in Conakry, Guinea, August 23, 2026.

30 dead after landslide at landfill in Guinea, govt. decided to close site due to danger week prior


Africa's trade vision meets reality as customs, regulations collide - explainer

National customs systems, unfinished legal rules and incompatible payment networks still obstruct routine trade across the continent.

Profile of Hissan Siita Sofo the president of the AfCFTA Young Entrepreneurs Federation at a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding with the Sudanese community in Accra, Ghana, on April 15 2026.

Central African Republic gold mine collapses, 49 confirmed killed, more still missing

A prosecutor confirmed there had been a mine collapse in the village of Zamboye near the border with Cameroon but said the number of deaths and other details were still being established.

A still from a video taken of a collapse of a gold mine in the Central African Republic on August 20 2026

Somalia troops and armed opposition clash in heavy Baidoa fighting as civilian toll rises

Fresh fighting in the city could compound a dire humanitarian crisis in the area. Baidoa hosts hundreds of thousands of displaced people; one in four children at refugee sites is malnourished.

Somali government forces patrol a street as residents gather following reported shelling in the Howl Wadaag district of Mogadishu, on June 4, 2026.

Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak

Congo's public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the previous 24 hours.

Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested following the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 6, 2026.

A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda terrorism in West Africa, UN says

A new UN report detailing the use of the ransom did not identify the hostage or say who had made the payment, but three sources identified the country that made the payment as the UAE.

Soldiers from the al-Qaeda-linked National Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) patrol the streets of Kidal, on May 8, 2026.

Ethiopia, US reinforce commitment to partner on cross-sectional issues - opinion

Washington and Addis Ababa have long enjoyed a shared history of cooperation. Now, these ties are getting even stronger

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos.

Drone targets fuel tank at Zawiya oil complex in latest attack, Libya's NOC says

The drone strike marks the latest in a series of attacks against the refinery over the past several days.

The new Libyan flag flutters outside an oil refinery in Zawiya on September 23, 2011.

The desert's ripple effect: The Western Negev is quietly reshaping Israel-Africa ties - opinion

A high-level strategic delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived at SouthUp, the non-profit technology incubator rooted in the Shaar Hanegev region.

Israel's President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on October 27, 2021.

Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 4,000 cases in world's second-largest epidemic

Researchers believe Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, with the true scale of infections likely much higher.

 Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise, who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist

The pay raises of up to 80% for members of the Nigerian armed forces come as Islamist insurgents such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province continue their attacks in the country.

Armed military men keep watch from a military truck during a public destruction exercise at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Abuja, Nigeria, July 30, 2026.