Africa

Namibia arrests Iranian women claiming to be Israeli, mistaken for Yahalomis

Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, the Chabad Lubavitch emissary in Namibia, told Walla that he immediately realized the two women were Iranian when he met them at the police station. 

Iranian woman pretending to be a member of the Yahalomi family in Namibia on October 7, 2026.
Motorcycles line up near a closed petrol station, amid ongoing fuel shortages caused by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents in early September, in Bamako, Mali, October 31, 2025.

Mali troops re-enter strategic northern town in years-long fight against insurgents

Flags of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland fly alongside Israeli flags on a street in western Jerusalem on June 14, 2026; illustrative

Somaliland seeks deeper security ties with Israel, sees Turkey as growing threat

Ogiame Atuwatse III, 21st Olu of the Warri Kingdom of Nigeria, and Bishop Robert Stearns of Eagles' Wings pictured in Jerusalem on October 4, 2026.

'There is so much more that unites than divides' Nigerian king tells 'Post' - interview


Nigerian military aircraft crashes, killing 32

Festus Keyamo said the helicopter crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The accident was one of the deadliest air disasters in Nigeria in recent years.

ILLUSTRATIVE:  A general view of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter parked on the tarmac of the Maiduguri Air Force Baseb as the sun sets on August 2, 2026.

Burundi agrees to receive US third-country deportees, excluding those with crime or terror links

Washington has sent so-called third-country deportees to some half a dozen African nations under opaque deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions ​of dollars.

Burundian nationals stand outside their country's embassy as they seek travel documents to return to Burundi despite Kenya's government offering a temporary amnesty to undocumented East African nationals fearing a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad, in Nairobi, Kenya, September 8, 2026.

Israel cannot secure the Red Sea without an African strategy - opinion

The Red Sea threat goes beyond the Houthis. Israel needs an African strategy to protect trade and build lasting regional security.

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September.

Israir expands Morocco service with two weekly Marrakesh flights, plans Casablanca route

Under the planned schedule, passengers could, for example, fly from Israel to Marrakesh and return from Casablanca without traveling back to their original arrival city.

Israir plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Authenticity and Modernity Party wins Morocco vote, Islamists return to opposition

"The message is clear," Dr. Yasmine Hasnaoui said. "Citizens are reticent about what these political parties will bring, because we saw them in the previous government."

A woman casts her ballot as she votes during Morocco's legislative elections at a polling station inside a school at the Udayas neighborhood in Rabat on September 23, 2026.

Eritrea's Blue Revolution: Inside the movement challenging one of Africa's longest-serving rulers

AFRICA AFFAIRS: For years, Eritreans in Israel have been caught between refuge and exile. One opposition movement believes the answer lies not in staying, but in transforming the country they fled.

SOME 1,300 members and supporters of the Eritrean Blue Revolution Front attend their August Congress in Israel. The movement, which grew out of the diaspora-based Brigade N’Hamedu, says it seeks to turn years of activism into organized political opposition to President Isaias Afwerki’s government.

Somaliland delegation eyes Israeli military presence to strengthen cooperation against Houthis

“If they get help from the Israelis, they can beat the Houthis and make it safe,” Dirie said.

The Israel and Somaliland Friendship Association delegation in Israel. September 2026.

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport

Ethiopian Airlines said on social media that flights to Mekelle and the cities of Shire and Axum had been halted "due to the current situation in Tigray region," without giving further details.

Ethiopian special force are seen at Mekelle airport as International Relief group Cargo Plane landed in Tigray Mekelle on March 9, 2021.

Rwandan man charged in UK with genocide offenses appears in court

Prosecutor Jane Stansfield said Vincent Brown was head of the Department of Family Health within Rwanda's National Office of Population when the genocide began.

WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT; Illustrative.

US gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers

Analysts warn the eventual loss of UN logistics support could imperil the force propping up the fragile government.

A foreign security expert arrives at the scene of a suicide explosion targeting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia November 11, 2021; illustrative.