More than 100 suspected jihadists have been freed in Mali under a deal to halt attacks on fuel convoys that had paralyzed the capital, Bamako, official and security sources told AFP on Sunday.
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The city of Abuja, Nigeria witnessed a major cultural revival with the return of the Abuja Alternate Festival (AAF) 2026.
Turbulence in the fuel markets caused by the US-Israel war on Iran is hitting African airlines hard. The continent imports 70 percent of its jet fuel and kerosene and fuel costs make up a greater share of operating costs than for other carriers.
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has instructed the relevant authorities to develop a new strategic plan aimed at reviving the national airline, Congo Airways.
At least 64 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. 13 children were among the dead.
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel’s main nuclear...
US military trainers deployed to Nigeria are using high-powered drones for surveillance and intelligence gathering, the Nigerian military said on Saturday.
Kenya and Uganda take a major step towards regional integration, launching a new phase of the Standard Gauge Railway aimed at linking East Africa to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Civil society organisations in Niger have condemned a European Union resolution demanding the release of the country’s former president. They're calling for a simultaneous mobilisation in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali to protest the move.
Germany said on Friday it had temporarily pulled its diplomatic staff out of Niger because of the security situation in the west African nation, which is wracked by jihadist violence.
