Defendants plead not guilty over 2025 Nigeria coup plot/in /by
Six men pleaded not guilty to treason and terrorism charges over a botched coup plot, Nigeria media reported Wednesday, as the first prosecutions for the alleged 2025 putsch attempt get under way.
Putin hosts Seychelles president at Kremlin/in /by
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Seychelles President Patrick Herminie at the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks focused on bilateral ties and international issues.
Mali and Niger accuse neighbours of backing terrorism in Sahel rift/in /by
A widening diplomatic rift is emerging in West Africa as Niger and Mali level new accusations against neighbouring states over terrorism in the Sahel.
South Africa could see first winter without power cuts in years/in /by
In South Africa, the state-owned electricity company Eskom announced on Wednesday that it does not expect power outages during the winter months in the Southern Hemisphere, from April to August. This will be the first winter without power cuts since the company has been facing difficulties.
Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh reelected for a sixth term, official results show/in /by
Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term as President of Djibouti, the country's constitutional council has confirmed. Guelleh won 97.8 percent of the vote, the council said on Tuesday.
Niger junta says it suspended nearly 3,000 NGOs in 2025/in /by
Niger's military government suspended the activities of 2,900 of the 4,700 registered local and foreign non-governmental organisations and development agencies, the interior minister said.
As millions return to Sudan, UN calls for investment in essential services/in /by
Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face “another struggle for survival”, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
US considers sending 1,100 Afghans to DR Congo amid resettlement halt/in /by
The Trump administration is considering a controversial new plan, to send more than 1,000 Afghans who supported US forces, not to America, but to central Africa.
Two hostages captured in Niger freed by Russia’s Africa Corps in Mali/in /by
Two men held hostage in Mali have been freed after almost two years in captivity, the Russian army said on Tuesday. Russian national Oleg Greta and Ukrainian Yuri Yurov were rescued by a "special operation" carried out by Russia's Africa Corps  unit,  Moscow said in a statement.
Iran targets three ships in Strait of Hormuz escalation/in /by
A global shipping route is once again under threat as Iranian forces move against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.