Nowinafrica Editorial board

At least 30 people have been killed and tens of thousands more have been affected after catastrophic flooding swept through Angola’s capital, Luanda, and the central coastal city of Benguela over the past week, in what officials are calling the deadliest flooding the country has seen in years. The floods, triggered by days of relentless […]

Mozambican navy personnel appear to have unlawfully killed at least 13 fishermen and injured several others off the coast of Mocimboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado province on March 15, 2026, according to an investigation published by Human Rights Watch. The incident is not isolated. The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) estimates

In a move that has sent shockwaves through Cameroon’s political establishment and drawn sharp criticism from governance advocates, President Paul Biya has appointed his son, Franck Emmanuel Biya, to the newly reinstated position of Vice President of the Republic, while simultaneously naming him Head of the Armed Forces and Minister Delegate at the Ministry of

A devastating new report by Human Rights Watch has documented the deaths of more than 1,800 civilians in Burkina Faso since the military junta took power in 2022, with government forces and their civilian auxiliaries responsible for more than twice as many civilian deaths as those attributed to Islamist militant groups. The report, titled "None