Ethiopian federal police have arrested ten individuals — including an alleged international human trafficking kingpin — in a major sting operation targeting a criminal network responsible for smuggling and exploiting more than 3,000 people, many of whom were subjected to torture, rape, and in dozens of cases, killed. The operation, conducted with support from Project […]
At least 60 people have been confirmed dead following a wave of coordinated attacks across multiple villages in northwest Nigeria, in one of the deadliest episodes of violence to hit the region this year. The attacks, which spanned several days and targeted communities in both Kebbi and Niger states, have sent shockwaves through the area
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The Iran war is delivering a severe economic shock to Africa, with oil prices whipsawing on ceasefire hopes, sub-Saharan growth forecasts being revised downward, and countries across the continent scrambling to manage soaring fuel costs that threaten to wipe out hard-won poverty reduction gains, according to multiple reports published this week. On Tuesday, oil prices
Benin votes on Sunday in a presidential election that pits the country’s finance minister, Romuald Wadagni, against a fragmented opposition in a contest that observers say is less about the outcome — which polls suggest Wadagni will win — and more about the credibility of Benin’s democratic institutions after years of political tightening under President
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Pope Leo XIV will embark on his first-ever Apostolic Journey to Africa this week, visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea from April 13 to 23, 2026 — a 10-day tour that the Vatican says reflects his deep commitment to the African continent and its Catholic communities. The announcement, made by the Holy See Press
At least 20 people have been killed and an unknown number of villagers abducted after armed men carried out a wave of coordinated attacks on communities in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, according to Reuters reporting and confirmed by local officials and community leaders in the affected states of Kebbi and Niger. The
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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
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Rwanda marks 32 years since the genocide against the Tutsi. President Kagame used the Kwibuka commemoration to warn against a new threat: the spread of historical distortion and genocide denial.
Nigeria’s resident doctors are on indefinite strike over unpaid salaries and systemic underfunding. With hospitals shuttered and patients dying in corridors, the healthcare crisis has reached breaking point.
Human Rights Watch has documented 340 cases of arbitrary detention by Sudanese Armed Forces since September 2025. The war is grinding into its second year with no resolution in sight.
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Somalia has begun its first offshore oil drilling campaign in the Hafun Basin with Turkish firm Karakoyun Energy. We examine what it means for the Horn of Africa.
Afreximbank swept the 2026 IFLR Africa Awards with three major wins, signalling a shift in African capital markets. We break down what the hat-trick means for the continent.
