Nowinafrica Editorial board

The outbreak of full-scale conflict in Iran has sent shockwaves rippling across Africa, with the continent’s economies facing a sudden and severe energy security crisis. The war — which has disrupted key shipping lanes, shuttered a significant share of global oil and gas infrastructure, and triggered panic in commodity markets — is testing Africa’s already

South Africa has formally deployed its military to combat spiraling crime in Cape Town’s most violence-plagued townships, as the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa escalates its response to a public security crisis that has seen tens of thousands of lives lost to violent crime in recent years. The army arrived in crime hotspots across the

The brutal conflict in Sudan has spread beyond its borders once again, with thousands of civilians trapped in the Chadian border town of Tiné as cross-border attacks intensify. Chad officially closed its 1,300-kilometer eastern border with Sudan in late February 2026 after deadly clashes killed five Chadian troops, but the closure has done little to

Human Rights Watch has accused the Burkina Faso Armed Forces of being responsible for the deaths of at least 223 civilians in a series of counter-terrorism operations conducted over recent months, in a damning report that threatens to undermine international support for the Sahel nation counter-insurgency campaign against jihadist militants. The report, released by the

Madagascar has received a significant shipment of Russian military equipment, according to defense sources familiar with the transaction, marking one of the most substantial arms deliveries to the Indian Ocean island nation in recent memory. The weapons, which reportedly include armored vehicles, communications equipment, and small arms, arrive as the transitional military government consolidates power