Conflict & Security

The Nigerian Army has rescued seven children a week after they were abducted from an unregistered orphanage, raising urgent questions about the regulation of children’s homes across the country.

In Burkina Faso, a circus troupe is helping children process the trauma of jihadist violence through acrobatics and performance — an unlikely but powerful model that is turning heads at UNICEF.

At least 19 Kenyans are dead and 32 missing after joining the Russia-Ukraine war, exposing a continent-wide recruitment crisis that African governments have failed to stop.

Chad has declared three days of national mourning following a devastating Boko Haram attack that killed at least 23 soldiers on an island in the Lake Chad region, as reported by Al Jazeera and Reuters on May 5-7, 2026. The announcement came as the death toll from two consecutive attacks in the region – including

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has carried out a sweeping government reshuffle, dismissing both the country army chief and its finance minister within the space of 24 hours, according to multiple reports from Reuters, Africanews, and the Sudan Post on May 6-7, 2026. The dismissals, which include General Paul Nang as Chief of Defence Forces

The International Monetary Fund has cut Africa economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.2 percent, down from its earlier projection of 4.8 percent, citing the destabilising impact of the ongoing Middle East war on global trade, energy markets, and investor confidence across the continent. The revised outlook was reported by MyJoyOnline and African Business in

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan has grown into a force of approximately 450,000 fighters, its commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, widely known as Hemedti, has warned that the war could last for decades, according to reports from Sudan Tribune and Daily Sabah published in May 2026. The RSF, which launched its offensive against the

South Sudan President Salva Kiir removed General Paul Nang as head of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) on Wednesday, appointing General Santino Deng Wol to replace him in what observers describe as the latest in a string of high-level dismissals that have raised questions about governance stability ahead of long-delayed national elections expected

The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.2 percent for 2026, down from an earlier projection, citing the destabilizing impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on global energy markets, food prices, and regional trade flows. The revision, contained in the IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook titled "Hard-Won Gains

The diplomatic rift between Nigeria and South Africa widened this week after a surge in xenophobic violence prompted Lagos to launch emergency evacuation operations for its citizens stranded in Johannesburg and surrounding areas. At least 130 Nigerians registered with the high commission have requested repatriation, and flights began arriving in Lagos over the weekend carrying

When health workers in Sierra Leone first began documenting the emergence of a synthetic drug called Kush in the streets of Freetown, few could have predicted just how rapidly the crisis would spread across the entire western Sahel. Fast forward to 2026, and the cheap, highly addictive opioid — a lethal mixture of cannabis, synthetic