Armed groups launched simultaneous attacks across Mali on April 25, 2026, targeting military bases in Bamako, Kati, Gao and Kidal in what analysts call the boldest assault in years.
Coordinated attacks by Tuareg rebels and Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists struck Bamako and northern cities simultaneously, exposing the fragility of Mali’s military junta.
Cameroon’s 93-year-old President Paul Biya has created a vice-presidency, converting a generational succession struggle into an open constitutional question.
Sudan’s war enters its fourth year with 13 million displaced and 34 million needing aid, as diplomatic efforts stall and the world’s attention drifts elsewhere.
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A Tanzanian government-established commission of inquiry has officially confirmed that at least 518 people were killed in post-election violence that erupted following October 2025’s disputed presidential poll, in which President John Magufuli was declared the winner of a controversial race against opposition challenger Tundu Lissu. The commission’s report, presented to parliament after months of hearings
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Mali is facing one of its most severe security crises in years after a wave of coordinated attacks targeted the capital Bamako and key cities across the country, while armed groups seized control of the strategic northern city of Kidal. The Flamboyant Liberation Army (FLA), a coalition of Tuareg rebels, claimed responsibility for the offensive
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Eyewitnesses reported heavy gunfire and explosions rocking multiple districts in Mali’s capital Bamako on April 25, 2026, as armed militants staged apparently coordinated attacks at several locations including the northeastern city of Kidal. The strikes targeted military installations and civilian areas simultaneously, in what Malian authorities described as a major assault by terrorist groups. The
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Sudan’s civil war has killed 150,000 and left 25 million in severe food insecurity, yet the world looks away. Inside the crisis the world forgot.
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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, has begun withdrawing from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, marking the end of a decades-long chapter in Africa’s most complex peacekeeping engagement. The move comes as a fragile ceasefire between the Congolese army and M23 rebel forces appears to be holding
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The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, and its continued instability is now sending shockwaves far beyond the Persian Gulf — directly into African fuel markets. What Is Happening at Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil
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## The Sahel at a Crossroads: Military Coups, Russian Mercenaries, and the Unraveling of French Influence The Sahel is unravelling — and the speed at which the region’s security architecture has been transformed in the past three years has caught most analysts flat-footed. From Mali to Niger to Burkina Faso, a wave of military coups
BAMAKO — Two hostages who were held for nearly two years after being captured during a major jihadist attack in western Niger have been freed in a joint operation carried out by Russia’s Africa Corps military contingent operating in Mali, the Russian defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday. The two men — identified as Oleg Greta,
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