Conflict & Security

GOMA — Democratic Republic of Congo has seen a dramatic surge in death sentences handed down by courts since the government lifted a longstanding moratorium on executions last year, according to new data released by human rights organisations on Wednesday. The report, compiled by a coalition of Congolese and international NGOs, documents a sharp increase […]

KAMPALA — Fresh investigative reports have laid bare the extent of foreign military intervention in Sudan’s devastating war, revealing that the United Arab Emirates and Libya funnelled support to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group through a network of Colombian mercenaries — escalating what has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The Conflict

Nigerian authorities have formally charged six individuals with terrorism and treason.

Nigerian authorities have formally charged six individuals with terrorism and treason following the discovery of a plot to overturn the government during last year’s Independence Day celebrations.

Amnesty International’s 2026 annual report denounces a ‘predatory world order’ led by the US, Russia, and Israel, warning that the post-WWII multilateral human rights system faces collapse.

Chad announces deployment of 500 troops to Haiti as part of multinational security mission, marking the Sahelian nation’s first combat deployment outside Africa.

Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg have developed South Africa’s first real-time air pollution monitoring and alert application — a response to a growing public health crisis in Africa’s wealthiest city, where a wave of coal-related emissions has left residents battling breathing problems, sinus inflammation, and severe asthma flare-ups in recent weeks. The

Pope Leo XIV, wrapping up a landmark ten-day tour of Africa that took him through Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, and Equatorial Guinea, delivered on Tuesday one of the most forceful denunciations of global conflict and authoritarian leadership of his young papacy — warning that humanity’s future is at risk of being “tragically compromised” without

South Sudan's government has confirmed the country will hold long-awaited national elections in December — a declaration that experts say carries enormous risk given that the world's youngest nation remains teetering on the edge of a return to full-scale civil war, with fighting raging across multiple regions and hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced by

At a major security forum held in Diamniadio, Senegal, the foreign ministers of Niger and Mali delivered stark warnings about neighbouring countries they say are actively sponsoring terrorism against the Sahel region — deepening fractures in West Africa's political landscape and complicating efforts to combat a decade-long jihadist insurgency. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop told