Conflict & Security

Gunmen have carried out a wave of coordinated attacks on schools in Nigeria’s northeastern region, kidnapping at least 39 students and seven teachers in a series of strikes that have once again placed the vulnerability of Nigeria’s educational institutions at the centre of the country’s ongoing security crisis. The attacks targeted a secondary school and […]

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has taken direct personal control of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over the country’s mounting debt burden, in a move that reflects the depth of the financial crisis facing West Africa’s most stable democracy and the degree to which the administration has struggled to chart an independent economic course

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Nairobi this week with a message that France wants to move beyond the colonial-era relationships that have defined its engagement with Africa for decades — and to prove it, he came bearing 7 billion in pledged investment across energy transition, digital infrastructure, maritime economy and agriculture. The Africa Forward

Kenyan transport operators suspended a nationwide strike on Tuesday after two days of widespread violence that brought Nairobi and other major cities to a standstill, leaving at least four people dead, more than 30 injured and more than 700 arrested, according to official figures. The suspension, announced by the Federation of Public Transport Sector, will

The World Health Organization has warned it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against the deadly Bundibugyo strain of Ebola — currently devastating parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — becomes available, as the death toll from the outbreak continues to climb sharply. In its latest update, the WHO said there

Teresa Clarke, chair and chief executive of Africa.com, has been awarded South Africa’s Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, in a ceremony presided over by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The award recognises her decades-long contribution to media, human rights, education, and the arts across the African continent —

Gunmen armed with automatic weapons stormed two schools in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State in the early hours of Tuesday, kidnapping more than 50 schoolchildren and at least seven teachers in a coordinated double raid that has stunned the region and reignited debate about the government’s ability to protect civilians in areas still reeling from more

Bamako, Mali — When Assimi Goita seized power in Mali for the second time in less than two years, international mediators responded with the standard toolkit of condemnations, suspended aid programmes, and demands for a return to constitutional order. More than three years on, Goita is still in charge, and he appears more entrenched than

Across the African continent, millions of people face a deepening food security crisis driven by an alarming convergence of extreme weather events, lingering armed conflicts, and persistent economic pressures that have pushed staple food prices to multi-year highs in several regions. The Sahel’s traditional lean season, typically a difficult but manageable period for millions of

When thousands of Kenyan commuters took to the streets last week to protest the surge in fuel prices, few anticipated that the demonstrations would end in bloodshed. Yet on the streets of Nairobi — and subsequently in Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nakuru — security forces clashed with demonstrators, leaving at least four people dead and dozens

Four people were killed and dozens more injured in Kenya capital Nairobi on Monday as widespread protests over record fuel prices descended into violence, with police deploying tear gas and officers firing live rounds in disputed circumstances as demonstrators blocked major arterial roads and set fire to tyres and vehicle checkpoints across the city east

Gunmen armed with automatic weapons staged a coordinated attack on a primary school in northeastern Nigeria Askira-UBA local government area, kidnapping more than 50 schoolchildren and a number of teachers, according to police and local officials who spoke to news agencies on Monday. The attack, which occurred in the early afternoon hours, has sent shockwaves