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While a peace deal is proving slow to take effect on the ground, the M23 armed group is consolidating its political and economic hold on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).It has set about recruiting officials and imposing taxes, as well as training judges, soldiers and police in a bid to create parallel administrative structures …

In DR Congo, M23 militia takes root as diplomacy stallsMon, 06 Oct 2025 05:30:53 GMT Read More »

A year after the floodwaters crashed through the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the place where Maryam Jidda’s house used to stand is still an empty patch of mud.More than 300,000 residents were displaced and dozens killed when a dam outside the city burst in September 2024, the ageing structure suddenly ripped apart after years …

Year after northern Nigeria floods, survivors left high and dryMon, 06 Oct 2025 05:22:27 GMT Read More »

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hands down its verdict on a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during brutal attacks in Darfur.Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known by the nom de guerre Ali Kushayb, faces 31 counts of crimes including rape, murder and torture allegedly carried out …

ICC to give war crimes verdict on Sudan militia chiefMon, 06 Oct 2025 02:09:11 GMT Read More »

Rain soaked Nigeria’s bustling metropolis of Lagos on Sunday hosted a race in the UIM E1 World Championship, an all-electric powerboat racing series — the first time that such an event has been held in Africa.An earlier tropical storm delayed the start of the finals with nine teams belonging to some of the world’s top …

Africa joins E1 powerboat show in rainy LagosSun, 05 Oct 2025 18:17:57 GMT Read More »

Mirana has spent nearly two weeks lying on her stomach after a tear gas canister tore through her lower back, unwittingly making her a symbol of the hundreds injured in Madagascar’s youth-led unrest.”The first canister knocked me to the ground. The second, I don’t know if it landed on me or just beside me, but …

Wounded Madagascar Gen Z tell of brutal security crackdownSun, 05 Oct 2025 16:23:23 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus said it meant a “hell of a lot” for the Springboks to have won back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time following a hard-fought victory over Argentina at TwickenhamSaturday’s 29-27 success, built on a dominant scrum with hooker Malcolm Marx scoring two tries, in the final match of the …

Erasmus proud of Boks’ title triumph as Rugby Championship faces uncertain futureSun, 05 Oct 2025 13:39:02 GMT Read More »

Madagascar’s security forces on Sunday accused protesters of violence during deadly ongoing youth-led unrest, saying their response was provoked by the crowd’s behaviour.The Indian Ocean island has seen near-daily rallies over alleged misgovernance and water and power cuts, with protesters clashing with security forces in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday.”Certain individuals engaged in violent acts …

Madagascar security forces blame protesters for violenceSun, 05 Oct 2025 10:59:56 GMT Read More »

A massive blast followed by gunfire was heard in central Mogadishu on Saturday, near a detention facility where Somalia’s intelligence service often holds Islamist Al-Shabaab militants, a police officer and multiple witnesses told AFP.Al-Shabaab later claimed the attack in a statement.A wave of renewed attacks by the Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist movement has hit Somalia, a …

Huge blast and gunfire in central Mogadishu claimed by Al-ShabaabSat, 04 Oct 2025 18:29:27 GMT Read More »

Supporters and opponents of Madagascar’s cornered government faced off at a distance in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday, after days of deadly youth-led protests that the president has called an attempted coup.The protests, inspired by similar drives in Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia, and led by an online youth movement known as Gen Z Mada, have …

Rival rallies in Madagascar after deadly Gen Z protestsSat, 04 Oct 2025 15:25:51 GMT Read More »

 Ethiopia on Saturday hit back at Egypt’s “false” claim that it had triggered floods in Sudan by opening the gates of its Nile mega-dam, a regional bone of contention.Addis Ababa inaugurated its Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, in early September. Cairo has meanwhile spent more than a decade vehemently criticising the dam over …

Ethiopia hits back at ‘false’ Egyptian claims over mega-damSat, 04 Oct 2025 13:05:30 GMT Read More »