Videos show huge torrent from Sudan dam burst | Floods
NewsFeedVideos from Sudan captured the raging torrents of water caused by a dam burst which caused major flooding and the deaths of dozens of people.Published…
China steps up armed patrols on border as Myanmar conflict deepens | Conflict News
China has reported artillery shells injuring residents and damaging buildings in its territory amid fighting in Shan State.China’s military has stepped up army and police…
‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23 | Conflict News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Marie Byamwungu fiddles with the overlong sleeves of her camouflage shirt, the military uniform hanging like a costume…
‘They rape us before we can cross’: Women, girls fleeing violence in Mali | Armed Groups
Ayourou, Niger – It was just a few minutes before 7 o’clock on a Friday evening in early June when Kani* and 10 others fleeing…
Mali’s spat with Kyiv: Is the Russia-Ukraine war spilling over into Africa? | Russia-Ukraine war News
A row between unlikely sparring partners. This week, Mali announced it was severing ties with Ukraine, after accusing Kyiv of having a hand in a…
Russia accuses Ukraine of opening ‘African front’ as Niger cuts Kyiv ties | Conflict News
Ukraine is seeking support from the Global South, but several West African states are ditching Western ties to turn to Russia.Russia has accused Ukraine of…
Seven dead, dozens missing after attack in northern Nigeria | Armed Groups News
Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and started shooting sporadically. At least seven people were killed and 100 kidnapped…
‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique | Human Rights News
Palma, Mozambique – It was late afternoon and darkness was approaching when Awa Salama* heard pops of gunfire and explosions: The fighters were coming. As…
Banana giant must compensate victims of Colombian paramilitary: US court | Business and Economy News
Surviving family members awarded $38.3m after Chiquita found liable for funding armed group that killed their relatives. A court in the United States has ordered…
Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement | Conflict News
Attack in Khartoum’s sister city of Omdurman comes as UN says internal displacement across Sudan is nearing 10 million. Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about…
US sanctions two Wagner-linked firms in Central African Republic | Politics News
Sanctions aim to ‘counter Russia’s destabilizing activities in Africa’, US Treasury Department says. The United States has sanctioned two firms in the Central African Republic…
Kenya’s President Ruto visits US as police deployment to Haiti takes shape | Politics News
Kenyan President William Ruto is on a visit to the United States this week, amid efforts to deepen economic and security cooperation between the two…
‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State | Conflict News
Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly…
Two officers killed in suspected JI attack on Malaysian police station | Police News
The incident took place in the southern state of Johor in the early hours of Friday morning. Two police officers have been killed and one…
US sanctions two RSF commanders as fighting escalates in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News
UN officials and rights groups warn hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk amid heavy fighting in el-Fasher. The United States has imposed sanctions…
Mozambique’s president says northern town ‘under attack’ by armed groups | ISIL/ISIS News
President Filipe Nyusi said the country’s army is battling ISIL-linked groups in gas-rich Cabo Delgado’s Macomia. Mozambique’s army is fighting armed groups who launched a…
What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger? | Military News
The United States is preparing to withdraw more than 1,000 military personnel from Niger, once a front-line partner in its war against the ISIL (ISIS)…
Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’ | Human Rights News
A Human Rights Watch report on Thursday accused the military of executing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children. Burkina Faso has…
West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns | Drugs News
Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report. Drug seizures have soared in the West…
‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight | Migration News
Deportations ‘could be a death sentence’, advocates say, as gang violence and instability grip the Caribbean country. The United States has sent dozens of Haitian…