There has been heavy fighting between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan’s Bahri city. Bari, also known as Khartoum North, is one of the three…
Nigeria: President Tinubu orders military to arrest Delta State’s 16 killers of soldiers
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military to arrest the perpetrators of 16 soldiers killed last week during a peacekeeping operation in the country’s south. The military said in…
Morocco: Tonnes of cannabis resin seized
Moroccan police say they have seized more than 10 tons of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir and arrested 13 suspects. Police said they were investigating possible links…
Senegal: Opposition leaders freed days before election
Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his presidential candidate Bashirou Diomai Fay, whom he supported in elections postponed this month, have been released. After their release late Thursday, the pair…
Somalia: Syl hotel attacked by al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu
Somali security forces say they have ended a 12-hour siege on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu by killing all five gunmen involved.Three soldiers were killed and 27 others were…
Uganda: Conjunctivitis outbreak hits schools in Kampala
Authorities in Uganda’s capital Kampala say the city is experiencing an outbreak of conjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection. According to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), cases of conjunctivitis…
Nigeria: President Tinubu lifts sanctions on Niger and reopens borders
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has lifted all economic sanctions against neighbouring Niger, eight months after the country’s military coup. He ordered the immediate opening of Niger’s borders, the resumption of…
South Africa: National airline privatisation deal collapses
South Africa has cancelled a deal to sell a stake in its national airline after failing to agree on the value and other terms with a consortium of private investors.…
Algeria: Contracts to boost energy production with new solar plants signed
Algeria, a major oil and gas exporter, has signed agreements with national and international companies to develop two solar energy projects with a total capacity of 3,000 MW. Given the…
Australia: Farm grows world’s biggest blueberry
An Australian farm has broken the record for the world’s largest blueberry with a fruit the size of a ping pong ball. Harvested in November and stored in the freezer…