Africa

The report, titled “Changing Face of Aid in Africa: Outlook, failures, and reform potential,” highlights long-standing failures of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to effectively reduce poverty, inequality, and climate vulnerability, which are now being exacerbated by the planned budget cuts.…

Somalia Faces Rising Threat as Al-Shabaab Advances Toward Mogadishu —————————– Since February 2025, Somalia has witnessed a significant resurgence of the militant group al-Shabaab, which has captured numerous towns and villages surrounding the capital, Mogadishu, Yahoo News reported. This offensive…

Somali Army and Peacekeepers Recapture Strategic Town from Al-Shabab ————————————– Somali forces and international peacekeepers have retaken the key town of Bariire from the Islamist militant Sunni Extremist group Al-Shabab after more than a week of intense fighting, Arab News…

DR Congo Condemns Massacre of Civilians by M23 Rebels —————————– The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has strongly condemned the massacre of over 300 civilians in the country’s eastern region, which was allegedly carried out by M23…

Train and Bus Collision in Central Kenya Kills at Least Four ———————————– A train and a bus collided at a railway crossing near Naivasha in central Kenya on Thursday, resulting in at least four deaths and multiple injuries, Reuters reported.…

100 al-Shabaab terrorists eliminated in Somalia military operation ———————————- Based on a report from the Somali Defense Ministry, over 100 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in a week-long military operation in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, Anadolu Agency reported. The operation, conducted…

UN Says M23 Rebels Killed Over 300 Civilians in Eastern DRC Last Month …………………. At least 319 civilians were killed by M23 rebels in a series of attacks on four villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North…

Ghana Defence and Environment Ministers Killed in Helicopter Crash ………………… Ghana’s Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among eight people killed in a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti region, the BBC reported. The…

US to Destroy $9.7m in Contraceptives, Sparking Fears of Health Crisis in Africa …………………. The US government’s decision to incinerate more than $9.7m (£7.3m) worth of contraceptives is expected to cause 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions in five…

A recent attack on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp, carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between April 11 and 14, is being investigated as one of the country’s largest war crimes. According to reports, more than 1,500 civilians…