Africa

In Beledweyne, Somalia, security forces successfully neutralized six militants who attacked a hotel hosting traditional elders and security officials, VOA reported. The siege lasted 18 hours, during which two attackers were killed, while four others detonated explosives upon realizing their…

The African Union (AU) has condemned the establishment of a parallel government in Sudan, warning it could deepen the country’s fragmentation amid ongoing conflict, news reports said today, Wednesday. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies recently signed a…

Senegal has inaugurated the International Museum of the Prophetic Biography and Islamic Civilization in Dakar, making it the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa and the third worldwide after Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Opened on February 27 in the…

In a tragic incident on Saturday, Islamic State-linked rebels attacked the village of Ngohi Vuyinga in North Kivu province, eastern Congo, resulting in the deaths of at least nine villagers, KTLA 5 reported. Local civil society leader Samuel Kagheni reported…

The UN Human Rights Office has voiced serious concerns regarding recent attacks on hospitals by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Jurist reported. On February 28, M23 rebels raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital…

The World Food Program (WFP) has issued a dire warning that drought, conflict, and high food prices could push an additional one million Somalians into critical food insecurity in the coming months, Anadolu Agency reported. Currently, 3.4 million people in…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is shutting down its southern Africa office in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, due to reduced donor funding, following major U.S. aid cuts, The Guardian reported. The agency announced that its southern and…

Dr. Githinji Gitahi, CEO of Amref Health Africa, warns that Africa’s health systems are at risk of collapse within the next few years due to a surge in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer and diabetes, The Guardian reported. He highlights…

The National Mosque in Accra has celebrated its annual Quran recitation event, Ramadan Marhaba, welcoming the holy month of fasting, Iqna news agency reported. Over 500 Muslim children from various nationalities gathered at the Mosque in Nima to demonstrate their…

The Somali government and UN agencies have issued a stark warning that 4.4 million people could face famine by April 2025 due to worsening drought conditions, ongoing conflict, and rising food prices, Anadolu Agency reported. Mohamuud Moallim, Commissioner of the…