Africa

FreeMuslim Association Condemns Manda Massacre in Niger, Demands Immediate Action ………………….. The FreeMuslim Association—an international anti-violence organization—has strongly condemned what it described as a “horrific massacre” carried out by armed groups in the village of Manda, western Niger, which left…

Over 10M children receiving polio vaccination in DR Congo ——————————– The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has launched the second phase of a mass polio vaccination campaign targeting over 10 million children, Anadolu Agency reported. From June 26…

Nearly 30 killed in explosion, stampede at high school in Central African Republic ———————————— At least 29 students lost their lives and 260 injured after an explosion triggered a stampede at a high school in the Central African Republic, Anadolu…

HRW Urges France to Address Education in Mayotte Recovery Bill ……………… Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged France’s National Assembly to include education and children’s rights in a new emergency bill for Mayotte, its overseas department in the Indian Ocean.…

Outrage in Ghana over sale of mosque lands for commercial ise ……………………. A wave of public anger has erupted in the Kete area of western Karachi Municipality, Ghana, after local entities began selling long-standing Islamic endowment (waqf) lands—traditionally reserved for…

UN warns of potential war crimes in eastern DRC conflict ……………….. The United Nations has accused multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of serious human rights abuses, some of which may amount to war crimes.…

Morocco issues high-risk wildfire warning across nine provinces …………….. Morocco’s National Agency for Water and Forests issued an urgent wildfire warning on Sunday for nine provinces, citing extreme fire risk due to favorable weather conditions. The alert, effective from Monday…

In April and May 2025, more than 7,000 migrants, primarily from sub-Saharan Africa and largely Nigerien nationals, were forcibly expelled from Algeria to the Assamaka Desert in Niger, Reliefweb.com reported. This unprecedented wave of expulsions has created a severe humanitarian…

Moroccan king issues royal pardon for over 1,500 convicts on Eid al-Adha —————————— On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, King Mohammed VI of Morocco granted a royal pardon to 1,526 individuals, Middle East Monitor reported. The Justice Ministry announced that…

African leaders call for own cholera vaccines, commit to containing outbreak ——————————— African leaders have emphasized the urgent need for indigenous cholera vaccine production as the continent accounts for 99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. This…