Africa

Burkina Faso Hands Life Sentences to 13 in Terrorism Cases …………….. Burkina Faso has sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment for terrorism-related offenses, including involvement in a 2018 attack on the French embassy, media outlets reported. More than 60 others…

Rare Mental Health Services in South Sudan at Risk as Funding Ends ——————————– A new report reveals that mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are both rare and in danger of closing, posing a significant obstacle to the country’s…

Over 3 Million Displaced People Return Home in DR Congo, UN Says ……………… More than 3 million displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to their homes as of July 2025, according to UN humanitarian agency OCHA,…

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…