Category: News

At Least 139 Migrants Dead and 84 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti

Posted on 2026-10-11

The overcrowded vessel was carrying 305 people toward Yemen when it sank near Guhere, north of Obock. Around 82 people survived, while search-and-rescue operations continued.

At Least 139 Migrants Dead and 84 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti

Nigerian Military Aircraft Crashes in Ondo State, Killing All 32 Aboard

Posted on 2026-10-05

A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashed near Igbokoda while flying from Benin City to Lagos, killing 25 passengers and seven crew members.

Nigerian Military Aircraft Crashes in Ondo State, Killing All 32 Aboard

Morocco Appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Its First Woman Prime Minister

Posted on 2026-09-29

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s Head of Government after her PAM party won the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives election.

Morocco Appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Its First Woman Prime Minister

Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Chad Surge Twentyfold as Regional Aid Plan Remains 18% Funded

Posted on 2026-09-262026-09-26

More than 400 people a day crossed into eastern Chad during a recent week, UNHCR said, intensifying pressure on overcrowded border facilities as humanitarian agencies face a severe funding shortage.

Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Chad Surge Twentyfold as Regional Aid Plan Remains 18% Funded

Tigray Government Says It Has Entered ‘Defensive War’ as Fighting Erupts in Northern Ethiopia

Posted on 2026-09-23

Tigray’s regional administration said its forces were responding to an alleged federal attack as clashes were reported across northern Ethiopia and flights to the region were suspended.

Tigray Government Says It Has Entered ‘Defensive War’ as Fighting Erupts in Northern Ethiopia

Nigeria Names 10-Member Independent Committee to Investigate 37 NSCDC Custody Deaths

Posted on 2026-09-20

The panel has two weeks to determine how 37 suspected illegal miners died in an NSCDC detention cell in Minna and identify any responsibility, negligence or misconduct.

Nigeria Names 10-Member Independent Committee to Investigate 37 NSCDC Custody Deaths

South Africa’s Constitutional Court invalidates Public Procurement Act

Posted on 2026-09-17

The unanimous court found that Parliament failed to allow meaningful public participation after substantially revising key provisions of the procurement bill.

South Africa’s Constitutional Court invalidates Public Procurement Act

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, center, Ambassador of Djibouti to the United States, Mohamed Siad Douale, left, and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, right, pose for a group photograph after the Artemis Accord signing, Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Posted on 2026-09-15

The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country […]

Djibouti becomes the Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

Mass Funeral Held in Bukavu for 26 Children Killed in School Fire and Stampede

Posted on 2026-09-14

Hundreds gathered in Bukavu on September 14 to mourn 26 children who died after a fire reached two neighboring primary schools and set off a deadly rush to escape.

Mass Funeral Held in Bukavu for 26 Children Killed in School Fire and Stampede

São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova Sworn In for Second Term

Posted on 2026-09-05

Carlos Manuel Vila Nova began a second five-year term after winning the July 19 presidential election in the first round. His inauguration address emphasized political reconciliation and restoring confidence.

São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova Sworn In for Second Term

DR Congo Ebola Death Toll Reaches 3,007 as Confirmed Cases Hit 6,186

Posted on 2026-09-02

Government figures show the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has spread across 60 health zones in six provinces, becoming the deadliest epidemic of the disease recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.