Durban (Diplomat.so) - South African Police Service (SAPS), in coordination with the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), confirmed on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, that arrests were made following nationwide anti-migrant protests held on Tuesday, June 30, across Durban, Johannesburg,…

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) – The National Police Service of Kenya said 355 people were arrested across the country on Thursday, 25 June, during demonstrations marking the second anniversary of the 2024 Gen Z anti-Finance Bill protests, as security agencies reported that operations were conducted to maintain…

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) - William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya, inspected the ongoing expansion of the Bomas International Conference Centre (BICC) in Nairobi on Thursday, June 25, 2026, highlighting its projected role in strengthening Kenya's tourism and business events economy.

Khartoum (Diplomat.so) – Dr. Jibril Ibrahim, Sudan's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, said on Thursday, 25 June, that the government is closely monitoring foreign exchange stability across national markets following recent fluctuations and policy interventions coordinated with the Central…

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) – The Kenyan Police Service on Thursday, 25 June, recovered two cows suspected of theft in Siaya County and seized multiple mobile phones in a separate intelligence-led raid in Kisii Central, marking coordinated anti-theft operations across western Kenya.

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) - Kenya Police Service blocked major roads into central Nairobi on Thursday, June 25, deploying riot units as Gen Z-led protests marking the 2024 anti-tax movement anniversary spread nationwide. Security forces sealed highways with checkpoints, leaving the central business district…

Garissa (Diplomat.so) – Kenya's North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno on Thursday, June 25, announced intensified security operations targeting organised juvenile criminal groups in Garissa town, as multi-agency teams move to dismantle networks accused of escalating violent street crime…

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) – Kenyan security agencies have launched a multi-agency investigation after six men from neighboring Garissa County were killed in suspected inter-clan violence in Biyagadud village, Bangale Subcounty, Tana River County, with authorities confirming investigations remain underway…

Bloemfontein (Diplomat.so) – Zambia's government confirmed on Tuesday, June 23, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, that it will not appeal a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in favor of former President Edgar Lungu's family over custody of his remains.

Bunia (Diplomat.so) - UNICEF and United Nations partner agencies on Monday, June 22, warned that Ebola response teams and safe burial units in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing escalating mistrust, insecurity, and operational resistance as they work to contain an outbreak that has…

Khartoum (Diplomat.so) – Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Sudan and private university directors agreed in Khartoum on Tuesday, June 23, to resume operations at original campuses after wartime disruption.

Wardher (Diplomat.so) – Two lineages within the Ogaden, a sub-clan of the Darod clan-family, have renewed deadly inter-lineage clashes in the Aad village area west of Wardher District in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State on Sunday, 21 June. Local accounts and clan elders report at least six people…

Pretoria (Diplomat.so) - Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said Minister Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe concluded a working visit to South Africa in Pretoria on Wednesday, June 18, meeting South African DIRCO Minister Ronald Lamola to advance bilateral normalization talks…

Juba (Diplomat.so) - MSF accused South Sudan's government of blocking humanitarian access to opposition-held areas on Tuesday June 16 amid escalating clashes affecting civilian populations across contested regions according to report published

Kigali (Diplomat.so) - Rwandan authorities received 173 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-supported Emergency Transit Mechanism on Wednesday, June 17, in Bugesera District, Rwanda, where officials confirmed nationalities and ongoing processing…

Niamey (Diplomat.so) - Nigerien security forces deployed heavily around Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey on Thursday, June 18, after residents reported sustained gunfire and explosions near the facility's main gate for nearly an hour beginning around 6:00 a.m. local time.

Freetown (Diplomat.so) - The Bank of Sierra Leone announced on Wednesday, June 17, that it has revoked the operating license of Union Trust Bank Limited, Sierra Leone's only privately owned indigenous commercial bank, after determining the institution had become insolvent and no longer satisfied…

Paris (Diplomat.so) - The Government of Kenya is nearing a landmark agreement with the United States that would see the country's critical minerals processed domestically rather than exported as raw materials, President William Ruto said on Wednesday, June 17, during the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains,…

Harare (Diplomat.so) – Zimbabwe's government pledged US$1 million to support the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in containing the ongoing Ebola outbreak during a high-level virtual meeting of African heads of state and partners held on Tuesday, June 16, as regional…

Malabo (Diplomat.so) - Government of Equatorial Guinea resigned on Tuesday, 17 June, after the prime minister submitted the collective resignation of ministers over failure to meet key performance targets, Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said.