Borgu (Diplomat.so) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, August 25, ordered security forces to rescue scores of people abducted during Friday prayers in Borgu, Niger State.

Conakry (Diplomat.so) - Guinea's government said 30 people were killed and 22 injured in Conakry on Sunday, August 23, after heavy overnight rain triggered a landfill collapse that buried nearby homes.

Kosti (Diplomat.so) - Sudan's 18th Infantry Division intelligence seized fuel, weapons, ammunition and narcotics in White Nile State on Sunday, August 23, authorities said, alleging the supplies were destined for the Rapid Support Forces.

Khartoum (Diplomat.so) - Local Investigation Police arrested three suspects in Wadi Halfa, Northern State, on Sunday, August 23, after finding narcotics, including 270 Nervax tablets and 52 bango cannabis units.

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) - The Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference participants endorsed proposed constitutional changes in Addis Ababa on Friday, August 21, including removing Article 39's secession provision, according to a participant cited by Al Jazeera.

Bujumbura (Diplomat.so) - The Le Parisien and Ndayizamba shopping galleries were engulfed by fire in central Bujumbura, Burundi, early Friday, August 21, destroying businesses as emergency crews battled the blaze.

Kaduna (Diplomat.so) - The Kaduna State Police Command in Nigeria rescued 75 kidnapped travellers in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, after an operation launched following their abduction on Wednesday, August 19.

Sokoto (Diplomat.so) - Nigeria's National Inland Waterways Authority said at least 40 children died in Sokoto State on Thursday, August 20, after an overloaded boat capsized on a local waterway.

Kitui (Diplomat.so) - Kenya's National Police Service recovered an illegal firearm and arrested one suspect in Lower Yatta, Kitui County, on Tuesday, August 18, following a public tip-off.

Khartoum (Diplomat.so) - Sudanese Prime Minister Prof. Kamil Idris announced Tuesday, August 18, a package of measures in Khartoum aimed at easing living costs and encouraging citizens' voluntary return.

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) – The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) announced on Friday, July 17, that it will issue a seven-day strike notice covering employees at Kenya's four major aviation employers, raising the prospect of widespread disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and…

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) – The Tigray Peace and Change Council held a public demonstration at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on Saturday, July 18, calling for the full implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement, an end to alleged forced military conscription in Tigray, and urgent measures to prevent…

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) – The United States Department of State confirmed that seven American aid workers who recently responded to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were placed under a 21-day quarantine at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base on Friday as a precautionary measure,…

Antananarivo (Diplomat.so) – The Government of Madagascar reinstated a nationwide state of energy emergency on Friday, July 18, citing renewed tensions in the Middle East that have increased uncertainty in global oil markets and raised concerns over fuel security for the import-dependent island nation.

Durban (Diplomat.so) – South African Police Service officers launched an investigation after 13 armed suspects ambushed a cash-in-transit vehicle on the N3 westbound near the Sherwood off-ramp in Durban on Saturday, July 18, disarming security guards, detonating the vehicle, and escaping with an undisclosed…

Bamako (Diplomat.so) - The Malian Armed Forces came under a coordinated ambush near Tabankort in the Gao region on Saturday, July 18, after a convoy departed the strategic northern town of Anefis, with military and security officials reporting heavy casualties as fighting continued throughout the day.

Pretoria (Diplomat.so) – The governments of South Africa and Namibia signed seven bilateral agreements on Friday, July 17, during the fourth South Africa–Namibia Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, reaffirming their commitment to expanding cooperation in trade, investment, industrial development,…

Kapchorwa (Diplomat.so) – Uganda Police Force confirmed that 24 people, including 23 schoolchildren and one adult, died after a school bus crashed near Kapchorwa in eastern Uganda on Thursday, July 17, prompting authorities to suspend all school field trips nationwide pending a safety review.

Freetown (Diplomat.so) – Nigeria and Ghana agreed on Saturday, July 18, to jointly seek the inclusion of Afrophobia on the agenda of the next African Union Summit in early 2027, following bilateral talks held on the sidelines of the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Kinshasa (Diplomat.so) – The United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have postponed key discussions on their strategic critical minerals partnership after a worsening Ebola outbreak disrupted international travel, delayed official meetings, and complicated investment missions linked…