January 18, 2024 Unrest continues in Comoros after president's controversial reelection win Riots and unrest continued Thursday in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros, following President Azali Assoumani's contentious reelection.
January 18, 2024 Donkey cart explosion kills Kenyan police officer, injures 4 others A Kenyan police officer was killed and four others were wounded after a suspected IED explosion blew up a donkey cart at the country's Somali border.
January 18, 2024 Ex-leader's son renounces French nationality to run for president of Senegal Former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's son, Karim, has renounced his French nationality so he can legally seek the office once held by his father.
January 17, 2024 Massive explosion kills 3, injures 77 in southern Nigerian city A blast in Ibadan, one of Nigeria's largest cities, resulted in three deaths and 77 injuries as explosives rocked over 20 buildings on Tuesday night, officials say.
January 17, 2024 Worst cholera outbreak in 2 decades sweeps through Zambia, killing more than 400 Zambia is facing a severe cholera outbreak, with over 400 deaths and more than 10,000 infections. The government has closed schools nationwide, officials say.
January 17, 2024 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to face heat over controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a rebellion within his Conservative Party as he attempts to gain parliamentary approval for his plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
January 16, 2024 Sudan suspends ties with East African bloc over paramilitary leader's summit invitation The Sudanese government on Tuesday suspended ties with IGAD, the East African regional trade bloc, for inviting paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo to an upcoming summit.
January 16, 2024 President Tinubu calls for 'massive education' in response to Nigerian kidnapping crisis Nigerian President Bola Tinubu pledged the "massive education" of the African nation's youth amid a recent surge in ransom-motivated kidnappings.
January 16, 2024 Rwandan-Congolese tensions flare after Kigali reports killing of soldier who crossed border Rwanda's military reported Tuesday that it had killed a soldier from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who allegedly crossed the countries' shared border and fired at army patrols.
January 16, 2024 Kenya folds in aviation dispute, will continue accepting Air Tanzania cargo flights Kenya will allow cargo flights from neighboring Tanzania after the East African nation threatened to ban passenger flights to Dar es Salaam.