December 12, 2023 El-Sissi's re-election considered imminent as polls close in Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi appears all but certain to win re-election, having faced no serious challenger in Tuesday's vote.
December 12, 2023 102 African migrants, 3 suspected smugglers detained in southern Mexico Mexican authorities reportedly detained two buses carrying 102 African migrants in the country's Oaxaca state Tuesday, alongside three suspected people smugglers.
December 12, 2023 Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for striking Norwegian tanker Strand in latest attack Yemen's Houthi movement struck a Norwegian oil and chemical tanker with a rocket on Monday in its latest attack to protest Israel's military operations in Gaza.
December 11, 2023 Suspect in arson attack on South African Parliament deemed mentally unfit for trial Zandile Mafe, who has been charged with terrorism for a 2022 arson attack on South Africa's Parliament, has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
December 11, 2023 United Nations ends Mali peacekeeping mission after a decade The United Nations ended its peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday following a request by the West African nation's military government.
December 7, 2023 Dangerous rebels claim another Congo town as UN peacekeepers leave country M23 rebels have reportedly seized the town of Mushaki, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as U.N. peacekeeping forces exit the conflict-ravaged nation.
December 7, 2023 Sierra Leone questions former president over coup attempt Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has reportedly been called in for questioning in connection with a recent failed coup attempt.
December 7, 2023 West African high court denies Niger's request for sanctions relief, deems junta illegitimate The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled against Niger's military junta in its request for sanctions relief, claiming its unconstitutionality gives it no standing to make such demands.
December 7, 2023 Seychelles declares state of emergency amid deadly flooding, explosives depot blast Seychelles declared a state of emergency Thursday after a large blast at an explosives depot further complicated the country's response to deadly flooding.
December 6, 2023 21 dead, 600 infected in Mali dengue outbreak 600 dengue fever cases have been counted in Mali, with 21 people confirmed by officials to have been killed by the mosquito-borne disease.