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UN Security Council sanctions four RSF commanders over El-Fasher atrocities
UN Security Council sanctions four top RSF commanders, including Hemedti's brother, Abdelrahim Daglo, over alleged October 2025 El-Fasher city takeover.
By AFP
2026-02-25 13:56:14
South Africa on Monday said it accepted a conservative envoy highly critical of Pretoria as the new US ambassador to the country, amid frayed relations with US President Donald Trump.
By AFP
2026-02-23 18:09:24
Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition.
By AFP
2026-02-22 16:12:02
Ethiopia has begun enforcing a ban on the production, sale and use of single-use plastic bags, after a six-month transition period under the country's solid waste management and disposal proclamation.
By AFP
2026-02-21 09:30:00
Cameroon has handed jail terms to three soldiers found guilty of involvement in the killing of 21 civilians in 2020 unrest in the country's English-speaking northwest, victims' lawyers said on Friday.
By AFP
2026-02-21 07:35:00
Publishing false information "with the intention of defaming, threatening, insulting, deceiving, or misleading" is now punishable by up to five years in prison.
By AFP
2026-02-20 16:29:05
The armed group launched a new offensive in December on the town of Uvira, in the midst of the ratification of an agreement between the DRC and Rwanda under US mediation.
By AFP
2026-02-20 16:09:25
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday it would have to stop humanitarian assistance in Somalia by April if it did not receive new funding.
By AFP
2026-02-20 14:27:01
Gov't of Zanzibar announces heritage restoration initiative backed by a $12 million public–private investment, in a move aimed at strengthening cultural preservation.
By Peter Muiruri
2026-02-19 21:48:28
The United Nations independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said Thursday it had concluded that the paramilitary siege and capture of El-Fasher bore "the hallmarks of genocide".
By AFP
2026-02-19 12:47:52
"We can't even breathe because of the fear of the militias," said Hersi, who regularly drives goods lorries from Bosaso port in the far north of Somalia to Hiiraan province.
By AFP
2026-02-19 10:58:30
Ghana summons Russian Ambassador Sergei Berdnikov over conduct of Russian national accused of sexually exploiting women, demands justice.
By Ronald Kipruto
2026-02-18 14:28:54
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