Africa

The Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi and his wife have tested positive for covid-19 and are isolating, the president’s office has announced on Monday. A statement from the presidency said Mr Nyusi and his wife had decided to isolate in accordance with health guidelines after testing positive, even though they were …

The death toll from the latest nationwide protests against military rule in Sudan rose to five on Friday, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said. The group of medics, which is aligned with the protest movement, said the fifth person who had been killed was hit in the chest by …

Eight soldiers were killed and seven others injured when their patrol was ambushed by suspected militants in western Mali, the army said in a statement on Thursday. The attack occurred late in the afternoon on Wednesday near the town of Nara, around 30 km (19 miles) south of border with …

A South African judicial commission will formally hand over the first part of its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday following its inquiry into corruption during former president Jacob Zuma’s time in power, a Cabinet minister said on Friday. The judicial commission was due to deliver the first part …

Six troops from Nigeria and Niger were killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants during an operation this month, a joint military force said on Thursday. A Multinational Joint Task Force (MTJF) comprising soldiers from Nigeria and Niger had targeted Islamist insurgents near Lake Chad basin but met …

At least four people have been shot dead in Sudan while demonstrating against the military regime, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said on Friday. Security forces had fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters marched through Khartoum and the neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Bahri towards the presidential …

The United Nations and other countries are in talks with Somalia’s president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and prime minister Mohamed Roble to urge them to reduce tensions in their political feud that has fed fears of a military clash, officials said on Wednesday. The conflict comes as President Farmajo suspended the …

The Sudan National Telecommunications Corporation on Thursday cut internet services in the capital Khartoum, ahead of large protests to demand that the military play no role in government during the transition to free elections. Thursday’s protest marks the 11th day of major demonstrations since an Oct. 25 coup, which saw …

A suspected Islamic State militant and bomb maker went on trial in a Moroccan court on terrorism charges after his arrest in cooperation with U.S. intelligence, Reuters reports. The 24-year-old Moroccan was active in the city of Sala Al Jadida near the capital, Rabat, and was in the advanced stages …

At least seven people were killed Thursday in a clash between al-Shabab fighters and Somali security forces in a town north of the capital Mogadishu, a police officer and residents said. According to police and residents in Balad, a town located at the north of Mogadishu, the al Qaeda-linked group’s …