00:00 Benin Benin coup attempt thwarted by soldiers loyal to the Republic, minister says A military coup declared in Benin on Sunday has failed, the country’s interior minister said, just hours after soldiers took over state television ...
01:15 Democratic Republic Of Congo DRC: M23 rebels continue their advance in South Kivu, take control of strategic town of Luvungi M23 rebels, supported by the Rwandan army are continuing their advice in the South Kivu region of the DR Congo, local sources say. On Saturday, ...
00:20 Tunisia Tunisia's powerful UGTT union calls nationwide strike for January 21 Tunisia’s main union, the UGTT, has announced a nationwide strike for January 21 to demand wage-increase negotiations and protest an escalating ...
Benin Benin minister says attempted military coup 'foiled' A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook.
00:21 Democratic Republic Of Congo Thousands flee South as fighting intensifies days after DRC and Rwanda recommit to peace deal The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is once again descending into chaos. Thousands of people are on the move, fleeing the intense fighting.
Tanzania Fears of new clashes as police in Tanzania outlaw Independence Day protests Police in Tanzania have announced that any protests during next week’s Independence Day would be illegal. The news is raising concerns of further ...
Somalia Hundreds protest in Mogadishu against Trump's reference to Somali immigrants as "garbage" Hundreds of people took to the streets of Mogadishu on Friday to voice their outrage at US President Trump’s reference to Somali immigrants as ...
USA FIFA awards US President Trump its first ever international peace prize International football’s governing body FIFA has awarded US President Trump its first ever peace prize for what it says are his efforts to work ...
01:47 Somalia Somali migrant recounts torture in Libya but says hope for a better life still drives him Awale is one of hundreds of thousands of Somalis who have fled decades of conflict and hardship. While many seek safety in neighboring countries, ...
Narendra Modi Putin says Russia and India will boost their annual trade Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the relationship between New Delhi and Moscow after holding talks with Russian President ...
00:08 Kaïs Saïed Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, a leading figure in the Tunisian opposition arrested One of the leading opposition figures in Tunisia, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, was arrested on Thursday by the authorities following his sentencing last ...
01:08 South Africa Former South African president Jacob Zuma returned to court on Thursday, alongside French arms manuf Zuma is also fighting a ruling ordering him to repay $1.6 million in state-funded legal fees from his corruption defense. He is appealing the ...
Tanzania Tanzania blocks activists online as independence day protests loom Meta has restricted prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi-Tsehai's Instagram account within Tanzania following a government directive, escalating ...
01:53 M23 Skepticism grows over peace deal amid ongoing conflict in the DR Congo Billed as a historic pact brokered by US President Donald Trump, the deal has been welcomed by some Congolese, while others have criticized it, ...
01:20 Kidnapping Nigeria school kidnapping: 250 children still held two weeks on Mass abductions of schoolchildren have become common in the West African nation, which is facing critical threats from several armed groups, ...
01:43 USA US-Kenya $2.5B health deal targets HIV, Malaria and Polio It is the first of what is expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health agreements.
02:21 USA Trump praises leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo as they sign a peace deal The ceremony took place even as there were reports of clashes between the Congolese army and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
02:06 Peace U.S. brokered Congo–Rwanda deal signed amid ongoing clashes in eastern DRC The crisis in eastern Congo traces back to the aftermath of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, after which nearly 2 million Hutu refugees fled into Congo. ...
01:54 Democratic Republic Of Congo DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal faces skepticism as violence persists in Goma On the frontline, both sides accuse each other of violating the cease-fire. The Congolese army says rebels reignited hostilities, while AFC-M23 ...
01:09 Venezuela US continues deporting migrants to Venezuela despite Trump threat A flight carrying 266 Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrived in Caracas on Wednesday on a U.S. airline plane, following ...
2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 FIFA World Cup faces human rights scrutiny Human rights experts are warning against possible threats ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup, highlighting the need to protect immigrant communities, ...
Republic of the Congo Kagame and Tshisekedi in Washington: Can Trump broker peace in DR Congo's endless war? US diplomats frame today's meeting as the "final push" after African-led initiatives like Angola's Luanda Process and Kenya's Nairobi Talks collapsed ...
01:45 Somalia Somalis criticise Trump's remarks calling them 'garbage' as racist U.S. federal authorities are reportedly preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali ...
01:10 China China-France: Xi calls for greater cooperation amid global instability French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit.
01:13 Uganda United Nations decries crackdown on opposition ahead of Ugandan elections It says hundreds of opposition supporters have been arrested and detained since the start of the year.
00:55 USA US to restrict visas for Nigerians involved in violence against Christians The move comes weeks after President Donald Trump threatened military action over what he claimed was the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
00:59 Libya Libyan commander faces ICC over alleged atrocities at Tripoli Prison Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri accused of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes at a Tripoli prison appears before the International ...
02:03 USA Mayor of Minneapolis rejects Donald Trump's comments against Somalis City officials said they would stand by its sizeable Somali community amid fears of an anti-immigration operation.
01:14 USA Trump freezes all immigration applications from 19 countries The announcement comes after last week's a shooting in Washington of two National Guard troops by a suspect who is an Afghan national.
South Africa South Africa convicts ex-apartheid cops for 1987 killing Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murdering student leader and activist Caiphus Nyoka nearly ...
