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Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, as a grinding war between the army and paramilitary forces has left millions hungry, displaced and cut off from aid.Since April 2023, the conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, displaced 11 million …

Famine spreading in Sudan’s Darfur, UN-backed experts warnThu, 05 Feb 2026 20:47:22 GMT Read More »

Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso said Thursday he would run for a new term in elections next March, seeking to extend his more than four decades in power.Sassou Nguesso’s cumulative 42 years in power — minus a five-year break — make him one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders, after Paul Biya of Cameroon, in office …

Congo-Brazzaville’s veteran president declares re-election runThu, 05 Feb 2026 20:36:13 GMT Read More »

First, the jihadists sent a letter saying they were coming to the village to preach, said Nigerian chief Umar Bio Salihu.When no one attended, they went on a rampage, killing people and torching houses, he said.Salihu is the traditional chief of Woro, a small, Muslim-majority village in west-central Nigeria where alleged jihadist gunmen are reported …

‘Burned in their houses’: Nigerians recount horror of massacreThu, 05 Feb 2026 19:47:32 GMT Read More »

In an abandoned hangar surrounded by dusty trucks in Kinshasa, young student models strut down a catwalk of artificial grass, showcasing their first-ever collection to their Congolese fashion school peers.Container ships rumble outside in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, but the room holding the makeshift runway in the Regional Fashion Institute in Africa (IRMA) …

The Kinshasa ‘fashion lab’ harnessing C.African talentThu, 05 Feb 2026 17:02:31 GMT Read More »

On a hill overlooking the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a giant new palace is emerging, funded by the Emiratis and an ostentatious sign of the way Gulf monarchies are battling for influence in the Horn of Africa. The Horn — that comprises Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea — is a highly strategic spot on one of …

Horn of Africa becoming ‘battleground’ for rival Gulf monarchiesThu, 05 Feb 2026 17:01:49 GMT Read More »

After a year of tensions, Chad is seeking renewed ties with former colonial ruler France amid concerns over a spillover from Sudan’s devastating war and rising rebel attacks.Chad, a key link in the French army’s presence in Africa, abruptly ended military cooperation with France in 2024.But Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno met his French …

Security needs drive Chad to reset ties with FranceThu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:55 GMT Read More »

The mayor of Suakin dreams of a rebirth for his town, an ancient Red Sea port spared by the wars that have marked Sudan’s history but reduced to ruins by the ravages of time.”It was called the ‘White City’,” for its unique buildings made of coral stone taken from the seabed, said mayor Abu Mohamed …

In Sudan’s old port of Suakin, dreams of a tourism revivalSun, 01 Feb 2026 01:37:50 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s Afrobeat king Fela Kuti will this weekend be posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction.After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition comes nearly three decades after Fela’s death and long after his influence reshaped global music.He is …

Fela Kuti: first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement AwardFri, 30 Jan 2026 19:53:16 GMT Read More »

Niger’s main airport in the capital Niamey was targeted in an attack claimed on Friday by the Islamic State (IS) group, a rare development in a country where jihadist violence is usually contained to the west and southeast.The ruling junta said Thursday’s attack had been repelled by its soldiers with the help of “Russian partners” …

What we know about Niger airport attackFri, 30 Jan 2026 19:40:08 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s Afrobeat king Fela Kuti will this weekend be posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction.After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition comes nearly three decades after Fela’s death and long after his influence reshaped global music.He is …

Fela Kuti to be first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement AwardFri, 30 Jan 2026 18:04:20 GMT Read More »