Uganda Charges Opposition Lawyer Erias Lukwago with Misprision of Treason
– Kampala, Uganda Former Kampala mayor and chairman of the People's Freedom Front, Erias Lukwago, was indicted today in the Makindye …
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Nigeria Pardons 9,680 Former Boko Haram Fighters
Their formal reintegration took place on June 12, 2026, during a ceremony at Camp Hajj in Maiduguri, coinciding with Nigeria's Democracy Day. — M…
Retired Nigerian General Dies in Captivity
The government pledged to cooperate with federal authorities to pursue and prosecute those responsible. KATSINA, Nigeria — Retired Nigerian Major Ge…
Edo Closes Schools Over DSS Terrorist Abduction Alert
– Benin, Edo State The Department of State Services DSS issued a security alert regarding a suspected plot by criminals to kidnap school…
Hillary Clinton Criticises US After Somali Referee Denied Entry
— Washington, D.C. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly criticized US immigration authorities after Somalia's head ref…
DRC Colonel Sentenced to Death for Murder of UN Experts
–Kinshasa, DRC The Supreme Military Court sentenced Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni to death for his role in the 2017 murder of two United …
Police Deploy Tear Gas and Arrest Ex-Chief Justice at Protest in Nairobi National Park
– Nairobi, Kenya Kenyan police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse dozens of environmental activists protesting a development project wi…
Terrorists Demand Shariah in Nigeria As Exchange for School Hostages
“It is worrying that the Fulani terrorists are abusing the victims in captivity,” Isaac Ade told Gazette Africa. – OYO, Nigeria Armed terrorists hold…
Government Forces Kill Four Separatists in Cameroon
The violence is part of the broader Anglophone crisis that began in 2016, when discontent over the perceived marginalization of Cameroon's Anglop…
Gunmen Abduct Pastor's Son in Ondo Attack
– Idogun, Ondo State Gunmen stormed into the community of Igbosi in the early morning hours of Friday, June 5, 2026. They opened fire aro…
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Leader Remains Under House Arrest
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Leader Remains Under House Arrest A military court on Thursday ordered that opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira remain…
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills Eight Soldiers in New Attack
Nigeria Soldiers – BORNO, Nigeria The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram launched a dawn attack early Friday morning against a Nigerian army base in…
Mali Offers Millions in Bounties for Information on Attackers
– Bamako, Mali The military government in Bamako has announced cash rewards for information on several high-profile militants. The move s…
Clashes Erupt in Somali Capital Amid Political Crisis
–Mogadishu, Somalia Heavy gunfire broke out in several districts of the Somali capital on Wednesday night as political tensions surroundi…
Nigerian Court Sentences Four to Death for 2022 Owo Church Massacre
– Abuja, Nigeria A Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced four men to death by hanging on Wednesday for their involvement in the deadly Ju…
Five Mozambicans killed in anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa
–Mossel Bay, South Africa The Mozambican government reported that five of its citizens lost their lives in xenophobic attacks over the we…
Two Killed in Kenya Protests Over US Ebola Quarantine Facility
–Nanyuki, Kenya Two people were shot and killed in Nanyuki, central Kenya, on June 1, 2026, during protests against a planned US-funded E…
Cameroon: Separatists Kill 3 Soldiers in Bafut Ambush
The Ambazonian separatist movement emerged in 2017 following protests against the marginalization of the Anglophone linguistic, educational, and lega…
Ghanaians Repatriated from South Africa Amid Anti-Immigrant Protests
– Johannesburg, South Africa Ghana has begun repatriating its citizens from South Africa following weeks of intense anti-immigrant protes…
Faye Appoints Economist Lo as Senegal’s New Prime Minister
– Dakar, Senegal Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as the country’s new prime minister on May 25,…