Members of Morocco's military simulate securing the port upon the arrival of a suspect vessel during the counter-weapons of mass destruction (C-WMD) exercise within the joint multinational African Lion 2025 (AL25) war games in Agadir on Morocco's Atlantic coast. File photo taken on May 20, 2025.

2 US soldiers missing during manoeuvres in Morocco

Investigations launched as African Lion 2026 exercise halted by missing soldiers case

Mali militants call for front to bring down junta

Militant alliance urges Malians to unite against junta after coordinated attacks

Pedestrians cross a street in Boundiali, northern Ivory Coast, on November 1, 2025 where Ivorians truck drivers refuse to go to Mali due to militant attacks.

US hits Congo's ex-president Kabila with sanctions

Treasury and State departments announce freeze on all assets of Kabila

FILE -Internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing fighting in Congo's South Kivu province arrive in Cibitoke, Kansega, Burundi, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza, File)

Kenya gives a hero's welcome to record breaker Sawe

Water cannon salute and dancing crowds greet new marathon world record holder

Sabastian Sawe poses for a selfie with an airport worker after arriving on a plane from London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after setting a new world record in the marathon. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Corrects spelling of first name to Sabastian, not Sebastian

UAE-US-UK initiative for peace in Nigeria launched

London summit advances multi-stage peace process linking moral and political efforts

Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace launches trilateral UAE-US-UK initiative for sustainable peace in Nigeria

Gunmen kill 29 at football pitch in Nigeria

Deadly unrest: Attackers targeted young people gathered at football pitch

Police and government officials walk past St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School where gunmen on Friday abducted children and staff in Papiri community, Nigeria. File photo taken on Tuesday, Nov.25, 2025.

14 killed in South Sudan plane crash near Juba

Cessna aircraft goes down in poor visibility, officials say

This image made from video shows the wreckage of a Cessna aircraft after it crashed southwest of Juba, South Sudan, Monday, April 27, 2026.

Elephant attack: American hunter killed during safari

Attack highlights risks of big-game hunting in African forests

Gabon’s forests are a stronghold for the African forest elephant, a species classified as critically endangered.

Malian defence chief killed in home car bomb blast

Camara's residence was targeted by a suicide car bomber and other attackers on Saturday

The Malian government confirmed the death of the defence chief, Gen. Sadio Camara

Pirates near Somalia hijack cargo ship off Garacad

Maritime agency issues urgent warning as piracy surge hits shipping lanes

Increased risk of pirate group activity promoted UKMTO to advise ship operators to "transit with caution"

Did the Pope change — or did the world finally listen?

Why a long-standing message suddenly sparked global attention

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the Popemobile as he arrives to lead the Holy Mass at the Saurimo esplanade in Saurimo on the eighth day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 20, 2026.

Pope Leo visits Angola’s diamond-rich northeast

Pontiff will also meet clergy to discuss challenges facing the church in Angola

Pope Leo XIV speaks to residents as he visits the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Saurimo on the eighth day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 20, 2026.

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