Africa

Rebel groups’ capture of Uvira near DR Congo-Burundi border worries regional bloc

Rebel groups’ capture of Uvira near DR Congo-Burundi border worries regional bloc

Bloc asks members to take steps to stop escalation as summit opens to discuss ‘humanitarian crisis and heightened the risk of cross border destabilization’

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Coup bid foiled against Burkina Faso’s President Traore, says security minister
07.01.2026

Coup bid foiled against Burkina Faso’s President Traore, says security minister

Minister accuses former transitional President Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba of orchestrating coup plot

Ex-Guinea presidential guard chief convicted over 2009 stadium massacre dies in detention
07.01.2026

Ex-Guinea presidential guard chief convicted over 2009 stadium massacre dies in detention

Claude Pivi, sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity, dies from diabetes-related complications, prosecutor says

Africa voices solidarity with Venezuela after US military operation targeting Maduro
06.01.2026

Africa voices solidarity with Venezuela after US military operation targeting Maduro

African countries call for respect of international law following US capture of President Nicolas Maduro, Cilia Flores

South Africans hold nationwide protests in solidarity with pro-Palestine hunger strikers in UK jails
06.01.2026

South Africans hold nationwide protests in solidarity with pro-Palestine hunger strikers in UK jails

Protesters want South African government to mount pressure on UK to release activists

Somalia slams Israeli foreign minister’s visit to Somaliland, calls it ‘unauthorized incursion’
06.01.2026

Somalia slams Israeli foreign minister’s visit to Somaliland, calls it ‘unauthorized incursion’

Gideon Saar’s Somaliland visit represents ‘unacceptable interference’ in internal affairs of a sovereign UN member, says Somali Foreign Ministry