1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (143+ words) Libya mourns army chief killed in aircraft crash'TRT Afrika Hundreds of people on Sunday mourned Libya's army chief and seven others who were killed in a plane crash in T'rkiye. The coffins of General Mohammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and two…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (149+ words) The European Union has emphasised that Somalia's sovereignty should be respected after Israel formally recognised its northern region of Somaliland as an independent state. Israel said on Friday it was officially recognising Somaliland. EU foreign affairs spokesperson Anouar El Anouni…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (254+ words) Niger has approved a general mobilisation and the requisition of people and goods to fight terrorism, according to a government statement. Niger's transitional government adopted the mobilisation and requisition measures at a cabinet meeting on Friday. "People, property, and services…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (387+ words) Guineans are voting on Sunday to elect a new president in the country's first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for incumbent military leader General Mamadi Doumbouya. The election is…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago  (357+ words) Voters in the Central African Republic are electing a new president and federal lawmakers on Sunday, with Faustin-Archange Touadera widely tipped to remain president after a campaign in which he boasted of steadying a nation long plagued by conflict. Some…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (338+ words) More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed in ethnically motivated attacks carried out by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in parts of Darfur, according to a statement released Saturday by the Sudan Doctors Network. Citing testimonies from…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (527+ words) Several countries and international organisations have rallied behind Somalia, stressing the need to respect its national sovereignty, following Israel's recognition of Somaliland region as an independent state. Israel announced on Friday that it was recognising Somaliland as an independent state,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (217+ words) The leaders of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Djibouti have expressed support for Somalia's independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. It comes after Israel became the first country to formally recognise Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (245+ words) The regional leaders say any recognition of territory belonging to a UN member state violates the UN Charter, the AU's principle of territorial unity and international norms. The leaders of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Djibouti have expressed support for Somalia's…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (430+ words) The Pan-African bloc warns any move to recognize the breakaway region of Somalia risks undermining sovereignty, setting 'dangerous precedent' across continent. The African Union (AU) has rejected any move to recognise Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state,…...