Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn 

Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned,...

East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials 

A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions as part of...

Djibouti’s foreign minister elected to top African Union post 

African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fears of...

Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport 

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told Reuters, as residents reported seeing the...

Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya 

Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya on Monday as they were on...

Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation 

Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and troops from the east African neighbours exchanged fire over the border in...

US determines Sudan’s RSF committed genocide, imposes sanctions on leader 

The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed...

Ethiopia’s PM warns Somalia and Egypt against invasion amid simmering tensions 

ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) - In a televised address on Sunday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued a stern warning to any country contemplating an...

Suspected quarry serial killer escapes from Kenya police station 

A man arrested on suspicion of killing a number of women and dumping their bodies in an old quarry escaped from police custody in...

Mali rebels say they killed and injured dozens of soldiers, Wagner mercenaries in fighting 

Mali's northern Tuareg rebels said they had killed and injured dozens of soldiers and Wagner mercenaries in two days of fighting near the Algerian...

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