Africa news on this page is the World News desk’s coverage of African governments, conflicts and diplomacy. Recent reporting has been heaviest on Sudan’s war and on Ethiopia; those countries have their own archives. Other states — including Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, Libya, Congo and South Africa — appear in this regional feed when we publish reports that name them.
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Country pages are created only where the desk has a meaningful run of stories. That is a coverage choice, not a ranking of African countries. Reports can belong to this region and to Human Rights, Immigration or Global Conflict when the same piece is about displacement or fighting.
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War News Nov. 5: Iran Claims Hormuz Tanker Fires as Yemen, Sudan Fronts Flare
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, as Yemen's government presses an offensive in al-Jawf…
Sudan Orders Ethiopia’s Gedaref Consulate Closed as South Africans Finish Local Elections
Sudan ordered Ethiopia's Gedaref consulate closed with 48 hours to leave; South Africans finished local elections; a court nullified Atiku's ADC candidacy.
Trump Moves to End AGOA Trade Benefits for Rwanda and South Africa on Jan. 1, 2027
Trump intends to end AGOA for Rwanda and South Africa on Jan. 1, 2027; Treasury hit an Iran false-flag network; two sanctioned diesel tankers…
Ethiopia Gives 6 Sudanese Officials 48 Hours to Leave and Shuts Assosa Consulate, Reports Say
Ethiopia ordered 6 Sudanese officials out within 48 hours and closed the Sudan consulate in Assosa, reports say, after Sudan's drone accusations.
Africa Security Update, Nov. 3: Drones Knock Out Sudan Substations as Khartoum Takes Ethiopia to the UN
TBR War Room, Nov. 3: drone strikes hit three more Sudanese substations, Sudan accuses Ethiopia at the UN over 187 drones, RSF defections in…
Sudan Says 187 Drones Launched From Ethiopia Struck It in 70 Attacks, Takes Complaint to the UN
Sudan says 187 drones launched from Ethiopia hit it in 70 attacks since February and filed UN and AU complaints. Uganda begins leaving Somalia.
Ethiopia’s Mikiyas Barega Wins Rain-Soaked JTBC Seoul Marathon in His Debut
Ethiopia's Mikiyas Barega won the JTBC Seoul Marathon in 2:10 in his debut as 30,000 ran in the rain on a new Gwanghwamun-to-Olympic Park…
UN Begins Winding Down Its Western Sahara Mission After Rival Vetoes End Its Mandate
The UN began winding down MINURSO after rival vetoes ended its mandate, as Sudan accused Ethiopia over drone strikes and Congo's Ebola deaths topped…
South Africa Local Elections: 43 Killed in Political Attacks Before Nov. 4 Vote
South Africa local elections on Nov. 4 follow 43 political killings this year, by a GI-TOC count, as police flag 331 high-risk voting stations.…
Kenya Says Russia Will Stop Recruiting Kenyans for Its Army as UN Ends Its Somalia Mission
Ruto said Russia will stop recruiting Kenyans for its military after Kremlin talks, as the UN ended its Somalia mission and Nigeria held 11…
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