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.
We do not maintain a separate live casualty dashboard for every African conflict. Where we have built a specialized tracker, we link it: the Ebola outbreak tracker follows cases, deaths and vaccines in Congo using sourced figures. Broader alliance and aid diplomacy may also appear under the African Union page.
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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Drone Strike Kills 16 at Ethiopian Displacement Camp as Congo Asks Russia for Help on Rwanda
A drone strike killed at least 16 at an Ethiopian displacement camp, Congo asked Russia to back a UN demand on Rwanda, and Sudan's…
UK Sanctions on Sudan Commanders Target El Fasher Atrocities
Britain froze assets and imposed travel bans on 15 Sudanese commanders and officials from both warring sides and pledged £15 million in aid.
More Than 14,000 Ethiopians Flee Clashes Into Kenya as Africa Violence Spreads
The Kenya Red Cross says more than 14,000 Ethiopians have fled clashes into Moyale, as violence also hit Mali, Somalia and Nigeria.
Abyei Drone Strike Kills at Least 153 as Sudan Attacks Top 300 Dead
Abyei drone strike: a Monday attack on Amiet market killed at least 153, officials say, as Sudan drone strikes on mourners and markets top…
Paul Mackenzie Guilty: Kenya Cult Leader Convicted of 191 Murders
A Mombasa judge convicted Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others of murdering 190 children and one adult, rejecting claims they fasted by…
Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Tensions: Troops Mass as U.S. Warns of a Wider War
Rubio says troops are "surging on both sides" of the frontier, weeks after fighting resumed in Tigray and Eritrean forces were reported inside Ethiopia.
Congo Ebola Funds: Africa CDC Says $700 Million Not Accounted For
Donors sent about $962 million to Ebola responders in Congo, but national officials can trace only a fraction. Here are the numbers.
Sudan Kordofan Corridor: Army Seizes al-Mazroub, UN Split on Sanctions
Sudan Kordofan corridor fighting intensifies as the army claims al-Mazroub and the Security Council stays split on expanding the Darfur arms embargo.
Sudan Blue Nile Drone Shot Down After Entering From Ethiopia
Sudan’s army said air defenses shot down a hostile Sudan Blue Nile drone near Wad al-Mahi after it entered from Ethiopia amid intensifying RSF…
Kenya Ebola Case: Bundibugyo Death Spurs Contact Tracing
The first Kenya Ebola case, a man who traveled from Congo via Uganda, died Oct. 5. Officials trace 66 contacts as Congo's Bundibugyo outbreak…
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