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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Showing 7 matching stories (page 3 of 3), newest first, from the World News archive—not only the latest desk window.
Sudan War in Kordofan: Army Advances, RSF Digs In, No Talks
Sudan war Kordofan update: what the army and RSF say they hold, why the front moved east after El Fasher, the aid picture and…
Ethiopia Eritrea Conflict: Addis Tells UN It Acts in Self-Defense
The Ethiopia Eritrea conflict escalated Oct. 9 as Addis Ababa told the UN Security Council it is acting in self-defense over Eritrean troops in…
Tigray Capital Mekelle Retaken by Ethiopian Federal Forces
Ethiopian federal troops and allied fighters hold the Tigray capital Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew, as Horn of Africa leaders meet in Egypt to…
Sudan RSF Attack Kills Civilians in Kordofan
A Sudan RSF attack in Umm Badr, North Kordofan, killed more than 25 civilians, doctors say, as the UN nears a vote on expanding…
Sudan Army Captures Sodari as North Kordofan Offensive Grows
Sudan army captures Sodari in North Kordofan from the RSF, extending a westward push toward Darfur amid prisoner-killing claims and RSF defections to the…
US Withholds Sudan al-Burhan UN Visa Over Truce
The US is withholding Sudan’s al-Burhan UN visa unless he accepts Massad Boulos’s 90-day ceasefire, as State questions SAF and RSF leaders’ legitimacy.
Ethiopia Tigray Fighting Resumes as Peace Deal Frays
Ethiopia Tigray fighting resumed on Sept. 23, 2026, straining the Pretoria peace deal as UN chief Guterres urged restraint while leaders spoke at UNGA.
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