Link To Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mgkvy4wr8o This article discusses a deadly attack in Abiemnom county, Ruweng Administrative Area, South Sudan, where unidentified armed men killed at least 178 people during an assault. According to local information minister James Monyluak Mijok, the attackers were dozens of armed youths allegedly coming from neighboring Unity state and possibly linked to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army… Read more »
Link To Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d69z3p9g2o The article discusses an attack on the remote village of Ngoshe in Borno State, Nigeria, where Islamist militants killed a large number of civilians during the evening as residents were breaking their Ramadan fast. Nigerian senator Mohammed Ali Ndume stated that the exact death toll is still unknown due to the village’s remote location and reliance… Read more »
Link to Article: Ghana calls on Commonwealth to condemn attack on its peacekeepers in Lebanon Israel has been striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in response to the Iranian-backed Shia group launching rockets and drones at the Israeli city of Haifa. The launches have occurred to avenge the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ghana has called on the… Read more »
Link to article: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/middle-east-crisis-iran-envoy-says-kenya-not-a-target-despite-hosting-us-base-5377482 Following the increasingly hostile conflict between Iran and the United States (and Israel), Iran’s ambassador the Kenya, Dr. Ali Gholampour, has reassured the Kenyan government that Kenya is absolutely not a target despite the fact that is hosts a US military base. Many countries in the Middle East with US military bases have been hit by… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5l7zdnjgpo The US government imposed sanctions on the Rwandan military and four of its senior commanders based on accusations that they were fueling the ongoing conflict in the eastern regions of the DRC by supporting a violent rebel group known as the March 23 Movement, or M23. The sanctions represent a significant escalation in Western-based pressure on… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-rand-sinks-middle-east-conflict-adds-economic-uncertainty-2026-03-02/ The South African Rand has taken a massive hit as tensions in the Middle East have intensified over the past few days. The Rand, which has never been particularly stable, is fluctuating outside its usual trends to an alarming degree. From Friday to Monday, the Rand fell 1.6% at 16.15 against the US dollar. The dollar… Read more »
https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-somalia-border-al-shabab-al-qaeda-attacks-militants/a-76100159 Summary: Since 2011, the land borders between Kenya and Somalia have been closed; in 2023, they were going to reopen the border until Somalian insurgency group Al-Shabab killed multiple civilians and officers in Kenya. Kenyan president Ruto recently announced that the border will reopen soon, and many people from both countries are excited. Especially because traders on both sides… Read more »
https://www.arise.tv/nigeria-denies-paying-n2bn-ransom-for-st-marys-papiri-pupils-in-niger-opposition-demands-transparency Summary: The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied claims that it paid a 2 billion dollar ransom to Boko Haram to secure the release of students abducted from St. Mary’s School, Papiri. The government called the allegation false and baseless and reaffirmed its official policy against ransom payments. They said the children’s release was due to security operations and… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/25/hundreds-return-from-burundi-to-drc- -border-shut-by-m23-fighting-reopens Summary: M23 rebels have been capturing DRC cities such as Uriva on a higher scale since 2025, when the longstanding conflict escalated further. On December 9, M23 took full control of Uriva. This resulted in thousands of civilians crossing the Kavimvira–Gatumba border into Burundi, a country already hosting thousands of refugees, but the border post closed soon after…. Read more »
Article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00095693.html The article explains how the European Union launched humanitarian aid flights to people affected by violence and famine in Darfur during the ongoing war in Sudan. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has destroyed infrastructure, displaced civilians, and restricted food access. The EU’s air bridge delivers medical supplies, food, and emergency support to… Read more »
