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Six South Sudan Soldiers Killed in Armed Clashes With Ugandan Forces Near Border

On August 1, 2025, Southern Sudan six soldiers lost their lives as a result of a violent clash with the Ugandan military in Kajo-Keji...

Kenya Raises Legal Drinking Age to 21 and Restricts Alcohol Sales to Licensed Bars

On July 30, 2025, Kenya’s Parliament made some major changes to the Alcohol Control Act which included raising the minimum legal drinking age from...

Presidents Ruto and Museveni Call for Removal of Intra-East African Trade Barriers

Kenya’s William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda met in Uganda on August 1, 2025, and had bilateral discussions mainly about improving trade relations...

Over 1,000 Arrested in Angola Following Fuel Subsidy Protests

More than a thousand people were arrested by the Angolan authorities following country-wide protests that started in the last week of July 2025.  These protests...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Announces Bid for Fourth Term

During his Independence Day speech, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced that he had decided to run for the 4th time, in the 2025...

AU Establishes Continental Framework for Historical Justice

During its 37th Assembly session in February 2024, the African Union took a revolutionary decision to set up two big institutions that would be...

Burkina Faso Opens Independent Inquiry as It Rejects Ivory Coast Claim on Alain Traoré’s Death

Burkina Faso has doubted the version provided by Ivorian authorities regarding the demise of the social activist Alain Christophe Traoré (Alino Faso) and has...

UN Report Shows Global Hunger Declining but Food Insecurity Deepens in Africa

The United Nations unveiled its yearly report on food security in July 2025, highlighting a paradox that is quite troubling: the global hunger decline...

Nigerian Women’s Football Team Promised $100,000 Each After WAFCON Victory

On July 25, 2025, President Bola Tinubu made it known that every member of Nigeria’s victorious women’s national football team will be given $100,000...

Deadly Fuel Price Protests in Angola

The Angolan government has removed subsidies for fuel as part of its wider economic reform, announcing the decision as essential to lessen the financial...

Somalia’s Gedo Conflict Forces Refugees into Kenya and Disrupts Cross‑Border Trade

Eight families from Somalia have fled violence in the Gedo district and crossed the border to Mandera County in Kenya where they sought refuge.  Those...

Hundreds of Sudanese Refugees Depart Cairo by Train to Return Home

Hundreds of Sudanese nationals started their voluntary trip back to their country from Egypt on Monday, leaving Cairo’s Ramses Station on a train specially...

Lesotho Garment Factory Struggles as U.S. Tariffs Hit Apparel Exports

A textile factory located in Lesotho that was previously producing golf shirts for Donald Trump’s merchandise line is now facing serious operational problems due...

ISIL Claims Responsibility for Deadly Church Attack in Eastern DR Congo

Islamic State (IS) has lifted its voice to confess it was behind the heartbreaking murder of 17 people, with scores more injured, after they...

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