Africa Archive

Sudanese air defenses intercepted drones targeting Khartoum International Airport on Monday, military and local sources said, as attacks intensify in the capital amid the ongoing conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “Our air defenses successfully downed

The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has claimed his fighters were prepared to wage war for decades against the country’s regular army, warning that RSF forces remain positioned outside the army-controlled capital. “We do not want this war to

Stripped of influence in several of its former West African colonies, France is turning its focus elsewhere on the continent as it prepares to deepen ties at an Africa summit next week in Nairobi, its first in an English-speaking country. With

African countries including Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have urged their citizens in South Africa to stay cautious and remain indoors amid attacks targeting foreigners, while Ghana has called on the African Union to intervene. South Africa has been gripped by

Anicet Ekane, a prominent opposition leader in Cameroon, has passed away at the age of 74 after spending several weeks in detention, according to his family and legal representatives. They allege he was denied adequate medical treatment despite suffering from severe