West African nations have signed off on a $25 billion mega gas-pipeline project intended to connect the region to European markets. The plan aims to significantly expand the region's energy export capacity.
Leaders of the captured Ansaru militant group in Nigeria reversed their earlier stance in court and pleaded guilty to 32 terrorism-related charges. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu had announced the defendants' arrest in August 2025.
Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected sanctions announced by the United States against the country, calling them unilateral and unlawful and based on allegations that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons. The ministry said Sudan remains committed to its international agreements.
Algeria and Germany agreed to deepen energy ties during President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's recent visit to Berlin, as Algiers positions itself as a bigger gas supplier to Europe. The push comes even as Algeria grapples with tensions over Western Sahara and instability in the Sahel.
The United Nations has warned that terrorist groups operating in northern Nigeria and across the West African and Sahel region are becoming increasingly sophisticated, deploying drones, advanced communications technology and cryptocurrencies to strengthen their operations.
As France seeks to rebuild ties with Morocco after years of diplomatic tension, a new investigation alleges Moroccan intelligence targeted senior French officials with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware.
Police say a fire that killed 11 people, including children, at an orphanage was sparked by an air conditioning unit. The blaze also left 19 others injured.
At least 50 Malian soldiers were killed and dozens more taken prisoner in an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadist fighters, local sources say. The assault ranks among the deadliest incidents in the country's ongoing security crisis in the north.
Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa has called for a halt to a proposed $17bn oil refinery project by Africa's richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, in Kenya's coastal region, warning of environmental risks.
UN humanitarian workers in war-torn Sudan say needs are growing rapidly among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid. Food scarcity has become a critical concern in the camps.