Suicide blast targets military training camp in Somalia capital

Army officials say at least 15 new recruits have been killed in the blast.

Low turnout in Algeria elections reveals divide between old and new

While the government seeks to reassert legitimacy through elections after two years of unrest, the popular protest movement sees the ballot box as a symbol of the regime.

Algeria cancels accreditation of French channel over 'disinformation'

Communications Minister Ammar Belhimer says state-run news channel France 24 "practices disinformation and manipulation in addition to confirmed hostility against Algeria."

Clashes in Tunisia as youths come out to protest against police violence

The clashes took place in the working-class district of Sidi Hassine with several dozen young people throwing projectiles, including fireworks, at police, who responded with tear gas.

Algeria election gets low turnout amid opposition boycott

Tension surrounded the voting as activists and opposition parties boycotted the election amid a crackdown on weekly marches by the Hirak protest movement, which were all but banned under new rules for demonstrations.

Gunmen kill dozens of villagers in Nigeria's restive northern region

A gang of motorcycle-riding cattle thieves attacked residents in multiple villages, killing at least 53 civilians in the Zurmi district of northwest Zamfara state, local authorities say.

Algeria holds parliamentary vote rejected by opposition as 'sham'

Saturday's election follows the arrest of seven leading protest movement figures and heavy police deployment in the capital Algiers, blocking any bid by the Hirak movement to hold anti-government protests.

What does French withdrawal from the Sahel mean?

Insecurity in the Sahel region, stands as a symptom of a deeper crisis of governance and political instability.

Over 30,000 Ethiopian children ‘at high risk of death’ in Tigray famine

UNICEF’s statement comes day after UN warning that 2 million people are on brink of famine with hundreds of thousands of people already starving in the region.

With the death of the Boko Haram leader, what's next for Nigeria?

Despite Abubakar Shekau’s reported death, Nigeria has a long way to become insurgency-free because a bigger threat has emerged in the form of ISWAP.

How Nigeria’s Twitter ban harms its own people

By barring 40 million users from using the platform, the government has effectively silenced ordinary Nigerians and taken away financial opportunities from them.

UN document: Some 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine

Millions more across Tigray require "urgent food and agriculture, and livelihood support to avert further slides towards famine," according to the UN document that Ethiopian government disputes.