In Sudan’s catastrophe, food runs out as guns flow freely

The effects of the war in Sudan can be measured in superlatives: the world’s biggest internal displacement crisis, largest education crisis and biggest hunger crisis.

What a gang attack in a rural Haiti town says about the Kenya-led security mission

For two years, the residents of Ganthier, a rural community in Haiti, supported local police against bandits who raided and pillaged businesses, kidnapped U.S. missionaries and launched repeated attacks in the area. On Thursday, Ganthier found itself on the verge of a full-blown gang take-over.

Ghana’s Supreme Court upholds 1960 law criminalizing sodomy

Ghana’s Supreme Court upheld a 64-year-old law that criminalizes sodomy, saying the statute is constitutional, while it continues to ponder the fate of even-harsher anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Feds in San Diego allege Sierra Leone man heads massive human smuggling operation

Federal authorities on Thursday announced sanctions and criminal charges against an alleged Tijuana-based international criminal group suspected of smuggling thousands of undocumented migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East into the United States.

Haiti prime minister asks police, army and Kenya forces to target gang areas

Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille has asked the Haitian police, with the support of the country’s small armed forces and the Kenya-led multinational security force, to begin launching operations gradually in areas controlled by armed gangs.

Gainey takes command of US Army’s Italy-based African task force

The U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa has a new leader after a change of command ceremony Thursday at Caserma Ederle.

Kenya police tear-gas protesters, halting business in key cities

Kenyan police used teargas to disperse protesters in some of the nation’s biggest cities, shuttering shops and offices in their central business districts.

Scientists discover giant aquatic predator from a time before dinosaurs

The ancient freshwater creature resembled a salamander and had a mouth dominated by “huge fangs,” according to a member of the team that discovered it.

Iowa National Guard helps neighbors dig out, clean up after floods

The Iowa National Guard is assisting in cleanup efforts by clearing debris after historic flooding ravaged the state last week.

Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say

Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday.

Kenyan president deploys military to halt ‘treasonous’ protests

Kenyan President William Ruto slammed the nationwide anti-government protests that have left a least 17 people dead amid a brutal police crackdown, calling it “treasonous” and deployed the military to end the agitation.

Africa-focused Army command makes sure everyone knows it with new patch

The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force – Africa has a new look for shoulder sleeves that makes a point of where its mission lies.

US has withdrawn about 30% of troops from Niger ahead of full departure, Pentagon says

Hundreds of U.S. troops are still in Niger, where they are working on shutting down two military sites after being ordered out of the country.

US Embassy employee charged with sexually abusing girls in Burkina Faso home

Fode Sitafa Mara, 39, is an embassy employee and the husband of a U.S. diplomat in Burkina Faso. He faces charges of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor, coercion and enticement and obstruction of justice for crimes allegedly committed in an embassy-assigned home.

Navy adopting ‘startup approach’ to fielding new technology in Europe and Africa

US Navy officials met with allies and partners in Portugal this week to discuss common standards for drones and emerging technology.

Death toll rises as rescue charity spots another body in sea off Libya

Another body was spotted off the coast of Libya on Saturday, a day after a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants in the same area of the Mediterranean Sea and said it had saved more than 160 people from boats.

5 nations elected to UN Security Council

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to the 15-member U.N. Security Council for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2025.

Russia’s foreign minister again visits Africa, this time in Guinea, as some ties cool with the West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in Guinea on his latest visit to West Africa, where coups and growing discontent with traditional allies like France and the United States have contributed to some countries’ shift toward Moscow.

Rare strike on ISIS’ Somali offshoot kills 3 militants, AFRICOM says

A recent US airstrike killed three Islamic State group fighters in Somalia, the first such publicly announced attack against the militant group in the country in four years.