OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The military government of Burkina Faso says it has successfully thwarted an alleged plot to kill President Captain Ibrahim Traoré and destabilise the country, authorities announced this week. In a late-night televised address, Security Minister Mahamadou Sana told citizens that national intelligence services intercepted the operation in its final stages, preventing…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced the capture of seven Rwandan soldiers and eight foreign civilians in its eastern provinces, accusing them of participating in the ongoing M23 rebellion in North and South Kivu. The announcement was made between January 3–5, 2026, and the individuals were publicly presented in Kinshasa as evidence…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday released photographs showing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima, hours after U.S. forces captured the longtime leader in a dramatic military operation in Caracas that has triggered sharp international backlash and divided global opinion. The images, circulated by the White House, show Maduro under U.S. military…
Banjul — At least seven people have been confirmed dead and 96 others rescued after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of The Gambia as it attempted the dangerous Atlantic crossing to Europe, authorities said. The incident occurred around midnight on December 31, 2025, into January 1, 2026, near Jinack Village in the North…
Mogadishu — Somalia’s security forces, working with international partners, carried out overnight precision airstrikes that killed 29 al-Shabaab militants in central Somalia, the Ministry of Defence announced on January 1, 2026. The strikes targeted militant hideouts and gathering points in Jabad Godane, a town in the Middle Shabelle region, an area that has remained a…