Between March 20 and 21, approximately 15,000 families were forced to flee their homes in the Sudanese city of Al-Malha, located in North Darfur province, according to a report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released on Monday. On March 20, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced that they had taken control of the […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Eastern and Southern Africa has reported over 178,000 cases of cholera in the region over the past 15 months, according to a statement from the organization. “More than 178,000 cholera cases have been confirmed in 16 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa between January 2024 and March 2025,” […]

On March 24, 2025, Angola announced its decision to cease mediation efforts in the ongoing conflict involving the M23 rebels, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda. This decision comes after a series of failed negotiations and external interference that hindered progress. The announcement was made by the Presidency of the Republic of Angola, […]

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a senior United Nations (UN) official, has voiced deep concerns about the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He warned of the risks of further destabilization in the region amid the ongoing conflict between the Congolese government and the rebel group M23. The M23’s advances, particularly in the eastern provinces […]

A separatist group in Mali has alleged that an airstrike on a market in the country’s northern Timbuktu region resulted in the deaths of at least 18 civilians, with seven others injured. Mali’s army, however, stated that the operation targeted a militant refuge and claimed to have killed 11 “terrorists” in the attack, which took […]

Sudanese officials announced on Sunday the discovery of numerous bodies at the bottom of a well in Khartoum, following the military’s expulsion of a notorious paramilitary group from the area. Police reported that 11 bodies, including those of women and children, were retrieved from the deep well located in the Fayhaa neighborhood on Saturday. Col. […]

The Tanzanian government officially declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak today after 42 days without any new confirmed cases, following the last reported death on January 28, 2025. This marks the conclusion of Tanzania’s second experience with the deadly virus, both occurring in the north-eastern Kagera region, with the most recent outbreak […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group are to hold direct peace talks on 18 March, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço’s office said they would begin “peace negotiations” in the Angolan capital, Luanda. Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated […]

At least six people have died, and tens of thousands have been displaced after Cyclone Jude made landfall in Mozambique’s northern Nampula province, local sources confirmed on Monday. According to the National Institute of Meteorology, the cyclone hit the country early Monday morning, weakening into a severe tropical storm that brought 200 millimeters of rainfall […]

Aid operations in Burundi are under mounting pressure as thousands of refugees continue to flee escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In less than a month, nearly 63,000 people have crossed into Burundi, marking the country’s largest refugee crisis in decades. On March 5 alone, over 1,100 arrivals were recorded. While daily […]