Trump is the ‘elephant in the room’ as the African Union holds new summit
Trump’s policies on tariffs, foreign aid and immigration have outsized impact as African Union leaders seek ‘balance’.
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From: Africa Now
Kenya’s Mau Mau History
Chao Tayiana Maina explains how colonial methods of repression used against the Mau Mau resurface in protests worldwide.
Published On 11 Feb 2026
‘Monstrous’: Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar, leaving at least 31 dead
Gezani hit just 11 days after Cyclone Fytia killed 12 people, destroying 18,600 houses and 20 health facilities.
From: NewsFeed
People climb from windows of burning campus building in Dakar
Footage shows people climbing out of windows to escape from a burning university building in Dakar as protests erupt ove
Published On 10 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe cabinet approves plan to extend Mnangagwa’s rule till 2030
President Mnangagwa, 83, is currently meant to step down in 2028 after serving two five-year terms.
Questions remain after heavy gunfire erupts near Guinea prison
Automatic gunfire outside the capital’s main prison appears related to an infamous inmate involved in a 2009 massacre.
‘We’re in darkness’: Humanitarian crisis deepens as S Sudan violence surges
Humanitarian operations have been impeded by attacks, looting and restrictions on movement.
A Kenyan Turkana girl fetches water for her herd of goats from a well dug on a dried-up water pan in the drought-hit village of Lopii, Turkana East, Kenya. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Locals share food rations distributed by World Vision Kenya as Nalemkais village in Turkana County endures severe drought. [Patrick Ngugi/AP Photo]
Elizabeth Lochaki, 54, a Kenyan Turkana woman, feeds her goats some prepared wild Doum palm fruit in drought-hit Kaaruko village, Turkana East. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
A Kenyan Turkana man leads his herd of goats to a water point where locals have dug wells on a dried-up water pan in drought-hit Lopii village. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Locals queue to receive food aid during a severe drought in Lomekulu village, Turkana County, Kenya. [Patrick Ngugi/AP Photo]
The drought in Kenya, particularly across arid and semiarid counties, remains severe with prolonged below-average rainfall causing food shortages, water scarcity and livestock losses. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
A Kenyan Turkana girl washes clothes after fetching water from a well dug on a dried-up water pan. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Nawaar Ekadeli, 60, a Kenyan Turkana woman, crushes a wild Doum palm fruit in drought-stricken Kaaruko village. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
A man stands at a watering point with his camels in Turkana County, Kenya. [Patrick Ngugi/AP Photo]
Mandera County along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Abdi Nurrow Mohamed, 50, carries a weak calf that lost its mother to drought at his homestead in Banissa. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
A carrion bird perches on a pile of bones from livestock that have died from the drought in Banissa. In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
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Somalia, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on military cooperation
The MOU comes as Somalia seeks regional support against Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.
In Nigeria’s Woro, massacre leaves a community devastated and in ruins
Residents say armed men kidnapped dozens of women and children after killing of about 200 people in Kwara State.
Ethiopia demands Eritrea ‘immediately withdraw’ troops from its territory
In recent months, Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of supporting rebel fighters on Ethiopian soil.
