AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Kenya: Foreign Minister arrested

Brussels 23.03.2026 Former Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju has been arrested a day after he was reported to have disappeared, leading to fears he may have been abducted.(Image: illustration) Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin said in a press conference that Tuju was inside his residence the whole time, describing it as a “carefully staged…

AU-UK: claims for slavery reparations

Brussels 11.03.2026 Members of the African Union (AU) intend to file claims in international courts against former colonial powers for centuries of slavery and imperial policies. They claim that the transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity, The Telegraph reports. EXCL: Africa could exploit international law to secure slavery reparations from Britain African Union…

SA: Ramaphosa targets organized crime

Brussels 16.02.2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to assist the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in South Africa. (Image above: illustration) Gang violence is a major problem in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest murder rates. A deeper look at the latest statistics shows that the…

Nigeria: U.S. sends military personnel

Brussels 11.02.2026 The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Trump accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, an American military official said Tuesday, February 10. BREAKING 🚨 President Trump stuns the world by announcing 200 troops…

South Sudan: EU calls for ceasefire

Brussels 30.01.2026 “The European Union follows with concern the escalating security situation in South Sudan especially in Jonglei State and calls on all parties to return to the terms of the 2018 peace agreement. An immediate ceasefire is the only guarantee for peace and stability in South Sudan, reads the Statement by the European External…

CAR: MEPs stand for Human Rights

Brussels 25.01.2026 The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) urge the Central African Republic to authorise the urgent medical evacuation of Joseph Figueira Martin and call for sanctions against those responsible for his arbitrary detention, mistreatment and conviction. MEPs condemn the arbitrary detention of Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese citizen and humanitarian researcher kidnapped by…

EU supports unity of Somalia

Brussels 29.12.2025 “The European Union reaffirms the importance of respecting the unity, the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia pursuant of its constitution, the Charters of the African Union and the United Nations. This is key for the peace and stability of the entire Horn of Africa region” reads EU…

Nigeria: U.S. strikes “terrorist scum”

26.12.2025 Brussels the U.S. military has launched strikes against the Islamic State (IS) linked groups in north-western Nigeria, where they have sought to establish a stronghold. Camps led by the group in Sokoto state on Nigeria’s border with Niger, were hit, the U.S. military reported, adding that an “initial assessment” suggested “multiple” fatalities. "Tonight, at…

CAR: Russia donates $2M food aid

Brussels 21.12.2025 Russia has allocated $2 million for humanitarian food aid deliveries to the Central African Republic (CAR) via the UN World Food Programme. This news was announced by Russian Ambassador to the CAR Alexander Bikantov. The food deliveries have already been made both through bilateral channels and through the World Food Programme (WFP). The…

Russia invites African diplomatic representations

Brussels 21.12.2025 Russia invites African countries which do not have diplomatic representation in the Russian Federation to consider opening one, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the plenary session of the second ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Forum in Cairo, Egypt. (Image above: Moscow City) Opening of the “Russia-Africa Second Ministerial Meeting” in Cairo…