Security

The newest 50 Security stories across Africa, newest first.

Zambia · 14 Nov 2026Zambia police to go digital
Mauritania · 14 Nov 2026Mauritania reclassifies bloggers' case as terrorism
Ghana · 13 Nov 2026Manso Keniago chief demands NAIMOS evidence after six die
Niger · 13 Nov 2026Attack near Téra in Niger's Tillabéri region kills at least 37, sources say
Burundi · 13 Nov 2026Congolese refugee found hanged near Burundi camp
Comoros · 13 Nov 2026Comoros and Tanzania to boost maritime security
Morocco · 13 Nov 2026Casablanca police arrest 15-year-old over false school bomb threat
Sudan · 13 Nov 2026Sudanese army retakes key West Kordofan town from RSF
Mozambique · 13 Nov 2026EU military mission joins Mozambique's first defence cooperation day
South Sudan · 13 Nov 2026Gunmen kill journalist Veronica Gordon in Western Equatoria ambush
Mozambique · 13 Nov 2026Mozambican boy, 15, found brutally murdered
Egypt · 13 Nov 2026Egypt condemns Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that killed at least six
Uganda · 13 Nov 2026ADF stages first major attack on Uganda from Zaire
Central African Republic · 13 Nov 2026Families of two young men abducted by Wagner mercenaries in Bangui still have no news
South Africa · 13 Nov 2026Greytown police commander killed in shootout
Nigeria · 13 Nov 2026Gunmen demand N500m for abducted FUNAAB graduate, three others
Liberia · 13 Nov 2026Liberia charges seven people over attack on police officer in Sinkor
Chad · 13 Nov 2026Chad court keeps two men in custody over alleged Boko Haram links
South Sudan · 13 Nov 2026Gunmen kill two in ambush on SPLM delegates in Mundri
Kenya · 13 Nov 2026College principal butchered in bedroom attack
Guinea · 13 Nov 2026Clashes at Balato leave 10 dead and 13 injured in Guinea
Sudan · 13 Nov 2026RSF arrests Rizeigat members after deadly tribal clashes in East Darfur
Mozambique · 13 Nov 2026Rwandan forces capture six suspected insurgents in Pangane village
Malawi · 13 Nov 2026Court fines three men K800,000 each over 670 litres of petrol
South Africa · 13 Nov 2026Four men accused over Donovan Marx farm attack drop bail bid
Zambia · 13 Nov 2026Police in Nchelenge arrest fisherman over Lake Mweru killing
Eswatini · 13 Nov 2026Police probe death of missing guard found in Mfabantfu forest
Ethiopia · 13 Nov 2026Ethiopian army takes control of Tigray capital Mekelle
Ghana · 12 Nov 2026Ghana army disputes claims it abandoned stampede victim, cites GH¢143,800 support
Chad · 12 Nov 2026Chad police inspect stations after child street operations
Mauritania · 12 Nov 2026Mauritanian prosecutors seek charges against 28 in 'bloggers from abroad' case
Burundi · 12 Nov 2026Burundi arrests prison director and two officials over businessman's privileges
Mauritania · 12 Nov 2026Mauritania refers 24 to terrorism investigation team
Tunisia · 12 Nov 2026Tunisian police dismantle drug ring in Tunis, arrest three suspects
Algeria · 12 Nov 2026Algeria's army warns of disinformation, sabotage and drug trafficking plots
Senegal · 12 Nov 2026Senegal's gendarmerie chief visits Youth Olympics security centre
Somalia · 12 Nov 2026Turkey denies plans to send 15,000 troops to Somalia
Guinea-Bissau · 12 Nov 2026Aid group warns of hunger for trafficking victims
Eswatini · 12 Nov 2026SADC and Germany launch wildlife crime project covering Eswatini
Malawi · 12 Nov 2026Malawi court delays ex-army chief Phiri's corruption trial
Malawi · 12 Nov 2026Malawian pilot Andrew Meki earns helicopter rating in Lusaka
South Africa · 12 Nov 2026Hawks arrest tenth suspect in alleged Russia-Ukraine recruitment case
South Sudan · 12 Nov 2026Amnesty says South Sudan and UNMISS failed to prevent Abiemnom massacre
Lesotho · 11 Nov 2026Maseru mother and daughter murdered; relative arrested
Western Sahara · 11 Nov 2026Polisario declares general mobilization amid Moroccan troop movements
Somalia · 11 Nov 2026US troops leave Somalia's Baledogle airfield
Sudan · 11 Nov 2026Drone strikes on Sudan power stations leave children without water and care
Somalia · 10 Nov 2026Al-Shabaab ambush kills eight near Kenya-Somalia border
Eritrea · 10 Nov 2026Eight Ethiopian opposition groups form armed alliance, US report warns of war with Eritrea
Eritrea · 6 Nov 2026Ethiopia-Eritrea clashes raise fears for Red Sea shipping lanes