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The cargo ship MV Sward and its 17 crew members were released near Garacad, Puntland, after 138 days in captivity. The vessel was hijacked on April 26 off the coast of Somalia.
The assault on September 10 against the military camp in Dioura is among the deadliest attacks recently suffered by Malian forces. Local and security sources also report that five Russian members of the Africa Corps were killed.
John Dramani Mahama has called a security meeting for September 17 in Accra following the seizure in France of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine in a container that arrived from Ghana. Authorities aim to review control measures at ports, airports, and land borders.
A new wave of attacks struck several localities in Plateau State on Sunday evening. At least 13 people have been reported killed, including passengers targeted on the road to Jos, while police continue to consolidate information.
An operational note dated September 13 instructs police commands to increase protection for schools, places of worship, and National Youth Service Corps camps in response to intelligence indicating possible coordinated attacks.
The UN Security Council extended the sanctions regime targeting Darfur until October 9, following the failure to reach an agreement to expand the arms embargo to all of Sudan.
Six Nigerian nationals arrested in Cape Town in 2021 were handed over to U.S. authorities on Friday. They face charges in the United States for online scams and money laundering related to romance fraud.
Houthi forces reached Dhubab on Friday, on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to two Yemeni government sources cited by Reuters. Their advance brings the movement closer to a vital passage point for global maritime trade.
The Rwandan and Tanzanian armies are holding their 16th border commanders’ meeting in Nyagatare, focusing on security and cooperation along their shared border.
On Wednesday, Rosoboronexport presented the S-71M and S-71K systems alongside the Su-57E at the El Alamein International Fair in Egypt. The exhibition marks the first public presentation of these systems and the debut of the Russian fighter at an African airshow.
A police officer was killed and five teachers were abducted on Tuesday, September 8, in Wum, located in the English-speaking North-West region of Cameroon. Security forces are searching for the assailants and the hostages.
The Nigerian army has appointed Major General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose to lead Operation Hadin Kai, the command responsible for combating Boko Haram and ISWAP in the northeast of the country, as part of a major reshuffle of its senior leadership.
Tehran has threatened further retaliation in the Gulf following the operation announced by the U.S. Central Command.
The 2026-2027 school year is severely disrupted in Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest, where armed separatist groups have imposed a one-week lockdown. In Bamenda, closed schools, shuttered shops, and reduced traffic contrast with a partial resumption of classes in other localities.
Saudi Arabia is preparing a framework granting the IAEA additional verification powers over sensitive nuclear activities, without fully adopting the Additional Protocol.
The IAEA estimates that a new two-story building at the Yongbyon nuclear complex constitutes a second uranium enrichment facility, capable of housing up to 28 cascades of centrifuges. The agency also reports increased activity at Kangson.
Iran launched 20 ballistic missiles towards Jordan on Wednesday, 18 of which were intercepted, following American strikes against five Iranian oil tankers. Tehran claims to have targeted a base used by American forces and ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
During the meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian military command notably promised logistical support to the ECOWAS Standby Force, including an 18-seat bus.
The IAEA has placed under safeguards approximately 73 tonnes of natural uranium related to the former Syrian nuclear program. The Deir ez-Zor reactor, destroyed in 2007, could have quickly produced fissile material usable for military purposes, without the agency being able to establish the intention of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
Security in Nigeria mobilized 7,062 operations in July and August 2026. The ONSA states that 777 hostages were released, 354 suspects arrested, and 1,487 insurgents neutralized during this period.
