Sudan peace talks commence despite absent parties;
Mali, Niger sever ties with Ukraine after Wagner group deaths;
Somalia-Ethiopia talks show progress;
Landmark trial finds LRA commander guilty of crimes against humanity;
Franco-Algerian tensions rise over Western Sahara dispute

Sudan displacement crisis worsens as war continues;
Turkey seeks uranium… in Niger;
Amid coups and corruption, African support for democracy wanes;
Saied announces re-election bid

Sahel military regimes cement break from ECOWAS;
China-backed pipeline project in Niger under threat;
Ramaphosa's coalition gamble;
Violence deepens crisis in Burkina Faso;
Washington seeks new allies amid African counterterrorism setbacks

Moscow makes gains in West Africa;
A historic shift in South African politics;
UN Security Council extends arms embargo on South Sudan;
Washington on the back foot in West Africa;
Tax protests roil Kenya

South Africa tilts east;
Report: America needs Africa's mineral wealth;
Why Senegal matters;
Russia dips its toe into Africa's nuclear energy market