Madagascar’s military seizes power after mass protests;
Congo trades export ban for cobalt quotas;
Russian forces fill the void as jihadists surge in Sahel;
Cameroon’s unrest grows

Sahel states quit the ICC;
Mutharika returns to power in Malawi;
Madagascar imposes curfew after protests;
Guinea approves new constitution;
China revamps Tanzania–Zambia railway;
Gen Z protests sweep Morocco

The RSF establishes a parallel government in Sudan;
Kenya courts Trump on trade;
A health emergency in Botswana;
Ethiopia inaugurates controversial grand renaissance dam;
African leaders unveil $100 billion green industrialization plan

An attempted coup in Mali;
A solar surge across Africa;
Israel, South Sudan in Gaza resettlement talks;
A push to recognize Somaliland;
An M23 massacre in Eastern DRC

DRC, M23 sign Qatar ceasefire;
Militants exploit Starlink in the Sahel;
Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves electoral commission;
U.S. suspends Sudan peace talks amid post-war power dispute;
Choppy diplomatic waters for Capetown