[Shabelle] Kampala -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala on Friday, where he held bilateral talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ahead of a summit expected to shape the future of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- As the national dialogue launched by President Félix Tshisekedi continues (see Fides, 23/7/2026), one of the central issues remains the persistent insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the provinces of North and South Kivu, where numerous armed groups continue to operate. The most significant among them is the M23 movement, which has taken control of large areas of both provinces.
[ISS] South Sudan's fragile transition is increasingly shaped by forces beyond its borders that drive illicit arms flows into the country.
[DW] The convoy was bringing hundreds of personnel in reinforcement in northern Mali, where the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries are fighting jihadist and separatist militants.
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa / Khartoum -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed concerns over an alleged alliance between Sudan, Eritrea and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), insisting the grouping poses no threat to Ethiopia's sovereignty.
[Premium Times] Suspected ISWAP fighters attacked a military base in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a soldier before setting a police outpost, a primary healthcare centre and two classrooms ablaze.
[SNA] The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), together with allied forces, announced on Wednesday that they had liberated the town of Al-Kormuk in Blue Nile State following fierce battles that ended in victory through the determination of their fighters and the bravery of their troops.
[Leadership] No fewer than 650 residents of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State have benefited from a free medical outreach organised by the 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army as part of activities marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration.
[Premium Times] President Tinubu pplauds selfless service, sacrifice of military, security agencies at 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration.
[UN News] Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly, with at least 330 children reported killed or injured during the first six months of 2026, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
[The New Humanitarian] Ouagadougou -- "They say we have to accept dying for the homeland."
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The European Union's asylum agency has warned that Somalia's security situation has significantly worsened, citing deepening political divisions and growing instability that have allowed the Al-Shabaab militant group to expand its influence.
[DW] The army claimed it had regained control after the coordinated assaults on several towns and cities by Tuareg rebels and Islamists.
[RFI] Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg-led allies have hit northern Mali, where government troops and Russian paramilitary forces are based, with fresh coordinated attacks - striking several towns and a prison, according to the army, residents and security sources.
[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Andrew Bergman interviews Klaas van Dijken, Director of Lighthouse Reports for Radio Dabanga
[Vanguard] The African Union called an emergency meeting on its military mission in Somalia on Friday after Washington announced it would end critical funding over the lack of progress against Islamist insurgents.
[Premium Times] "We have withdrawn much of our forces that were just there for that operation."
[New Times] Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has praised the contribution of Rwanda Security Forces (RSF) in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado province.
[Vanguard] Troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing syndicate in Kebbi State, recovering five locally fabricated AK-47 rifles and arresting two suspected gun makers allegedly supplying weapons to terrorist groups.
[DW] Amnesty International says Sudan's Rapid Support Forces militia committed ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in its assault on the city of el-Fasher amid the longrunning civil war with Sudan's military.
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