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Representational image of Nigeria's place crash remains. Photo: Collected

Nigeria declares three days of mourning after military plane crash kills 32

He also directed that national flags be flown at half-mast across the country in honour of the victims.

Sudanese, Eritrean, Egyptian and Somali leaders pose for a group photograph during the quadrilateral summit in New Alamein City, Egypt, on October 4, 2026 . Photo: Handout/Villa Somalia

Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan call for peaceful solutions at regional summit

A general view of the skyline of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 3, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopia government forces reclaim Tigray capital airport

A general view of the skyline of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 3, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Why Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties

People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tunis, Tunisia March 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS

Hundreds protest in Tunis for release of pro-Palestinian activists

Family members of illegal mining suspects arrested in mining raids who reportedly died while in detention gather at Minna General Hospital in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Photo: Reuters

Protests erupt in Nigeria after 33 miners die in custody of paramilitary agency

Minister of Foreign Affairs for Eritrea Osman Saleh addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, on 29 September 2025. Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Eritrea accuses UAE of pursuing ‘port imperialism’ across Africa

A police officer points a firearm at a migrant deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea at Hotel Bamy in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, September 5, 2026, in this screengrab from video. Screengrab: Video obtained by REUTERS/Handout

Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on migrants deported by Trump: Witnesses

Workers mend a pipe as crushed ore is transported on a conveyor belt at the Kibali gold mine Haut-Uele province, Democratic Republic of Congo October 8, 2021 . Picture taken October 8, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Hereward Holland/File Photo

Congo extends state control over mining with bid to lock down geological data

Ships often dock to load and discharge produce at refineries in oil-rich Nigeria, in thie case at the Dangote refinery in Lagos in April 2026. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun/REUTERS

Suspected oil thieves dead after inhaling fumes in Nigeria

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

Maritime police patrol to ward off piracy off the coast in Puntland, Somalia,January 29, 2024. Photo: Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu/picture alliance/File

Turkish, Somali forces free pirate-seized vessel in Somalia

Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 18 June 2026, one month after the outbreak was declared. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File

WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo