Several vehicles have been torched at the Harare business premises of close allies of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa as tensions rise in the country ahead of planned protests on Monday.

The Sudanese army said it has wrested back full control of the capital Khartoum, capping a weeklong offensive that saw it recapture the presidential palace, the airport, and other key sites in a decisive push against rival RSF.

In anticipation of the looming protest to force Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to leave office, the police have issued an order prohibiting people from carrying weapons that may disrupt “public order” or “breach peace”.

As Angola steps back from its role as mediator in the DRC’s conflict, peace efforts face new uncertainties. Challenges such as unclear roles, funding issues, and external influences continue to hinder the peace process.

Heavily armed police with water canons are patrolling the streets of Harare ahead of a planned protest on 31 March.

Zimbabwe’s most wanted political fugitive has caused a stir after urging citizens to rise up against President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the end of March. The ruling ZANU-PF party has vowed that no protests will occur.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday reassigned the head of the country’s army to the sports ministry, the presidency said, without elaborating on the reasons for the move.

Rwanda on Tuesday described as “unfortunate” claims by Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye that it was planning to attack his country.

Lesotho will suffer from Donald Trump’s aid cuts and stands to lose up to 40,000 jobs if the US president also cancels a trade pact granting duty-free access to the American market, the monarch of the tiny southern African kingdom warned ahead of a t

The South Sudan opposition said one of its army bases near the capital Juba was bombarded as the US warned it was “deeply concerned” by escalating violence between the rival factions.

Mozambique President Daniel Chapo met the main opposition figure Venancio Mondlane for talks in an effort to ease tensions following months of violent clashes between protesters and security forces.

Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack by the “Islamic State” militant group on a mosque in Niger. The assault came midway through the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Uganda’s army chief claimed on Sunday that his troops or the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group would enter the key Congolese city of Kisangani in the coming days.

After several bloody battles in January, the Samidrc soldiers, provided by South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi, are effectively prisoners of war by the rebels.

Namibia has sworn in its first woman president after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party’s 35-year grip on power.

The presence of Russian mercenaries in Africa was once hailed as a success story, but recently the pressure on them has increased. A new report offers strategies to counter Russian influence.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed on with their offensive in eastern Congo a day after the Congolese and Rwandan presidents called for an immediate ceasefire, entering the outskirts of the town Walikale late on Wednesday, residents told Reuters.

Nigerian lawmakers are probing the activities of more than a dozen non-profit organisations and demanded they submit tax and financial statements dating back a decade within a week, a letter seen by Reuters showed, prompting accusations of “bullying”.

The presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding surprise talks in Qatar, hours after peace talks in Angola failed.