According to France 24, Algeria will send army units to Niger to protect its energy and economic interests.
The Algerian presidency announced the planned deployment in a statement on Monday, October 26.
Tuesday, 27 October, 2026
Somalia: Somalia reports deadly fighting with al-Shabaab as both sides claim heavy losses
Somalia’s government and al-Shabaab militants have issued sharply conflicting accounts of deadly fighting near the southern city of Leego, with both sides claiming to have inflicted heavy losses during a battle on Monday.
The Somali defence ministry said on Tuesday that federal troops had killed 75 militants and wounded 56 others. The al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group claimed it had killed 321 government soldiers during an attack on Turkish-trained troops and an allied militia.
Saturday, 24 October, 2026
Ethiopia: Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebel leader vowed to continue fighting Ethiopian forces
The leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) vowed on Friday to continue fighting federal forces despite losing control of major towns, including the regional capital, Mekelle.
“Tigray will remain a graveyard for its enemies,” TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael said in remarks broadcast by Tigrayan television on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported.
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
Somalia: Regional forces capture key towns of South West State in Somalia
Forces loyal to an ousted regional leader captured several key towns in southern Somalia, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday, dealing a significant blow to the federally backed local government.
Several states in the deeply fragmented country oppose President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s control, and in March his government sent troops to oust the head of South West State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen.
Saturday, 17 October, 2026
Sudan: RSF-Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) alliance claims advance near Blue Nile capital as Sudan army says attack repelled
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), allied with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has claimed advances in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile State, while the Sudanese army says it repelled an attack by the coalition near the Ethiopian border.
According to Sudan Tribune, the SPLM-N said on Sunday that allied forces captured Al-Kadalou, a strategic border area in Roseires locality near Ethiopia, after clashes with government forces. The group claimed it seized eight positions, captured 20 military vehicles and took several soldiers prisoner, saying its forces planned to advance toward the state capital, Ed Damazin.
Wednesday, 14 October, 2026
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila joins M23 rebels in a new coalition called Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN)
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political and military coalition, including the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, which has captured vast areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Kabila introduced the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) at a news conference on Monday at his residence in the eastern city of Goma, which the M23 has controlled since January 2025.
Saturday, 10 October, 2026
Eritrea: Eritrean troops in Ethiopia raise fears of a regional war
Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading blame for confrontations in Tigray amid international calls for restraint. Their respective allies have the potential to catapult the conflict into a regional war.
Various sources have confirmed the presence of Eritrean armed forces in Ethiopia. An AFP report quoted a foreign security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, as estimating that 5,000 to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers were present in the northenmost state of Ethiopia, Tigray.