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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) through the Industry Wide Security Architecture (IWSA) and Nigerian Pipelines & Storage Company (NPSC) have conducted a joint inspection of a vandalized section of the NPSC crude oil pipeline at Pai Community in Kwali Area Council of the FCT, Abuja.
South African police launch manhunt after armed group kill 12 in a late-night mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg’s Cleveland.
The Burkinabe government has approved several key projects proposed by the Ministry of Security worth a total of 5.737 billion CFA francs, including tax, during Thursday’s Council of Ministers.
Zimbabwe was on Wednesday elected to the United Nations Security Council as a non‑permanent member for the 2027-2028 term.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “to urgently invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter and bring Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, which is marked by mass abductions, killings, attacks on civilians, mass displacement, and other grave human rights violations, to the attention of the UN Security Council.”
South Africa urges citizens to ensure that anti-immigrant marches and protests remain peaceful and are properly communicated to law‑enforcement agencies.
The body says the killings of two opposition supporters reflects a dangerous escalation of intolerance and intimidation ahead of the country’s 2029 elections.
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the joint counterterrorism operations conducted with the United States Africa Command have killed 175 ISIS-linked fighters in North-East Nigeria, marking one of the most significant recent offensives against extremist networks in the Lake Chad region.
Rwandan troops were first deployed to northern Mozambique in 2021, helping to push back an IS‑linked insurgency in the gas‑rich province.
Senegalese lawmaker Mamadou Lamine Diaïté stated on Monday, May 18, 2026, that the rapid reshaping of the global geopolitical landscape presents a complex mix of deep risks and strategic opportunities for Africa and the broader Francophone world.