September 28, 2022
Uganda: How Uganda Plans to Contain a New Ebola Outbreak
Uganda has quickly put in place emergency plans to deal with recent Ebola cases. Though experts believe that the country is well prepared to handle the outbreak, a new epidemic… Read more »
September 25, 2022
East Africa: Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa Wins Women's Berlin Marathon
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge broke the record he set in 2018 by 30 seconds. This is the first Berlin Marathon held without restrictions since the start of the COVID-19… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Crisis in Focus At UN General Assembly
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aired their dispute over one of the armed groups causing instability along their borders to the world this week. The UN has conceded… Read more »
Ethiopia: Peace Process Dealt a Setback
Only negotiations will bring an end to the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, mediators and security experts agree. But the latest escalation and involvement of… Read more »
September 20, 2022
East Africa: Eritrea Launches 'Full-Scale Offensive,' Say Tigrayan Forces in Ethiopia
Eritrea is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, where Tigrayan forces have been locked in conflict with government forces since 2020. Read more »
September 14, 2022
Somalia: Pending Nightmare - ' Millions At Risk of Famine
If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross. Experts say that lessons from previous famines have to be learned to prevent mass… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ten Killed in Second Day of Airstrikes in Tigray
Emergency workers are struggling to help victims in a region that has been cut off from the outside world and is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Read more »
Comoros: French Court Orders Airline to Pay Damages for 2009 Crash
The airline must pay the sole survivor of the crash and the families of other victims hundreds of thousands of euros. Poor pilot training was among the causes for the crash, an… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Air Strike Hits Tigray Capital
Possible cease-fire talks have been thrown into doubt after the TPLF said its capital was hit by an air strike. The strike reportedly hit a university in Mekele. Read more »
Kenya: William Ruto - From 'Hustler' to Kenya's Newest President
William Samoei Ruto has politically outsmarted veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga to become Kenya's fifth leader since independence. DW digs into his journey from selling… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Open to AU-Led Peace Talks
Since November 2020, fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions leaving the region in the grip of a humanitarian crisis as it faces acute food shortages. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Rwanda: France Drops Investigation Into Soldiers' Complicity in Genocide
Investigating magistrates found no evidence that French troops were complicit in crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Somalia: Malnutrition Killing Hundreds of Children, UN Says
The fifth drought in as many years has brought Somalia to the brink, raising fears of a deadly famine. Hundreds of children have already died from severe acute malnutrition. Read more »
September 04, 2022
Rwanda: Opposition Figure Victoire Ingabire Seeks Reconciliation in Her Homeland
A major opposition figure in Rwanda, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoz has been calling for the democratization of the country's public institutions for years. She told DW what keeps her… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Somalia: At Least 20 People Killed in Food Convoy Attack
Four trucks carrying food relief and three minibuses were set ablaze. Authorities said al-Shabab has been intensifying attacks in the central Hiran region. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Renewed Fighting Refocuses World's Attention on Tigray Crisis
The renewed flareup of armed conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has dashed hopes of the first steps toward peace negotiations. Both sides seem set on a military… Read more »
Madagascar: We Did Everything to Avoid Confrontation - Police After Deadly Protest
Officers opened fire on the around 500 protesters, who were demanding four people suspected of kidnapping an albino child be handed over to them. Police say protesters were armed… Read more »
August 27, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Slams Airstrike That 'Hit Kindergarten', Killing At Least Two Children
UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region that allegedly hit a kindergarten, killing at least two children. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airstrikes Hit Tigray, 2 Children Among Dead
In the capital of northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekele, four people have died after an air strike, the chief executive of Ayder Hospital said. The government denies targeting… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Strong Global Action Needed as Fighting Flares in Tigray - Analyst
Security analysts say strong global action is needed after fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigray rebels -- scuppering a truce and dimming hopes… Read more »
Ethiopia: Fighting Breaks Out in Tigray As Govt, Rebels Blame Each Other
The government in Addis Ababa has said Tigrayan rebels launched an offensive after Tigrayan rebels said the opposite. One thing is clear, though: a months-old cease fire has… Read more »
Sudan: After Darfur Visit, ICC Prosecutor Urges UN to Seek Justice
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, gave the first ever Security Council briefing from within a country where the court is pursuing justice. Darfur is… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Kenya: Group Sues UK Government for Colonial Land Theft
A group in the tea-growing Kericho region is seeking redress from Britain. The land taken from them is now owned by multinational corporations. Read more »
Somalia: What is Militant Group Al-Shabaab? What Does it Seek to Achieve?
The recent hotel siege by al-Shabab, during which more than 20 people were killed, has spotlighted one of Africa's deadliest insurgencies. But who is the group? And what does it… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Rwanda: LGBTQ+ People Want to Be Counted in Next Census
LGBTQ+ people in Rwanda want the government to collect data on them in the forthcoming national census in order for them to plan for their needs and end discrimination. Read more »