January 18
Somalia: Somalia's Frontline Women Journalists Face Multiple Risks
In early January 2017, journalist Shukri Aden Hussein received an anonymous call, conveying an order. "Leave the government station," the caller told her. Read more »
Africa: Blinken Heading to Africa Next Week On Four-Nation Tour
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola next week, the State Department announced, his fourth trip to the African… Read more »
January 17
Rwanda: UK Lawmakers Pass Bill to Send Migrants to Rwanda, but Hurdles Remain
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons… Read more »
Africa: UN Concerned By Spread of Cholera to 10 African Countries
The U.N.'s Children's Fund expressed alarm this week about a cholera outbreak in Africa that has spread to at least 10 countries, with the situation in Zambia and Zimbabwe "very… Read more »
January 16
Ethiopia: White House 'Troubled' By Deal Between Ethiopia and Breakaway Somaliland Region
The White House sees national security concerns in a recent agreement giving Ethiopia leasing rights to the Red Sea coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region,… Read more »
January 15
East Africa: Somali, Palestinian Delegations Push Demands Ahead of Non-Aligned Summit in Uganda
The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) got underway this week in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where delegations from Somalia and the Palestinian people are lobbying members for… Read more »
January 12
Africa: With No Check On Abuses, 'Civilians Bear the Brunt of Wartime Atrocities in the Horn of Africa' - HRW
2023 was a consequential year for human rights suppression and wartime atrocities, especially in the Horn of Africa, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch published… Read more »
January 11
Africa: Life-Saving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies - WHO
The World Health Organization is warning that millions of people caught in conflict-driven health emergencies risk dying from traumatic wounds and infectious diseases because… Read more »
South Africa: UN Court Begins Israel Genocide Hearing Amid Dismissals By Washington
The United Nations' top court began hearings Thursday on South Africa's case against Israel for genocide -- a case that Israel and its top ally, the U.S., flatly refute -- raising… Read more »
Africa: African Catholic Bishops Reject Vatican's Same-Sex Blessings
The Roman Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar on Thursday issued a statement refusing to follow Pope Francis' declaration permitting priests to offer blessings to same-sex… Read more »
January 10
Tanzania: Malawi's Maize Import Ban Forces WFP to Mill Grain From Tanzania
Despite ongoing food shortages, the government of Malawi last month banned the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania, citing concerns about the spread of maize lethal… Read more »
South Africa: Why South Africa Has Taken Israel to the World Court
The U.N.'s International Court of Justice will hold hearings this week to decide whether an interim measure needs to be brought against Israel to try and halt the war in Gaza.… Read more »
Gabon: Demonstrations in Gabon As Regional Blocs Bloc Maintain Sanctions Against Junta
Opposition and civil society groups are rallying in support of Gabon's coup leader, after a bloc of Central African states refused to lift the sanctions on Gabon they imposed after… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Officials - UN Helicopter Landed in Al-Shabab Territory
The United Nations said Wednesday that efforts were underway to respond to the U.N.-contracted helicopter that al-Shabab militants captured earlier in the day in Galmudug state. Read more »
January 09
Zambia: Zambia Enacts New Access to Information Law
Zambia has become the latest country to enact an Access to Information law, as President Hakainde Hichilema signed the bill last month, more than 20 years since it was first… Read more »
January 05
East Africa: Diplomatic Spats in East Africa Spark Conflict Fears
The Horn of Africa is facing two diplomatic crises. Somalia recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia and Sudan recalled its ambassador from Kenya. Both countries complain of alleged… Read more »
January 04
Uganda: Museveni Slams West After U.S. Removes Uganda From Economic Program
Days after the United States removed Uganda from an economic assistance program due to human rights concerns, Uganda's president harshly criticized the West. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Opposition Calls for Single Candidate to Face Biya in Next Election
Leaders of Cameroon's main opposition party say they are negotiating with more than 30 opposition leaders to present a single candidate in the next election, should 91-year-old… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan President's Remarks On Judiciary Condemned
Kenya's president is coming under criticism from judges, lawyers, legal experts and opposition groups after saying he won't respect court orders that he perceives as an effort to… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa to Take Israel to Top UN Court On Genocide Claim in Gaza
South Africa is taking the war in Gaza to a top global court, accusing Israel of genocide in a lengthy court filing that the International Court of Justice is preparing to hear… Read more »
January 03
Somalia: As Somalis Protest, Ethiopia Defends Sea Access Deal With Somaliland
Ethiopia's government is defending a maritime access deal signed with the self-declared republic of Somaliland, a day after Somalia declared the deal "null and void." Read more »
Chad: Chad's Junta Leader Appoints Pro-Democracy Figure As Prime Minister
Chad's military leader has appointed a former opposition leader and pro-democracy figure, Success Masra, as prime minister in a newly-appointed transitional government. Opposition… Read more »
January 02
Somalia: Somalia Rejects Ethiopia Sea Access Deal With Somaliland
The Somali government has strongly rejected a memorandum of understanding signed between Ethiopia and the self-declared region of Somaliland and recalled its ambassador in protest. Read more »
January 01
Zimbabwe: President Hopeful Zimbabwe Economy Will Turn Around in 2024
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has predicted Zimbabwe's moribund economy will turn around this year following the recent discovery of oil and gas near the country's border with… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia 'Secures' Access to Sea After Deal With Somaliland
Ethiopia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland have signed a "historic" initial agreement that will allow landlocked Ethiopia to have access to the Red Sea, Prime Minister… Read more »