October 06, 2023
Malawi: Nurses Demand Government Help Them Get Jobs
At a rally Friday in the southern city of Blantyre, unemployed nurses called for more jobs and gave Malawi's president 14 days to help them find new opportunities for work. Read more »
Gabon: Coup Leader Asks for Sanctions Relief
Gabon's coup leader, seeking an end to international sanctions, says he visited the Central African Republic on Thursday to explain to its president why he seized power from… Read more »
Chad: CAR, had Conduct Separate Military Operations Amid Border Security Concerns
The Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad have the military presence along their shared border due to allegations both nations are attempting to disrupt the other by using rebel… Read more »
October 05, 2023
West Africa: Amid Coups, Public Anger, Lessons for West African Leaders and Allies
A string of coups and heightened anti-French sentiment sweeping across West and Central Africa hold important political and military lessons for African governments and their… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Renowned Zimbabwean Author Receives Africa Freedom Prize
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga received the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg on Thursday, which is awarded to individuals who "have shown remarkable courage and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Entrepreneur Awarded for App That Helps Refugees Find Work
An Ethiopian digital app inventor has been given a prestigious award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for creating an application designed to link refugees with… Read more »
Uganda: Journalists Assaulted in Uganda As Bobi Wine Returns
More than a dozen Ugandan journalists were reportedly assaulted and had their equipment vandalized Thursday by security agents deployed to control anti-government protests called… Read more »
South Sudan: UN Accuses South Sudan Government of Widespread Rights Abuses
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is accusing the government of suppressing opposition voices, restricting media freedom, and interfering with civil… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Chad: President Promises Transition to Civilian Rule As Opposition Voices Doubt
Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby is touring the nation, touting his efforts to maintain peace and restore civilian rule, in accordance with resolutions set forth in October 2022… Read more »
Ethiopia: EU Moves Toward Normalising Relations With Ethiopia, Pledges U.S.$680 Million
A European Union Commissioner has met with Ethiopian government officials and pledged millions of dollars in a step toward normalizing relations between the two. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Claims Killing Hundreds of Militants Amid Recent Setbacks
The Somali government on Wednesday said government troops have killed hundreds of militants during military operations in the last two months. Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft
Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Africa: Cameroon, Chad Agree to Jointly Combat Security Threats
Defense ministers and security experts from Cameroon and Chad are meeting in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, to map out ways of jointly combating growing security threats along… Read more »
Ghana: Opposition Tries to Oust Central Bank Governor
Members of Ghana's major opposition National Democratic Congress took to the streets in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday to protest what they allege is mismanagement by the governor… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Nobel Laureate Announces Plans to Run for Presidency in the DRC
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a renowned Congolese gynaecologist and human rights activist, announced plans Monday to run for president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the December… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Rights Groups Critical of Media Laws, Journalists' Arrests
Two rights groups - Amnesty International and the Media Institute of Southern Africa - have released reports saying Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to break with… Read more »
Africa: New IOM Chief Seeks More Regular Pathways for Migration
On assuming her post as the new director general of the International Organization for Migration, Amy Pope said that one of her main priorities was to build more regular pathways… Read more »
October 01, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan Faces Growing Health and Hunger Crisis
The World Health Organization warns that soaring rates of severe malnutrition, acute hunger, and deteriorating health conditions are threatening the lives and well-being of… Read more »
September 30, 2023
Namibia: Canada's ReconAfrica Violated Laws - Parliamentary Investigation
A parliamentary investigation in Namibia found that Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica violated several of the country's laws and that its local partner deceived and… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudanese Advocates - Harsh Media Environment Has Chilling Effect
John Wulu is the manager and chief editor of Top FM, a radio station in Juba, South Sudan's capital. He says journalists broadcasting stories that shed light on corruption face… Read more »
September 29, 2023
East Africa: Activists Worried About Uganda's China-Backed Oil Pipeline
Thousands of families displaced, wildlife habitats -- home to vulnerable species such as elephants and chimpanzees -- threatened, and carbon emissions increased. These are some of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Rising Cost of Living Leaves Low-Income Earners Struggling
Low-income Kenyans have been hit hardest by high inflation, a new report says. Read more »
Somalia: Suicide Bomber Hits Tea Shop in Mogadishu, Killing 5
A suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest hit a busy tea shop in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least five people, a police spokesman told VOA. Read more »
East Africa: East African Countries Request Delay of Troop Withdrawal From Somalia
The five nations contributing troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, are urging the U.N. Security Council to allow a 90-day pause in the drawdown of… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Arrests Suspected Al-Shabaab Arms Dealer
Somali security forces on Friday arrested a man believed to be one of the country's main illegal arms dealers suspected of supplying weapons to al-Shabab militants. Read more »