April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Police Dispute Number of Kidnapping Victims in Zamfara State
Security forces in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state are searching for women and children gunmen abducted over the weekend. Read more »
Cameroon: Authorities Rebuild Bridge Destroyed By Boko Haram
Authorities in Cameroon have rebuilt a bridge that Boko Haram militants destroyed in 2015 in an effort to damage trade with Nigeria and Chad. The government also deployed… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Facebook Rapist Arrested in Tanzania
Officials in Tanzania say they have arrested South African national Thabo Bester, a convicted murder known as the Facebook Rapist. Read more »
Ethiopia: Two Aid Workers Killed Amid Civil Unrest
Two aid workers with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid civil unrest, according to a statement Monday from the aid agency. The unrest was… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Somalia: Activist Puts Spotlight On Potential Dangers of Skin-Whitening Products
Qamar Ali Haji has been using skin-lightening products for four years. Initially she liked the change in her appearance but now the exposure to the chemicals in the products is… Read more »
April 08, 2023
Africa: In Africa's Okavango, Oil Drilling Disrupts Locals, Nature
Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa's largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home. Read more »
West Africa: How Africa's Sahel Region Is Becoming a Media Desert
Last month, French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was held hostage in Mali for over a year, was finally released, but foreign and local journalists working in the Sahel tell VOA… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Outraged After UAE Denies Gupta Extradition
South Africa's justice minister has expressed shock after a court in the United Arab Emirates refused to extradite two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family. Read more »
April 07, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Officials and Locals At Odds About Number of Casualties From Attack
Nigeria has deployed security forces to a village in central Benue state where state police say suspected herders killed 10 people this week. But Nigerian media report dozens were… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Bans Guns From Streets of Mogadishu
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced Friday that his government has banned people from carrying weapons on the streets of Mogadishu, the country's capital. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Beefs Up Security Near Burkina Border as Ethnic War Attracts Militants
Ghana has deployed 1,000 special forces to its northern border with Burkina Faso after gunmen this week shot at immigration officers in a border town, killing one. The attack has… Read more »
Uganda: Court Charges Government Minister With Corruption
Activists in Uganda are welcoming the rare prosecution of a government minister on corruption charges but are skeptical that other high-level officials will be charged in the… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Kenya: The Country Calm After Two Weeks of Anti-Government Protests
The situation in Kenya is calm after two weeks of anti-government protests called by the opposition. While both parties have decided to give dialogue a chance, President William… Read more »
Mozambique: Govt Legalizes Local Militias to Help Fight Northern Insurgents
Mozambique has legalized creation of local militias under the military to help fight Islamist militants in the northern Cabo Delgado province. Read more »
Somalia: In Somalia's War With Al-Shabaab, Media Access an Issue
As Somalia gears up for the second phase of its war with al-Shabab militants, there is a tussle between the independent media and the government over how much access journalists… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Secures $800 Million Ahead of Fuel Subsidy Removal
Nigeria has secured an $800 million relief package from the World Bank to help cushion the impact of a plan to remove in June a long-held fuel subsidy. Read more »
Africa: Report - China Helped With Africa Pandemic Debt Relief
A new report by researchers from Johns Hopkins University is giving China better than expected marks for its performance in helping to restructure the crippling debt loads carried… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Freezes Assets of Four Who Aided Gold Smuggling, Money Laundering
Zimbabwe's central bank has frozen the assets of four individuals who said they assisted a long-running gold smuggling and money laundering ring. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct 25 Cameroonians On Nigeria Border
Security forces in Cameroon are searching for at least 25 villagers that gunmen abducted along its border with Nigeria. Locals are calling on the governments to stop armed gangs… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Namibia: Gender Activists Welcome Appointment of Women Justices to Supreme Court
Gender equality activists in Namibia have welcomed the first ever appointment of female justices to the country's supreme court. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Battles Cholera in Cyclone's Aftermath
Cyclone Freddy killed hundreds of people in February and March as it pummeled Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique. While the long-running storm's victims were mostly in Malawi,… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Separatist Conflict Slows Reconstruction in Western Regions
Cameroon says fighting between troops and rebels is slowing reconstruction of homes, schools, hospitals, and other public buildings in its troubled western regions. Authorities say… Read more »
Ethiopia: Analysts Say Ethiopia's Media Need to Empower Woman Journalists
In her 15 years of working in Ethiopian media, Melkamsew Solomon says she still doesn't see enough women in senior roles. Read more »
April 03, 2023
Central African Republic: Children in Central African Republic Are Victims of Appalling Abuse, Brutality - UN
A review by U.N. independent experts of the human rights situation in the Central African Republic reveals rampant ethnic violence and systemic gross violations throughout the… Read more »
Malawi: UN Calls for Urgent Help for Malawi Cyclone Survivors
The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Malawi are calling for $70.6 million to help more than a million people who were affected by Cyclone Freddy. Read more »