July 14, 2022
Zimbabwe: 'Zimbabweans Have Suffered Long Enough' - Development Bank to Help Country Clear Debt
The African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed this week to help Zimbabwe clear its $13.5 billion debt during a visit by the Abidjan-based lender's president. The AfDB has also started… Read more »
Mali: Military Govt Suspends Rotation of United Nations Forces
Mali's military government has suspended the rotation of U.N. military and police forces following the renewal late last month of the mandate of the U.N. mission there. Read more »
Cameroon: Conflict, Poor Funding Slow Rebuilding in Cameroon
Cameroon is asking for international help to fund the rebuilding of western regions that have been destroyed in five years of conflict with separatists. A plan to construct roads,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Religious Groups Criticize Ruling Party's Candidates
Christian groups in Nigeria are criticizing the ruling All Progressives Congress Party (APC) for choosing Muslim candidates to run in next year's election for both president and… Read more »
Somalia: President Speaks to Parents of Troops in Eritrea, Says to Return Soon
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met with parents of troops training in Eritrea and promised they will soon return home to fight against the Islamist militant group… Read more »
July 13, 2022
Togo: Experts Aim to Prevent Insurgents From Recruiting Youth
Authorities in Togo are working to prevent their small, West African nation from becoming the next country in the region to struggle with a violent, spreading, Islamist insurgency. Read more »
Tunisia: Opposition Abroad Lobbies Against Upcoming Referendum
Tunisian opposition lawmakers are in Paris to lobby against a controversial constitutional referendum taking place later this month, which they argue risks plunging the fragile… Read more »
South Africa: Tavern Deaths - Police Arrest Three People
Authorities in South Africa have arrested the owner of a bar and two employees in connection with the deaths of 21 teenagers, who lost their lives at a tavern last month under… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Severe Food Shortage
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices… Read more »
East Africa: Eritrea, Somalia Leaders Vow Cooperation On Defense, Political Efforts
The leaders of Eritrea and Somalia have announced the signing of an agreement covering defense, security, diplomatic and political cooperation. Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Orders Investment in Wheat Production to Quell Protests Sparked By Shortages
Cameroon President Paul Biya says the government will increase funding to grow more wheat after protests over wheat shortages and price spikes sparked by Russia's invasion of… Read more »
South Africa: Tavern Shootings Reflect Rising Crime Trends
In the aftermath of two weekend tavern shootings in South Africa that left 19 people dead, communities are asking what needs to be done. Read more »
July 11, 2022
Nigeria: Terror Attacks Possible in Abuja After Prison Break, Security Experts Say
Nigerian security forces are searching for hundreds of prisoners who escaped an Abuja jail on July 5, including more than 60 convicted of terrorism. Security experts say the attack… Read more »
Cameroon: 2.4 Million People Need Emergency Food Support
Cameroon's government has called for emergency food support for more than two million people facing hunger along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria. At a crisis meeting… Read more »
Togo: 7 Children in Togo Killed in Blast
Seven children were killed in a blast in northern Togo. The circumstances surrounding the explosion late Saturday into Sunday were not immediately clear. Read more »
Angola: Court Clears Way for Dos Santos Autopsy
A Spanish court has cleared the way for an autopsy to be conducted on Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Barcelona Friday. Read more »
July 09, 2022
Africa: Africa's Donkeys Are Being Stolen and Slaughtered for Chinese Medicine
How did a popular period drama on Chinese TV help lead to the theft and brutal slaughter of millions of donkeys in Africa? Read more »
July 08, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Records First-Ever Suspected Cases of Marburg Virus Disease
Ghana's health authorities say they have, for the first time, confirmed two fatal cases of the Marburg virus, a relative of the Ebola virus. Read more »
Nigeria: Activists Denounce Death Sentence in Homosexuality Conviction
Activists in Nigeria have condemned the death sentences given by an Islamic court to three men for homosexual acts. The ruling in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi was the latest… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Rights Body Urges Government to Protect Human Rights
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has published a detailed report on human rights violations over the past year. According to the findings, the country has suffered its worst… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace in DRC Means Addressing Root Causes Behind Militias, Say Rights Groups
Leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda meeting in Angola this week agreed to ease tensions and normalize diplomatic relations. The DRC has accused Rwanda of… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Experts - Ending Al-Shabaab's Funding a Major Challenge
Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed to shut down revenue streams for al-Shabab terrorists. The Islamist militants are believed to make millions of dollars per… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Gambia: Exports of Endangered Rosewood Banned But Enforcement Woes Remain
Gambia has banned all exports of timber to curb rampant illegal logging and protect critically endangered African rosewood, but conservationists remain skeptical that the ban will… Read more »
Malawi: Albino Man's Murder - Ex-President Under Investigation
Malawi's government has ordered police to investigate former president Peter Mutharika and an aide in connection with the 2018 murder of a 24-year-old albino man. Days earlier,… Read more »
Africa: Great Green Wall - Researchers Push New Advances Despite Conflict, Funding Challenges
African and European researchers are meeting in France to give fresh impetus to Africa's ambitious Great Green Wall project, intended to fight climate change and support… Read more »