June 11, 2022
East Africa: Prolonged La Niña Likely to Worsen Drought in Horn of Africa
Meteorologists predict the La Niña weather phenomenon is likely to persist into next year, prolonging devastating drought conditions in the Horn of Africa. Read more »
June 10, 2022
West Africa: Lake Chad Task Force Extends Operation to Flush Out Militants
The militaries of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have hailed the success of a joint security operation they say has freed 4,500 civilians and killed more than 800 militants… Read more »
Africa: U.S. to Work With Ukraine to Get More Grain
U.S. officials say they are working with Ukraine to export at least three million tons of grain to combat the world's growing hunger crisis, especially in Africa. Before Russia's… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Aims to Plant Millions of New Trees in Single Day
Ghana is aiming to plant 20 million trees Friday as part of an annual campaign to save forests that have been depleted by climate change and illegal mining. The U.N. says Ghana has… Read more »
Rwanda: British Plan to Fly Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Faces Last-Minute Legal Challenge
Britain's plan to fly asylum seekers 6,000 kilometers to Rwanda faces a last-minute legal challenge. Read more »
June 09, 2022
Somalia: New President Inaugurated, Warns of Famine
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was inaugurated as the 10th president of Somalia Thursday in a colorful ceremony attended by hundreds of people, including the leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia and… Read more »
South Africa: President Sidesteps Money-Hiding Allegations in Parliament Speech
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed parliament Thursday for the first time since a former spy boss last week accused him of hiding millions of dollars in his… Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Deploys Troops After Deadly Separatist Attack On Military Post
Cameroon's military on Thursday said it deployed about a hundred troops to the French-speaking village of Njitapon, after 35 anglophone separatists attacked the outpost. Read more »
June 08, 2022
Cameroon: Troops Kill 9 Civilians in Separatist Region
Cameroon's military says it has arrested four of its troops for the killing of nine civilians, including four women and a baby. A military spokesman says the troops fired on… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Leaning to Russia As Others Shun Moscow for Invading Ukraine
As much of the world is shunning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Zimbabwe this month hosted Russia's third highest ranking official. Analysts say Zimbabwe is looking to Russia… Read more »
Algeria: Algeria Suspends 20-Year Friendship Treaty With Spain
Algeria has suspended a two-decade-old friendship treaty with Spain. Read more »
June 07, 2022
Malawi: IMF Sets Conditions for Aid to Resume
Malawi wants renewed access to the International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility, or ECF, after a two-year halt. Read more »
South Africa: Language Groups Demand Ryanair Stop Using Afrikaans Test
South Africa's language authorities have denounced Irish airline Ryanair for requiring a test in Afrikaans for all South Africans before they can fly to Britain. Afrikaans is… Read more »
South Africa: Citizens React to Arrest of Zuma Allies Accused of Stealing Billions
South Africans were relieved Tuesday to learn that two businessmen who've been fugitives since being accused of looting billions of dollars from the state have been arrested in… Read more »
Cameroon: Children Protest Abuses in Separatist Conflict
Several hundred children marched through the streets of Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, on June 6 holding placards that called for an end to the use of child soldiers in the… Read more »
Somalia: UN - Without Action, Famine Looms for Somalia
The United Nations warned Tuesday that Somalia is at risk of another famine, as consecutive droughts have withered crops and killed scores of livestock, and grain imports from… Read more »
Somalia: Famine and Death Stalk Children in Somalia
U.N. agencies are warning of famine in Somalia and a surge of child deaths across the Horn of Africa if their appeals for urgently needed funds to save the lives of hundreds of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Police Refuse to Release Journalists Granted Bail
Ethiopia Holding Journalists in Detention Centers Without Charge Read more »
June 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Drivers of Delivering Unapproved Fuel, Equipment to Tigray
Amid efforts to provide aid to millions of people in Tigray, the Ethiopian federal government says commercial drivers of aid trucks are smuggling in banned products. Read more »
Mali: Mali Junta Adopts 24-Month Transition to Democratic Rule
Mali's military junta will take 24 months from March 2022 to restore civilian rule after an August 2020 coup, its spokesman said on Monday, the latest move in negotiations with… Read more »
Guinea: Guinea Prosecutor Deepens Probe Into Protest Killing
A Guinean public prosecutor on Monday ordered a list of all police officers present when a young man was killed during demonstrations last week, in a significant shift from past… Read more »
Nigeria: Residents Organize Blood Drive After Massacre At Nigerian Church
Police in southwestern Nigeria are investigating a massacre at a Catholic church Sunday at least 50 people dead, according to media reports. Meanwhile, residents in the city of Owo… Read more »
June 05, 2022
Nigeria: Dozens Feared Dead in Nigeria Church Attack
Dozens of worshippers were feared dead in an attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria on Sunday, state lawmakers said. Read more »
June 04, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon, CAR Join Forces to Fight Rebels On Border
A commission of senior security and state officials from the troubled Central African Republic and Cameroon has agreed to jointly fight armed C.A.R. rebels they say are fleeing… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Mob Sets Man Ablaze Over Alleged Blasphemy
Nigerian authorities in the capital city of Abuja on Saturday said they're investigating the killing and burning of a man by a mob over accusations of blasphemy. Blasphemy has been… Read more »