April 18
Nigeria: Analysts Skeptical About Nigeria's Bid to Improve Local Crude Refining
Nigeria has been Africa's largest or second-largest oil exporter for years, but relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. The government is trying to change that,… Read more »
Chad: Chad's Junta Leader Orders Military Crackdown After Opposition Calls for Election Boycott
In response to growing campaign violence, Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns… Read more »
Botswana: Botswana Churches Oppose Gay Rights Proposal
A coalition of churches in Botswana has voiced its opposition to parliament's latest effort to amend the constitution to include gay rights. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels French Diplomats for 'Subversive Activities'
Burkina Faso's military junta has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities," according to a government statement Thursday. Read more »
April 17
Libya: Libya UN Envoy Resigns
Abdoulaye Bathily, the United Nations envoy for Libya has resigned. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs
The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Rhino Poaching On Rise in First Quarter of 2024
Environmentalists in Namibia have accused local wildlife officials of hiding the real extent of rhino poaching in the Etosha National Park, which holds the highest concentration of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Nama Community Rejects Green-Hydrogen Port Expansion
Namibia's port authority, Namport, has proposed a port expansion on Shark Island, a heritage site that is sacred to the indigenous Nama ethnic group of southern Namibia. Read more »
April 16
Nigeria: Nigeria's Tinubu Says Country Will No Longer Pay Ransom to Armed Gangs
Nigeria will no longer pay ransom to armed gangs that have plagued the country with kidnapping and extortion, President Bola Tinubu said in an opinion piece published Monday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's New Gold-Backed Currency Sliding On Black Market
Zimbabwe's recently introduced gold-backed currency is sliding on the local black market but officials insist the currency is getting stronger and has a bright future. Columbus… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's President Moves in to Stop Tobacco Smuggling
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered police to tighten border security to control tobacco smugglers who sell the crop to neighboring countries for better prices.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Geneva Conference Raises Nearly $630 Million for Ethiopia's Humanitarian Needs
A high-level pledging conference in Geneva co-sponsored by Ethiopia, Britain and the United Nations received $628.9 million in pledges to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance… Read more »
Sudan: Young Sudanese Refugees Cope With Loss, Long for Peace
The baby was a newborn when the war broke out in Sudan. No one knew how old she was because her biological mother was missing. Read more »
April 15
Sudan: Sudanese Farmers Strive for Food Sufficiency As Conflict Rages
Today marks one year since the war between Sudan's army and its paramilitary wing, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), began. The war has created widespread hunger, as fields lay… Read more »
Sudan: Macron Says Donors Pledge $2.1 Billion in Aid for Sudan
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that world donors have pledged $2.1 billion to help relieve the humanitarian crisis in war-ravaged Sudan. Read more »
April 13
Sudan: Sudan Faces Catastrophic Crisis As World Looks Away, Aid Agencies Say
United Nations and international agencies warn that the lives of millions of people in Sudan are at risk as the world looks away from the enormous humanitarian needs facing the… Read more »
April 12
South Sudan: National ID Card Issue Hangs Over Planned South Sudanese Elections
Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudanese residents have been working to build their country, the world's youngest nation. Read more »
Southern Africa: Botswana Objects to G7-EU Diamond-Tracking System
African diamond producers, led by Botswana, are demanding a review of the tracking and verification system that European Union and G7 nations introduced March 1. Read more »
East Africa: Will Donors Help Prevent Famine At Sudan Support Conference?
Humanitarians said an international support conference next week for Sudan must be a success, as 18 million Sudanese face crisis levels of hunger while funding for lifesaving… Read more »
April 11
Chad: Chad's Opposition Says Deby Jumping the Gun On Presidential Campaigning
Opposition candidates are accusing Chad's military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, of flouting election rules and launching his campaign before the official starting date of… Read more »
April 10
Nigeria: Activists Urge Nigeria to Refuse Shell's Oil Selloff Plans
Environmental and human rights activists are calling on the Nigerian government to withhold approval of plans by the London-based oil giant Shell to sell off its operations in the… Read more »
Gabon: In Gabon, Muslims Invite Christians Into Mosques to Pray for Peace
In Gabon, Christians joined Muslims this week to pray for peace as the country holds a month-long "national dialogue" intended to pave the way for military leaders to transfer… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Consumers Upset At Electricity Rate Hike
A sudden hike in electricity rates in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has sparked a backlash. Read more »
April 09
Kenya: Striking Kenyan Doctors Hold Demonstrations in Nairobi Amid Stalemate
Kenyan doctors held new demonstrations Tuesday in their push for better pay and working conditions. Read more »