Africa: U.S. Sees Militants Affiliates Pooling Resources, Growing Capabilities

U.S. officials tasked with tracking Islamic State are seeing worrisome signs that the terror group's core leadership is strengthening control over its global network of affiliates… Read more »

Africa: UN Chief - Warring Nations Must Protect Civilians

The U.N. Secretary-General said Tuesday that the world is failing to live up to its commitments to protect civilians, an obligation that is preserved in international humanitarian… Read more »

Africa: African Heads of State to Present Peace Initiative to Russia and Ukraine

South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, says a delegation of African leaders will soon travel to Russia and Ukraine to present a peace plan. Read more »

Africa: South Africa Military Delegation in Russia to Discuss Combat Readiness

South Africa's main opposition party is demanding to know why there is a high-level defense delegation in Moscow discussing increased cooperation and combat readiness. The news… Read more »

Africa: Number of Internally Displaced People Hits Record High

The number of people internally displaced globally hit a record 71.1 million at the end of last year, according to a report released Thursday by the Internal Displacement… Read more »

Africa: IMF Chief Advocates Africa Continental Free Trade Area

The head of the International Monetary Fund is urging African countries to implement the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. Read more »

Africa: Why China Is Investing in Africa's Green Energy Future

A wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe's massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing in this year… Read more »

Africa: UN Weekly Roundup - April 22-28, 2023

Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Read more »

Africa: Cameroon to Redeploy Troops to CAR, Nigeria Borders Amid Spike in Attacks

Cameroon's military plans to redeploy troops to its borders with Nigeria and the Central African Republic after an increase in attacks from militants and rebels. Read more »

Africa: Ukraine Nobel Laureate Appeals to 'Neutral' South Africa

A Nobel Prize-winning Ukrainian is in Pretoria this week as part of a group urging South Africa's government to re-think its friendly relations with Russia as it wages war on Kyiv.… Read more »

Africa: VOA Interview - U.S. Senator Chris Coons On Africa, Leaked Documents

Top White House officials such as Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden have crisscrossed the African continent this year to implement what President Joe Biden has… Read more »

Africa: Why China Is Building Africa's New Parliaments

Zimbabwe's new parliament gives an architectural nod to the country's famous ancient ruins; Lesotho's has a design resembling a "mokorotlo," the conical straw hat that's part of… Read more »

Africa: G7 Foreign Ministers Highlight Concerns About Russia, China

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and highlighted the need to engage with China to address global challenges as they closed their… 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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Network Helps Connect African Journalists On Climate Issues

As more people become concerned about the effects of climate change on their lives, journalists in an otherwise struggling industry are becoming specialized in the environmental… Read more »

Africa: How Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa Differ From Russia's

The killing of nine Chinese gold mine workers in conflict-ridden Central African Republic this month highlighted the risks some Belt and Road development projects face in volatile… Read more »

Africa: VP Harris Ends Africa Tour With Personal Stop in Zambia

Vice President Kamala Harris landed Friday in Zambia, the final stop on her weeklong tour of the continent. Read more »

Africa: UN Weekly Roundup - March 25-31, 2023

Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Read more »

Africa: Russia's War in Ukraine Creates Ripple Effect in Africa

The disruption of Ukrainian agriculture caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is creating a shortage of commodities in African countries, like Kenya, that heavily rely on imported… Read more »

Africa: VP Harris Stresses Democracy During Africa Visit

On the eve of her meeting with Africa's only female head of state, Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that having more women in power is a key ingredient for a healthy… Read more »

Africa: U.S. VP Harris to Announce U.S.$1 Billion in Funding for Women's Economic Empowerment

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Wednesday $1 billion in public and private financing for programs focused on economic empowerment of women as she wraps up a… Read more »

Africa: Amnesty International - Rights Landscape in West Africa Darkens

West Africa's Sahel region saw mounting violence and a rollback in free expression last year, rights group Amnesty International says in its latest annual report, released Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: VP Harris Pledges New Era of U.S.-Africa Partnership During Ghana Speech

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged a new era of partnership between the U.S. and Africa, touting women's empowerment, developing the digital economy and supporting democracy… Read more »