Chad: U.S., UK, France Warn of Fighting Approaching Chad Capital

The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena. Read more »

Africa: Building Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique

A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners. Read more »

Chad: Coronation Replaces Election, Threatens Peace in Chad

After 30 years in power, Chad's brutal ruler Idris Déby Itno is just coming into his own.  With elections on April 11 in his oil rich, yet crushingly impoverished… Read more »

Rwanda: Call to Action from the Advocacy Network on Africa

Following is a statement from the Advocacy Network on Africa (AdNA) Rwanda Working Group Read more »

Africa: Drawing The Line On Malaria

A recent survey conducted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Gallup International shows that African youth are determined to end malaria. Conducted across six countries -… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: What Went Wrong in the DR Congo's Latest Ebola Outbreak?

When the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest-ever outbreak of Ebola first emerged in the north-east of the country in 2018, it appeared that it would remain small and relatively… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Opposition Leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas Has Died

Opposition leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas has died after contracting Covid-19. Kolélas died in the plane on his way to France where he was to receive treatment. Read more »

Africa: Change For Africa's Women - So, Where Do We Start?

The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women’s Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: At Least 20 Killed, Hundreds Wounded in Huge Blasts

More than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds wounded in a series of powerful explosions at a military base in the Equatorial Guinea city of Bata, Al Jazeera is reporting. Read more »

Africa: African Nation Still Leads the World With Woman MPs

Rwanda still leads the world with the number of women in a lower chamber of parliament, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Sixty-one percent of members of the country's… Read more »

Africa: Why Community Engagement is Critical in Fight Against Malaria

Partners in malaria elimination have come together on community engagement in malaria control and elimination, and shared tools and experiences on fighting the parasitic disease.… Read more »

Africa: Key Actors Commit to Smart Nutrition, Ensuring Faster Progress to Ending Malnutrition

In the world, 1 in 9 people are hungry or undernourished, and 1 in 3 adults are overweight or obese. Progress towards nutrition target is too slow, progress in Eastern and Southern… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Scores Die in Congo River Boat Accident

At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people sank on the Congo river at night, Reuters reports. Read more »

Cameroon: Govt, Militia Forces Continue to Abuse Human Rights

An excerpt on Cameroon from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Burundi: Rights Abuses Continue Despite Transition

An excerpt on Burundi from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Continues to Target Critics, Flout Human Rights - Report

An excerpt on Rwanda from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Central African Republic: CAR's Troubled 2020 Human Rights Record

An excerpt on the Central African Republic from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Human Rights Take a Downturn - Report

An excerpt on the DR Congo from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Africa: Outgoing U.S State Department's Top Africa Official Cites 'Significant' Achievements

At the end of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing administration includes a number… Read more »

Central African Republic: Russian, Rwandan Troops Deployed After Attempted Coup - Govt

The government of the Central African Republic says that Russia and Rwanda sent hundreds of troops into the country after an alleged coup bid that took place ahead of … Read more »

Africa: Civic Rights Were Eroded Across Africa in 2020

CIVICUS , the global civil society alliance, rates civic space in six Sub-Saharan African states as " closed", in 21 as "repressed" and in 14 as "obstructed". … Read more »

Africa: People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa

An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report: Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Govt Suspends the Importation, Sale of Johnson's Baby Powder

Sold on shelves in the Republic of Congo, American brand Johnson & Johnson could contain potentially carcinogenic substances. After several weeks of consultation with civil… Read more »

Cameroon: Top New York Lawyers File Case With UN Over Jailed Journalist

The foundation set up by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband, movie star George, is taking up with the United Nations the case of independent journalist Paul Chouta,… Read more »

Rwanda: Small Batches of Rwandan Coffee Pack Big Punch in World Market

They may be from the smallest country in eastern Africa, but coffee farmers in Rwanda can still compete in the international market with giant coffee exporters like Colombia,… Read more »