Africa: African States Can Lead Nuclear Powers Away from Catastrophe

The risk of nuclear war is at its highest in decades, and nuclear-armed states are confirming what African states have known for decades: that there is no rational explanation for… Read more »

Mali: Mali Responds to Cote d'Ivoire Threats Over Detained Soldiers

Bamako has responded to Abidjan's call for the Economic Community of West African States to get involved in the row between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali concerning Ivorian soldiers… Read more »

West Africa: Abidjan Pulls Out All Stops to Bring Home Soldiers Held In Mali

The National Security Council (CNS) held an an extraordinary meeting in Abidjan, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara on September 14, 2022. The meeting agenda centred on the… Read more »

Cameroon: Separatist Movement Gets New Leader

Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His… Read more »

Guinea: Junta Sued for Death of Demonstrators

The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) and the families of the victims of the demonstrations of July and August 2022 have filed a complaint against the… Read more »

Chad: Will The National Dialogue Resume?

There are doubts that the inclusive national dialogue will resume today, after being suspended since Saturday due to unrest in Ndjamena. The party which boycotted the… Read more »

Chad: National Dialogue Hits a Snag In Chad

Chad's national dialogue that began a week ago, hit a snag on August 28, 2022 when the list of the presidium, which was supposed to direct the work of the forum, was contested.… Read more »

Guinea: National Truth and Forgiveness Commission Ends Work With 45 Recommendations

The National Truth and Forgiveness Commission delivered its report on August 24 to Colonel and Interim President Mamadi Doumbouya after hearings in which thousands of Guineans took… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Climate Crisis Could Leave You Jobless, Sick, and Hungry - and Foment Conflict

We all need to eat, but the global climate crisis is putting food production at risk. Due to the intense heat, harsh weather, and droughts, yield growth for wheat, maize, and other… Read more »

Ethiopia: World Health Chief Blames Lack of Attention to Tigray Crisis on Racism

Without mincing his words, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has again attributed to racism the lack of international action to end the suffering of… Read more »

Africa: African Women Call For Help to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls

A few weeks ago South Africans woke up to shocking reports of the men who gang raped 8 young women in West Village, west of Johannesburg, South Africa. They were attacked while… Read more »

Africa: Can the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Support Transition Towards Renewables? #AfricaClimateCrisis

Russia provides about 25% of the oil that Europe needs and 45% of its gas imports, according to experts writing for African Arguments. The conflict has highlighted the… Read more »

Africa: Foreign Influence Leading Cause of Conflict in Africa, Says Minister Pandor During Blinken Visit

Financial interest in African countries' resources is the determining factor negatively influencing governance and peace efforts, South Africa's  Minister of… Read more »

Africa: Top Biden Administration Cabinet Member Spells Out New U.S. Africa Policy

Spelling out the Biden Administration's new strategy for sub-Saharan Africa on Monday, the United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, both declared that the U.S. and… Read more »

Africa: When Eroding Term Limits Threaten Peace and Security, Democracies Must Deliver

Not long after President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso announced his plan to amend the constitution which would extend his grip on power, mass protests broke out in the capital… Read more »

West Africa: Protests Against Military Govt Bring Guinea's Capital to Standstill

Demonstrations against the ruling military junta of Guinea's handling of plans for a return to civilian rule brought the capital to a standstill, reports Aljazeera. Read more »

Burkina Faso: French Diplomat's Comments Raises Ire In Burkina Faso

Remarks by the French ambassador in Burkina Faso, Luc Hollade has caused anger and controversy to such an extent, that certain civil society organisations and political players are… Read more »

Rwanda: Former Top Rwandan Official Bucyibaruta Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in 1994 Genocide

A French court has sentenced a former senior Rwandan official to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of complicity in the bloody 1994 genocide that resulted in hundreds of… Read more »

Africa: Olympic Legend Mo Farah Reveals He Was Trafficked to UK as Child

Sir Mo Farah has told the BBC that he was abducted from war-torn Somalia to the UK as a child, and forced to work as a servant. Farah spoke to BBC TV in the documentary The Real Mo… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Reports 'New Massacre' of Oromia Civilians

As its federal and Tigray regional governments are finally gearing up for direct negotiations for peace,  Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused a rebel group of carrying out a… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba's Tooth Handed Over to Family

The government of Belgium has handed over a tooth of Democratic Republic of the Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba to his children and an official delegation in… Read more »

Africa: A United Africa Can Address Climate, Covid and Conflict - Ukraine Shows Why It Matters

Africa should be under no illusion about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It is the equivalent of France deciding it would like to have Algeria back or Portugal seeking to… Read more »

Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Insurgents Still Move Around 'With Apparent Freedom'

The insurgents who are waging a low-intensity civil war in northern Mozambique are able to move around with apparent freedom, despite the successes of a multi-national military… Read more »

Africa: The War in Ukraine Through an African Lens

From the ‘with us or against us’ frame to the disproportionate fallout of the commodities crisis, these countries are non-aligned for a reason. Read more »

Africa: Health and Wellbeing - The Bedrock to Safety, Peace and Security #WHA75

The WHO's member states agree that for peace to prevail in conflict affected places, good medical assistance and health resources should be available for all. Some suggested… Read more »