Mozambique: Eyewitness Tells How Gunmen Burned Down Cabo Delgado College

Unknown gunmen have attacked six communities and torched a teacher-training college in Quissanga district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the space of less… Read more »

Africa: 'Silencing The Guns' Means Silencing Youth Unemployment

The city of Addis Ababa is playing host to African leaders for the 33rd summit of the African Heads of States themed ''Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S and Nigeria Talk Trade and Investment Despite Visa Outcry

Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed hope that President Donald Trump's administration might be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria if the country takes… Read more »

Africa: Is the African Union Capable of 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'?

This year's African Union (AU) summit, which draws the continent's heads of state and government together in Addis Ababa in the coming days, is being held under the theme,… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Military in Africa Under Spotlight

Amid rising attacks by Islamic supremacists, the American military presence in Africa has come under scrutiny in U.S. policy circles, as well as among African analysts. Read more »

Africa: Punching Back against Al-Shabaab

An attack this month on a Kenyan military base, which killed one American service member and two U.S. Department of Defense contractors, before being repelled by Kenyan and… Read more »

Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa

Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »

Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'

With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Building Peace – The Only Alternative to a Failed State

Africa's largest economy and most populous country, with over 200 million people, has been battling internal conflicts and external insurgencies that are threatening the country's… Read more »

Africa: Human Rights Violations and Violence - The Continent's 11 Hotspots

Eleven African nations are highlighted in a major annual report on human rights as places where violations of citizens' rights were accompanied by insurgencies, domestic conflict… Read more »

South Sudan: Announcement of Peace Agreement Concluded in Rome

Following is the statement issued by the Community of Sant'Egidio,  a lay Catholic association in Rome that has been mediating the conflict among parties in South Sudan: Read more »

South Africa: Photojournalist 'Coming Home' After Escaping Syrian Captors

Photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed will be returning home three years after being kidnapped in Syria by the Islamic State, writes News24. Reuters reported that, according to a… Read more »

South Sudan: Pope and Anglican Archbishop Join in Urgent Appeal to South Sudan

An Christmas Day appeal for peace addressed to leaders in South Sudan has been issued by Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Leaders Agree on Unity Govt

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir said he and former vice president Riek Machar have reached a deal on Tuesday to form a long-delayed unity government, reports Reuters.The deal… Read more »

West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?

Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »

Rwanda: Bringing Peace and Healing to Rwandans Through Community-Based Sociotheraphy

AllAfrica speaks to a senior researcher for Community Based Sociotherapy in Rwanda and a lecturer at the University of Rwanda, Dr Chantal Ingabire. Ingabire has done extensive and… Read more »

Cameroon: Consider Yaounde Gathering a Step Not a Solution - Christopher Fomunyoh

AllAfrica's Michael Tantoh attended the Constitutional Term Limits Summit in Niamey, Niger, and spoke with the National Democratic Institute's Africa and Regional Director for… Read more »

South Africa: Refugees' Protest Outside UNCHR Offices in Cape Town Turns Violent

Refugees who staged a three-week-long sit-in outside the UN High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) offices in Cape Town over fears of xenophobia have been forcefully removed by… Read more »

Mozambique: Lopsided Frelimo Victory Could Divide Country - Analyst

Unofficial results in Mozambique’s elections point to sweeping victories for the ruling Frelimo party and President Filipe Nyusi, prompting some analysts to question the… Read more »

Mozambique: Vote Counting Marred by Allegations of Rigging by Renamo Leader

Mozambicans voted on October 15 in an election which the incumbent President Filipe Nyusi said should help anchor peace, but his main rival, Renamo leader Ossufo Momade has already… Read more »

Guinea: Protests Against Change to Constitution Turn Deadly

At least one policeman and a protester were killed on Monday during demonstrations in Guinea against a possible change to the constitution that could let President Alpha Conde seek… Read more »

West Africa: We Are Paying a Heavy Price for What's Happening in Libya - President Issoufou

The security threat to the Sahel region has been amplified by the Libyan crisis, said the President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou. In his forthright assessment of the conflict,… Read more »

Africa: Will an African Win 2019's Nobel Peace Prize?

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalian social rights activist Ilwad Elman and Libyan law student Hajer Sharief are nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »

Africa: Niger's President Will Make History at The End of His Term

"My greatest legacy will be to become the first president in the history of Niger who will hand power to a democratically elected successor." Read more »

South Africa: 'Until We Stop Hitting Children, We'll Not Stop Men From Hitting Women'

South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »