Libya: Guards Shot at People Fleeing Air Strikes - UN Report

The United Nations said on Thursday that it had information that Libyan guards shot at refugees and migrants trying to flee from air strikes that killed at least 53 people,… Read more »

Sudan: Protesters Resume Talks With Military Council

Sudan's protest leaders have resumed face-to-face talks with the ruling generals, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

Libya: Refugees in Detention Centres Need to Be Evacuated Urgently - MSF

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) believes that the deadly attack on the Tajoura detention centre "could easily have been avoided". Read more »

Libya: Scores Killed, Dozens Wounded in Attack on Migrant Detention Centre

An air attack hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in the Tajoura suburb of the Libya's capital Tripoli late on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

Rwanda: 25 Years After Liberation, Kagame Speaks on Leadership, Foreign Aid and African Unity

This year, Rwanda celebrates the 57th golden jubilee of independence and the 25th anniversary of liberation. Held under the theme "Together We Prosper," this year's celebration is… Read more »

Sudan: Protest Organisers Reveal Action Plan

The organisation leading the strike in the country and calling for civilian rule, the Sudan Professionals Association, has published an agenda that will culminate in a big show of… Read more »

Uganda: Refugee for Two Decades Recruits Child Soldiers to Build Peace

The Founder and Executive Director for African Youth Initiative Network, Victor Ochen, was born in northern Uganda, and spent 21 years as a refugee. He transformed his experiences… Read more »

Sudan: 'We Will Continue Our Protests Until the Military Yields'

Three more people have been found dead in Omdurman city, Sudan, activists say, bringing the total death toll from anti-military protests to at least 10 across the country, Al… Read more »

Africa: 'Uprooting the Seeds of Conflicts, Violence Key in Achieving Peace in Africa'

AllAfrica speaks to the Founder and Executive Director for African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET), Victor Ochen who was born in northern Uganda. Ochen spent 21 years as a… Read more »

Africa: Educate Africa's Youth to Build Peace – Peace Centre Leader

As AllAfrica examines issues of peacebuilding in Africa, in collaboration with African media partners, researchers and research organizations, in an effort to give voice and… Read more »

Nigeria: Our Girls Need You!

Five years ago, in April 2014, the world gaped in horror at the news that Boko Haram insurgents had swarmed out of the Sambisa Forest in northeastern Nigeria's Borno State to… Read more »

Sudan: UN to Remove Some Civilian Staff - For Now

The United Nations is temporarily removing some civilian staff from Sudan because of the security situation in the country, Reuters reports from the United Nations. Read more »

Sudan: Death Toll Rises as China, Russia Block UN Action

The number of people killed since security forces stormed a protest camp outside the Defence Ministry in central Khartoum has risen to 60, according to a Reuters report quoting… Read more »

Sudan: Security Forces Move to Break Up Sit-In - Demonstrators

Sudanese security forces have moved in to break up a protest camp in the capital, Khartoum, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

Africa: How To Awaken A Giant #AfricaDay

This Africa Day it is fitting to reflect on Kwame Nkrumah's prescient remark "I am not African because I was born in Africa, but because Africa was born in me". Ghana's first… Read more »

Nigeria: To End Boko Haram Insurgency, Treat Women Returnees Well - Report

How the Nigerian government treats the many women formerly associated with Boko Haram who have now returned to areas controlled by Abuja could play a role in ending the group's… Read more »

Sudan: Talks Stop Amid Demands for Radical Change

Sudanese who have been protesting across the country have vowed to accelerate their demonstrations until a civilian government takes power. Read more »

Africa: Who Will Be Held Responsible for Xenophobia in South Africa?

Human Rights Watch and the African Diaspora Forum have called for the urgent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a spate of attacks against migrants, most of… Read more »

Sudan: We Will Hand Power as Soon as Possible, Says Sudan's Military

The head of the political committee of the newly established military transitional council has said in a press conference on Friday that the military has no political agenda for… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Army Ousts Al-Bashir

Sudan's military has announced that long time president Omar al Bashir has been arrested and taken to a safe place. His nearly 30 years as president of Sudan was brought to and end… Read more »

Sudan: Army Set to Make Announcement, Reports That Bashir Will Step Down

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is set to step down, Al Arabiya is reporting. Read more »

Sudan: Protests Enter Fourth Day, Bashir 'to Step Down Soon'

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir will step down soon, Egyptian publication Ahram Online is reporting. Read more »

Libya: Army Commander Orders Forces to Advance on Tripoli

Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar has ordered his eastern military forces to advance on Tripoli, the capital of the UN-backed government, Aljazeera reports. Read more »

Somalia: Series of Car Bombings Hit Mogadishu

The month of March has been the most bloody in Mogadishu with new bombings almost every day over the past week.Harun Maruf of Voice of America listed the past week on his Twitter… Read more »

Cameroon: U.S. Govt Sanctions Biya Regime - Reports

Reports from Cameroon say the U.S. has placed sanctions on President Paul Biya's regime. These sanctions affect over 20 military personnel, civilians, and ministers. Read more »