Africa: COP 10 - Health And Politics: Is There A Lack Of Transparency ?

The tenth Conference of Parties (COP 10) of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) meeting on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is currently underway in… Read more »

Senegal: Mobile Internet Cut to 'Break Tension'

To break the tension perceptible in Senegal and particularly in Dakar since the postponement of the presidential election, the country's authorities decided to take measures,… Read more »

Senegal: Poll Postponed - Sall Alludes to Conflict Between National Assembly, Constitutional Council

The anticipated postponement of the presidential election in Senegal has been confirmed. President Macky repealed the decree which called on the electoral body, effectively… Read more »

South Africa: 'No Evidence That Jailing of Zuma Caused July 2021 Unrest' - South African News Briefs - February 1, 2024

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Africa: U.S. Supports African Leadership at UN to Address Global Problems: Amb Thomas-Greenfield

Following a three-nation, five-day visit to west Africa, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke with AllAfrica's Tami Hultman. From her office at the U.S. Mission to the… Read more »

South Africa: Jewish Calls for Gaza Ceasefire Follows Footsteps of Their Anti-Apartheid Forebears

Over four decades ago, South African Judge Richard Goldstone made legal history by refusing to implement a central apartheid law that prescribed where black South Africans could… Read more »

South Africa: Concerned South African Jews Call for Ceasefire

Below is the text of a letter from Jewish South Africans, many 750 prominent in broadcasting, journalism and the arts, as well as students and community activists, calling for a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Somalia Rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal as 'Aggression'

A maritime access agreement between landlocked Ethiopia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland was characterised by Somalia as an act of "aggression", Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

South Africa: Israel To Appear Before ICJ After South Africa Files Lawsuit

Israel will go before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague after South Africa requested a court order to stop their attacks in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

Chad: Opposition Leader Masra Appointed Transitional PM of Chad

Succes Masra, a former opposition leader who just returned to Chad after exile, was named prime minister by the country's interim administration, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

Africa: South Africa's ICJ Move Steps Up Pressure for End to War in Gaza

South Africa's referral of Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the grounds that the country is contravening the Genocide Convention adopted by the United Nations… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Paramilitary Seizes Control of Crucial Aid Hub

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday, December 18, that they took control of a Sudanese army camp east of the Hantoub Bridge as intensifying fighting continued close to… Read more »

Chad: Chad Holds Divisive Post-Coup Constitutional Referendum to End Military Rule

Chadians began voting on a new constitution in preparation for the 2024 elections, which attempts to heal political and social rifts in the oil-producing, fractured and poor… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court Orders Mohamed Bazoum's Reinstatement as Niger President

On Friday, December 15, 2023 the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, ruled that  ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum be… Read more »

Kenya: Young Kenyans Demand Boycott of Israeli Products, Businesses

Kenyan youth are pushing for a national boycott of Israeli goods as a way to express their outrage over Israel's military assault on Gaza since October 7, The New Arab reports. Read more »

South Africa: No Conclusion Yet in Probe Into Naval Submarine Deaths

South African Navy spokesperson, Commander Theo Mabina, said an inquiry - originally scheduled to end its investigation into the deaths on the SAS Manthatisi in November 2023 - is… Read more »

South Sudan: At Least Two Killed in Attack on Red Cross Convoy in Sudan

Two people were killed and seven others were injured in an attack on an International Committee of the Red Cross relief convoy in the Sudanese city of Khartoum on Sunday, December… Read more »

West Africa: UN Peacekeeping Mission Officially Ends in Mali

The United Nations mission concluded its ten-year deployment in Mali, as per the directive of the military administration of Mali, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

West Africa: Niger Junta Refuses to Free Ousted President Bazoum

The head of Niger's armed forces declined to free the country's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, BBC reports. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Orders 15 UAE Diplomats to Leave Country

Sudan designated 15 employees of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, Reuters reports. Read more »

Africa: Conflict, Crisis Show Barriers to Health for World's Poor

Seventy-five years ago, in the ashes of World War Two and the unprecedented human suffering it caused, nations laid out a way to build "the foundation of freedom, justice and peace… Read more »

Mauritania: Chad and Mauritania Pave Way to Dissolve G5 Anti-Militant Alliance

Mauritania and Chad have cleared the way for the disintegration of the G5 Sahel coalition, which was formed in 2014, to address extremists and other issues in the sub-region, Al… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Former President Ernest Koroma to be Questioned Over Failed Coup

Former president Ernest Bai Koroma will be questioned by authorities for his alleged involvement in a botched coup  in Sierra Leone on November 26, 2023. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Gunfire, Clashes the Result of Attempted Coup, President Says

Clashes and gunfire that erupted in Bissau on December 1 were, according to Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the result of an attempted coup, Reuters reports. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Midnight Gunfire in Guinea-Bissau Capital Lasts into Morning

Gunfire that reportedly broke out in Bissau on Thursday night continued into Friday morning with circumstances of the shooting remaining unclear. Read more »