April 03, 2023
Central African Republic: Children in Central African Republic Are Victims of Appalling Abuse, Brutality - UN
A review by U.N. independent experts of the human rights situation in the Central African Republic reveals rampant ethnic violence and systemic gross violations throughout the… Read more »
March 31, 2023
Malawi: Govt Sets Final Deadline for Refugee Return to Lone Authorized Camp
Malawi's government has told refugees and asylum-seekers to relocate to the country's lone refugee camp by April 15 or face forced eviction from their homes. Read more »
Africa: How Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa Differ From Russia's
The killing of nine Chinese gold mine workers in conflict-ridden Central African Republic this month highlighted the risks some Belt and Road development projects face in volatile… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency in Mozambique Appeals for Help to Aid DRC Refugees
The representative of the U.N. refugee agency in Mozambique said refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are making an already complicated humanitarian… Read more »
Malawi: UN Concerned About Disease in Malawi's Displacement Camps
The U.N. humanitarian agency says Malawi needs immediate help to deal with diseases spreading in displacement camps for Cyclone Freddy survivors. The Malawi health minister told… Read more »
March 24, 2023
South Sudan: Food Deliveries Continue in South Sudan Despite Dangers
The shooting deaths of two drivers with the U.N.'s World Food Program in South Sudan last week underscored the country's status as one of the deadliest for aid workers. But aid… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Gov't Rejects U.S. Accusation of War Crimes as Inflammatory
Ethiopia's government has rejected a U.S. assertion that all sides in the two-year Tigray war committed war crimes, calling the statement "inflammatory." Read more »
Niger: Niger Credited With Negotiating Release of U.S. Aid Worker, French Journalist
The government of Niger says it negotiated the release of a U.S. aid worker and a French journalist who were held captive by Islamist militants in the Sahel region. Aid worker and… Read more »
March 19, 2023
Somalia: Leaders Agree to Increase Troop Numbers
Somalia's federal and regional leaders have agreed to increase the number of armed forces and police officers to meet security demands as African Union forces leave the country by… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: Russia Sanctions a Boon for Chinese Arms Sales to Africa?
Russia has long been the biggest exporter of arms to sub-Saharan Africa, but a new study indicates Western sanctions are making it harder for Moscow to sell weapons, opening the… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Executes Islamist Militant 'Doctor,' 'Soldiers'
A military court in Somalia has ordered the executions of three al-Shabab militants it said pretended to be a doctor and soldiers to carry out bombings and shootings. Read more »
Ethiopia: Blinken Highlights Importance of Tigray Peace Deal
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen on Wednesday as part of his one-day working visit to the… Read more »
Cameroon: Fresh Fighting With Boko Haram Displaces Thousands On Cameroon-Nigeria Border
At least 3,000 people have been displaced in fresh fighting along the Nigerian-Cameroonian border, according to forces battling Boko Haram militants. Read more »
Ethiopia: Blinken Urges Ethiopians to Follow Through On Peace Commitments, Accountability
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, as well as other government officials and civil society leaders, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Somalia: Officials Warn Against Underestimating Al-Shabaab and IS
Somali officials are warning the federal and regional governments of Somalia not to underestimate the strength of militant groups al-Shabab and Islamic State as authorities plan… Read more »
South Sudan: Is South Sudan's Peace Deal Holding?
A surprise government shakeup by South Sudan's President Salva Kiir this month has raised new concerns about the country's stability. The opposition in Juba's transitional unity… Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabab Bombing Targets Regional Officials
In Somalia multiple casualties have been reported following a suicide bombing in Bardhere in the southern Gedo region. Read more »
Ethiopia: Advocates Call On Blinken to Demand Accountability for Atrocities in Ethiopia
In his first stop on a two-country visit to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Read more »
March 13, 2023
Nigeria: Amnesty International Calls for End to Sectarian Attacks in Northern Nigeria
Human rights groups have called on Nigerian authorities to end sectarian attacks that left at least 35 people dead in northern areas over the weekend. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon's Ruling Party Leads Senatorial Election - Opposition Alleges Fraud
Opposition parties in Cameroon have accused the ruling party of vote-buying in Sunday's Senate elections. Early results show the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM)… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Rebel Attacks Intensify to Disrupt March 12 Senate Elections
Cameroon's military says separatists in its North-West region have blocked roads and attacked military vehicles to disrupt Sunday's Senate elections. Witnesses say several bodies… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Blinken Headed to Ethiopia, Niger
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia next week to advance a fragile peace process, the State Department said Friday, on the highest-level US visit in recent… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Somalia: Lower House Passes Historic Anti-Terrorism Law
The lower house of Somalia's Parliament on Wednesday approved a new anti-terrorism law that aims to provide a legal framework that will help government security agencies to better… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Somalia: Govt Forces 'Repulse' Al-Shabaab Attack, Official Says
Officials in Somalia say an al-Shabab attack on a military base in the south of the country has been "repulsed." Read more »
Ethiopia: UNHCR Seeks Support for Somalis Fleeing Las Anod Fighting Into Ethiopia
The United Nations Refugee Agency is calling for urgent support to help tens of thousands of Somalis who fled fighting in a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of… Read more »
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