October 04, 2022
Malawi: Refugees Protest Over Food Ration Delays
In Malawi, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers held protests Tuesday over delays for promised cash assistance to buy food. Protesters told VOA they have waited almost four… Read more »
Somalia: At Least 20 Killed in Central Somalia Blasts
At least 20 people were killed and 36 others wounded in the central Somali town of Beledweyne Monday in the explosions of three car bombs, witnesses said. Read more »
October 03, 2022
East Africa: DRC Refugees to Uganda Expected to Double As Conflict Rages
The government of Uganda and the U.N. Refugee Agency say a surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid… Read more »
Cameroon: Marchers Call for Peace, But Warring Sides At Odds On Talks
In Cameroon, thousands of people are marching to call for peace in the country's separatist conflict. The daily peace marches, which began on Friday and are slated to continue… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Somalia: Local Govt Officials Among Dead in Triple Car Bombings in Beledweyne
At least 20 people were killed in a triple car bombing attack Monday in central Somalia, among them two local government officials. Witnesses said two vehicles loaded with… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Rebels Withdraw From Parts of Amhara
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels have said they are withdrawing from parts of the neighboring Amhara region, which they entered shortly after renewed hostilities broke out with federal… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkinabes React to News of 2nd Coup in 8 Months
Soldiers took over Burkina Faso's state broadcaster Friday night to announce they had deposed President Paul Henri Damiba, after just eight months in power. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Heavy Gunfire in Burkina Faso Capital, Soldiers On Streets
Troops in Burkina Faso have blocked streets in the capital, and state TV has stopped broadcasting after reports of heavy gunfire near the military camp where the country's junta… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Army Announces Overthrow of Military Government
Burkina Faso's army captain, Ibrahim Traore, announced Friday evening that the army had seized power and ousted military leader Paul Henri Damiba, who himself had taken power in a… Read more »
Somalia: Mogadishu Police Chief Killed in Blast
A top Somali police official and several of his guards were killed Friday in a roadside bomb blast near the southern town of Balad, according to Somali authorities. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Burkina Faso: 11 Dead, Dozens Missing After Militants Attack Convoy
Burkina Faso says an Islamist militant attack on an aid convoy has left 11 troops dead and dozens of civilians missing. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Security Forces Accused of Killing Civilian
Ethiopia's government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country's Gambella region in June. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: MSF Seeks Humanitarian Aid for Malnourished Children in Northwest Nigeria
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders has called on the United Nations to add northwest Nigeria to its humanitarian response plan, due to high numbers of children suffering… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Cameroon: Anglophone Hospital Workers Say They're Victims of Both Military and Separatist Brutality
Separatists in Cameroon have abducted five hospital staffers in the western town of Kumbo. The rebels say they were retaliating after Cameroon's military entered the hospital and… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Somalia: Military Makes Gains in Large-Scale Offensive Against Al-Shabaab
Somalia's state media on Monday said the military has pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country's central area in the latest gains in a large-scale offensive. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Blame Splinter Groups For Killings, Abductions
Cameroon's English-speaking separatists have for the first time acknowledged deadly clashes between splinter rebel groups. Read more »
September 23, 2022
Somalia: Somalis Flee to IDP Camps, Neighboring Countries As Drought Worsens
The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for greater donor support to help the millions in the Horn of Africa who have fled their homes to escape record drought, conflict and… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Cameroon: Military Acknowledges Troops Attacked Civilians, Killing Two Women
Cameroon's military says three members of its airborne battalion this week attacked civilians and killed two mothers in Nylbat, an English-speaking village in Andeck district. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Hundreds of Schools in Nigeria Closed Because of Safety Concerns
The new school year started in Nigeria this month, but more than 600 schools are still closed because of a surge in kidnappings and attacks by armed gangs, according to… Read more »
September 20, 2022
East Africa: Eritrea Urged Not to Meddle Ethiopia's Internal Affairs
Reports that Eritrea is mass-mobilizing reserve troops has raised international concerns that the reignited war in Ethiopia's Tigray region could quickly escalate. Read more »
Cameroon: Women Say They Are Under-Represented in Peace Talks
In Cameroon, hundreds of women are protesting what they say is their underrepresentation in the country's efforts at peace, despite making up more than half the population. Women… Read more »
Somalia: Military Liberates Strategic Town in Central Region
Somalia's national army said Tuesday it recaptured the small but strategic town of Booco in the country's central Hiran region from al-Shabab militants. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Somalia: Somali Military Recaptures Villages, Kills Over 100 Al-Shabab Fighters
Somali army commanders say their forces killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants during weekend offensives to retake territory from the Islamist militant group. Witnesses say the… Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Says Separatists Are Keeping 8 Abducted Clergy and Christians On Nigerian Border
Cameroonian authorities have accused armed separatists of abducting five Catholic priests, a nun, and two worshippers from a church on its western border with Nigeria. The Catholic… Read more »