September 16, 2022
Mali: Mali Lashes Out At Ivory Coast Over Detained Troops
Mali's military government has called Ivory Coast's request for a regional meeting on Ivorian troops detained in Mali since July "intimidation" and "blackmail." Ivory Coast accuses… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Cameroon: Officials Say Rebels Attacking Schools
Officials in Cameroon say armed separatists have chased several thousand children from schools just days after the students returned to classrooms for the first time in years.… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray's Leadership Says Drones Used in Latest Airstrikes
As the civil war in Ethiopia rages on, the head of the main hospital in the Tigray region's capital says two airstrikes Wednesday morning have killed at least ten people. Read more »
Ethiopia: Fighting Puts Damper On Ethiopian New Year
On Sunday, Ethiopians marked "Enkutatash," the new year holiday. However, renewed fighting in the country's two-year long civil war meant a curfew was in place in some areas close… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Somalia: Military Says Offensive Retakes 20 Villages From Militants
Somalia's military says an offensive in the central Hiran region has captured 20 villages that were occupied by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
September 10, 2022
Somalia: Military Says Hostages Freed During Operation Against Al-Shabaab
Somalia says the country's elite military unit has killed a senior al-Shabab commander in an operation in the Lower Shabelle region. Federal police say civilian hostages were freed… Read more »
September 08, 2022
West Africa: Sahel Risks Becoming a Forgotten Crisis, UN Official Says
A senior U.N. official is warning Africa's volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world. The head of the… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: #AfricaClimateCrisis, Conflict Forcing More People in Africa to Flee Their Homes - UN
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is warning that the displacement crisis in the Horn of Africa and Sahel is getting worse as the impact of climate change and conflict are forcing… Read more »
Mozambique: Militants Have Killed Six in Nampula - President
Mozambique's president said Islamist militants in the country's northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, and abducted three others. The Islamist militant… Read more »
Togo: Govt Extends State of Emergency Due to Militant Attacks
The West African nation of Togo has extended a state of emergency in its northern Savanes region for another six months due to continued attacks by Islamist militants. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Attack Bus, Kill 6 Civilians
Military officials in Cameroon say armed separatists killed at least six people and wounded nine when they attacked a bus on a highway in the country's troubled Southwest region. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Infiltrate Town, Abduct Youths
Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have attacked a francophone village that was hosting people displaced by the five-year separatist conflict. Officials in the town… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Somalia: 22 Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack in Somalia
Authorities in Somalia's central region of Hiran say al-Shabab Islamist militants carried out deadly attacks against civilians in the region killing at least 22 people. Read more »
September 02, 2022
Ethiopia: What's Behind Violence in Ethiopia's 'Other' Conflict?
In Ethiopia's Gambella region, a June attack on the capital by rebels has raised fears of more civil war spreading in the country. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Front Reports 'Massive' Offensive By Ethiopian Govt, Eritrean Forces
Tigrayan rebels in Ethiopia say government forces and troops from neighboring Eritrea have launched a coordinated offensive, as fighting intensifies in the region. Read more »
August 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigrayan Forces Deny Taking Town in Amhara Region
A spokesman for forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region is denying a report that Tigrayan forces have captured a town in the neighboring Amhara region. Renewed clashes broke out last… Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Says Schools Shut Down By Separatists Have Reopened
Education officials in Cameroon say improved security in its western regions have allowed more than 200 schools that had been shut by separatist threats since 2017 to reopen for… Read more »
August 28, 2022
East Africa: Al-Shabaab Militants Issue New Threats Against Kenya
Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab has issued a new threat against neighboring Kenya. The group said it will continue its attacks in that country… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Somalia: Drought Forcing New Arrivals in Relief Camps to Eat Animal Skins
Somali authorities say a record drought has created near-famine conditions in South West state. New arrivals at relief camps say they are eating animal skins to survive. Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Launches Airstrike On Tigray Capital Mekelle
An Ethiopian government airstrike hit the capital of the volatile Tigray region Friday, reportedly killing several people. The airstrike followed the collapse of a humanitarian… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon, Nigeria Reopening Border Markets and Schools With Boko Haram Threat Diminished
Governors from Cameroon and Nigeria plan to re-open markets and rebuild schools along their shared border after declaring the area free of Boko Haram militants. Read more »
August 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Renewed Fighting Scuttles Five-Month-Old Ceasefire
Tigrayan forces say Ethiopia's federal allies have launched an offensive against their southern positions in violation of a months-long cease-fire, but Ethiopia's government blamed… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's President Vows 'Total War' Against Al-Shabaab
In a televised speech Tuesday night, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his government will launch a "total war" against al-Qaida-affiliated militant group… Read more »
February 12, 2014
Central African Republic: Séléka Rebellion Sparks Cycle of Violence
Every day brings reports of new atrocities in the Central African Republic (CAR), where fighting between Muslims and Christians has left at least two thousand dead and displaced… Read more »
January 25, 2014
Central African Republic: Govt Names New PM
The government in the Central African Republic has named a new prime minister as tensions remain high in the capital, Bangui. Read more »