Niger: U.S., Niger Delegation Meet to Discuss U.S. Forces Withdrawal

After nearly a two-week delay, U.S. and Nigerien officials are holding high-level follow-on meetings to coordinate the withdrawal of American troops from the country. Read more »

Sudan: WFP Warns Window Is Closing to Prevent Famine in War-Torn Sudan

The World Food Program warned Wednesday that the threat of famine is growing for 5 million Sudanese in parts of the country affected by war. Read more »

Uganda: International Court Reassures Uganda LRA Victims On Reparations

An official of the International Criminal Court has promised victims of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army that the court will provide reparations that were promised after the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Military Frees 300 Boko Haram Captives Along Northern Border

Cameroon's military has moved over 300 civilians rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity along the central African states border with Nigeria and Chad this week to a northern… Read more »

Africa: Conflict, Violence Push Global Internal Displacement to Record High Levels

Conflicts and violence have pushed the number of internally displaced people around the world to a record-breaking high of 75.9 million, with nearly half living in sub-Saharan… Read more »

Chad: Chad Deploys Combat-Ready Troops As Post-Election Violence Spikes

Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday. At least 90… Read more »

Chad: Chad Deploys Troops As Opposition Protests After Deby Named Election Winner

Chad has ordered the immediate deployment of troops to maintain peace, especially in the capital, N'djamena, after provisional results of the May 6 presidential elections… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 8 Killed in Attack On DR Congo Health Center

At least eight civilians died Thursday in an attack on a health center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to media reports that cited locals. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Calls for Termination of UN Political Mission

The Somali government has asked the U.N. Security Council to terminate the U.N. political mission in Somalia that has been helping the war-torn African country since 2013. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Explosion At DRC Displaced Persons' Camp Kills At Least 9

Local officials and media reports in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say at least nine people - most of them children - were killed Friday following an explosion or… Read more »

Mali: Residents of Northeastern Mali Town Trapped, Blocked From Humanitarian Aid

Save the Children says more than 140,000 people in the Malian town of Menaka, including 80,000 children, face malnutrition and disease due to a blockade by Islamic State-linked… Read more »

Nigeria: Two Nigerian Military Officers to Face Court Martial Over Drone Strike That Killed Civilians

Two Nigerian military officers will face a court martial over a December drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians, the Defense Headquarters said on Thursday. Read more »

Mali: Malian Forces Kill Islamic State Commander

Mali's military government says its forces have killed a senior Islamic State commander, Abu Huzeifa, during a joint operation with Burkina Faso and Niger. Huzeifa, who had a $5… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends VOA, BBC/Africa Broadcasts

Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the… Read more »

South Sudan: UN Threatens to Reduce Humanitarian Assistance to South Sudan

South Sudanese farmers who have relied on United Nations agencies operating in that country now say they are afraid of losing a ready market for their produce should the U.N.… Read more »

Rwanda: Migrants Drown in English Channel As Deportation Bill Is Approved

Five migrants, including a child, have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom, according to French authorities on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: Guns Fueling Rape of Children, Women in War Zones - UN

Actor and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira told diplomats Tuesday that finding a child to sexually abuse in a conflict zone can cost less than one dollar. She urged… Read more »

Nigeria: African Leaders Meet in Nigeria to Discuss Terrorism

A high-level Africa counterterrorism summit opened Monday in Nigeria with hundreds of delegates from around the world. Africa has become the world's epicenter of terrorism. Leaders… Read more »

Niger: U.S. Begins Talks On Withdrawal of Troops From Niger

A Pentagon spokesman said Monday the U.S. has begun discussions with the military government of Niger about withdrawing of some 1,000 U.S. troop from two air bases in the nation. Read more »

Sudan: UN - Growing Fears of Rebel Attack On Darfur's El Fasher

Two senior United Nations officials raised the alarm Friday that an attack on the North Darfur capital of El Fasher could be imminent and may trigger a deadly intercommunal… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Military Chief Killed in Helicopter Crash, President Says

Kenya's military chief was among nine people killed in a helicopter crash Thursday, according to Kenyan President William Ruto. Read more »

Sudan: Young Sudanese Refugees Cope With Loss, Long for Peace

The baby was a newborn when the war broke out in Sudan. No one knew how old she was because her biological mother was missing. Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Farmers Strive for Food Sufficiency As Conflict Rages

Today marks one year since the war between Sudan's army and its paramilitary wing, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), began. The war has created widespread hunger, as fields lay… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Faces Catastrophic Crisis As World Looks Away, Aid Agencies Say

United Nations and international agencies warn that the lives of millions of people in Sudan are at risk as the world looks away from the enormous humanitarian needs facing the… Read more »

Gabon: In Gabon, Muslims Invite Christians Into Mosques to Pray for Peace

In Gabon, Christians joined Muslims this week to pray for peace as the country holds a month-long "national dialogue" intended to pave the way for military leaders to transfer… Read more »