October 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Announces New Date for Tigray Peace Talks
The African Union-led negotiations are to be held in South Africa on October 24. Top UN officials have renewed calls for an end to the escalating violence. Read more »
October 17, 2022
Mali: Two UN Peacekeepers Killed By Roadside Bomb
The UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA reported that one of its vehicles hit a bomb next to a highway in Mali's northeast. More than 70 peacekeepers in Mali have been killed by… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Eritrea: How Eritrea Fuels the War in Ethiopia, Making Peace More Unlikely
The country on the horn of Africa has apparently deployed a massive contingent of its own troops to Ethiopia's Tigray. This could torpedo further peace negotiations. International… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Reuniting Continent's Missing People With Their Families
Around 64,000 people are considered missing in Africa -- almost half of them children. War, disasters and crises tear families apart. Many dream of being reunited with their loved… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Cautious Optimism Ahead of Ethiopia-Tigray Peace Talks
Analysts have welcomed peace talks in South Africa between regional leaders of Ethiopia's Tigray region and the federal government but say both sides must get serious this time… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Somalia: Govt Pushes On With Offensive Against Al-Shabaab Despite Attack
The death toll from this week's truck bombings has risen to at least 40, but local and national authorities say the latest attacks from the al-Shabab group will not deter them from… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Africa: African Union Invites Ethiopia, Tigray Region to Peace Talks
The African Union has invited the leaders of both Ethiopia's federal government and the country's embattled Tigray region to peace talks. It's still unclear whether the talks will… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Somalia: Senior Regional Officials Among Dead in Al-Shabaab Car Bombings
Car bombings in central Somalia claimed the lives of scores of people, including senior regional officials. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack as the government ups… Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Co-Founder Killed in Joint Strike, Authorities Say
Somalia says that an air strike killed Abdullahi Nadir, who was next in line for leadership of the Islamist militant group. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared a "total… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Burkina Faso: Junta Chief Urges Coup Leaders to 'Come to Their Senses'
Burkina Faso's junta leader Damiba -- whom military officers claim to have ousted -- urged coup plotters to avoid a "fratricidal war." Damiba himself came to power in a coup less… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Burkina Faso: New Coup Leader Blames Violence On 'Counteroffensive'
The leader of Friday's coup has accused the military man he deposed of plotting a counter-offensive with French aid. Violence has persisted in the capital with gunshots heard. Read more »
September 24, 2022
Mali: Mali's Military PM Maiga Lashes Out At France and UN
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga said the country had been "stabbed in the back" by Paris following the withdrawal of French troops. He also slammed UN chief Antonio Guterres… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Process Dealt a Setback
Only negotiations will bring an end to the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, mediators and security experts agree. But the latest escalation and involvement of… Read more »
September 20, 2022
East Africa: Eritrea Launches 'Full-Scale Offensive,' Say Tigrayan Forces in Ethiopia
Eritrea is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, where Tigrayan forces have been locked in conflict with government forces since 2020. Read more »
September 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Ten Killed in Second Day of Airstrikes in Tigray
Emergency workers are struggling to help victims in a region that has been cut off from the outside world and is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Read more »
September 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Air Strike Hits Tigray Capital
Possible cease-fire talks have been thrown into doubt after the TPLF said its capital was hit by an air strike. The strike reportedly hit a university in Mekele. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Open to AU-Led Peace Talks
Since November 2020, fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions leaving the region in the grip of a humanitarian crisis as it faces acute food shortages. Read more »
September 05, 2022
Burkina Faso: Dozens Dead After Bus Hits Improvised Explosive Device
At least 35 civilians have been reported killed and dozens more injured in Burkina Faso. The vehicle was traveling in an area where Islamist militants have escalated attacks in… Read more »
September 04, 2022
Rwanda: Opposition Figure Victoire Ingabire Seeks Reconciliation in Her Homeland
A major opposition figure in Rwanda, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoz has been calling for the democratization of the country's public institutions for years. She told DW what keeps her… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Somalia: At Least 20 People Killed in Food Convoy Attack
Four trucks carrying food relief and three minibuses were set ablaze. Authorities said al-Shabab has been intensifying attacks in the central Hiran region. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Renewed Fighting Refocuses World's Attention on Tigray Crisis
The renewed flareup of armed conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has dashed hopes of the first steps toward peace negotiations. Both sides seem set on a military… Read more »
August 27, 2022
Libya: Dozens Killed As Clashes Shake Tripoli
Health authorities said at least 32 people died as rival militias exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital. It comes as the North African country's political crisis deepens. Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Slams Airstrike That 'Hit Kindergarten', Killing At Least Two Children
UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region that allegedly hit a kindergarten, killing at least two children. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airstrikes Hit Tigray, 2 Children Among Dead
In the capital of northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekele, four people have died after an air strike, the chief executive of Ayder Hospital said. The government denies targeting… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Strong Global Action Needed as Fighting Flares in Tigray - Analyst
Security analysts say strong global action is needed after fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigray rebels -- scuppering a truce and dimming hopes… Read more »