South Sudan: MPs Walk Out of Parliament Over Electoral Law

Members of South Sudan's ruling party left parliament on Monday after legislators approved a measure clearing the way for long-delayed elections, accusing President Salva Kiir of… Read more »

Sudan: First Clashes Reported in Port Sudan Since Conflict Began

For the first time, the two opposing factions of the Sudanese military are now fighting in Port Sudan on the Red Sea, BBC reports. Read more »

Ethiopia: One Year After Tigray Peace Deal, Peace Elusive and Atrocities Continue

United Nations human rights experts say that nearly a year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in northern Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes and crimes against… Read more »

Africa: The Global North Should Focus on Climate Accountability, Not Just Compensation

Vast swathes of ancient forest are cut for timber. Oil is endlessly extracted from wells cut deep in the ground. And as countless species are irrecoverably driven to extinction,… Read more »

Tanzania: Weaving a Sustainable Future with African Youth at the Helm

"We had to make a statement that Africa does not want to be victims of climate change, but rather champions of climate action." Read more »

Sudan: A Fragile Opportunity for Peace in Sudan

The long-suffering country of Sudan caught a glimpse of peace late last month. General Mohammed Dagalo (aka Nemeti), head of the paramilitary Rapid Security Force (RSF) whose… Read more »

Kenya: How Electric Bikes Can Help Make Kenya's Streets Cleaner, and Beat Nairobi's Infamous Traffic #AfricaClimateHope

Entrepreneurs are on a mission to make our cities cleaner and more liveable. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Denies Claims of Smuggling Wildlife to the Middle East

The Tanzanian airports regulator denied permitting the smuggling of wildlife from a park in the northern part of the country to Middle Eastern countries, BBC reports. Read more »

Mauritius: Why to Do Business Here - Mauritius Financial Services Minister

Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island-nation located off the southeast coast of continental Africa - known for powder-white beaches and luxury tourist attractions - has one of… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Drug Regulator Found HIV Drugs in Meat But Kept Quiet

Members of Uganda's National Drug Authority (NDA) shocked MPs before the House Committee on HIV/AIDS when they admitted that they were aware of the possibly fatal abuse of… Read more »

Sudan: Burhan Orders Sudan Paramilitary Group RSF to Disband

Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, issued a constitutional proclamation… Read more »

Africa: African Climate Summit - Who Has Shaped the Agenda?

"Africa must not be denied its rightful place at the table." Read more »

Sudan: Fighting Doubles Numbers of Displaced People, to Seven Million, Says UN

This year's conflict in Sudan has displaced 3.8 million people within the country, nearly doubling internal displacement, the UN migration agency said Tuesday. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya May Lose HIV/Aids Funding if U.S. Makes no Resolution on Kenyan MPs' Request

Kenya might stop receiving funds for HIV if a decision in the U.S. Congress is not made by the end of the month, according to Business Insider Africa. Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Promotes General Sanctioned by U.S. for Alleged Role in Eastern DR Congo Instability

Rwandan President Paul Kagame promoted a General recently sanctioned by the U.S. for involvement in the conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what could be… Read more »

Uganda: 20-Year-Old Charged With 'Aggravated Homosexuality', Faces Death Penalty

For the first time in Uganda, a 20-year-old man was charged with "aggravated homosexuality", a crime punishable by death under the country's implemented anti-gay law. Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants at Border - Report

Saudi security forces are killing, shelling, and abusing groups of migrants, according to a Human Rights Watch report. And President Biden's administration, according to The… Read more »

Uganda: Mainstream Early Childhood Development for Deaf learners in Uganda

In September, the Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD), an organization for Deaf people by Deaf people, will celebrate their Golden 50 lJubilee . Unfortunately,… Read more »

Africa: Saudi Arabia Denies Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants, Asylum Seekers

Saudi Arabia has denounced a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since 2022. Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascan Presidential Aide Charged With Bribery in UK

Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested Romy Andrianarisoa, the Madagascan president's chief of staff, after allegedly soliciting a bribe from global gemstone supplier… Read more »

East Africa: Strategic Nation of 1.1 Million People Plays Outsize Role in Regional Peacebuilding

The house arrest of the president of Niger by military officials has taken much of what international media attention there was from the continuing catastrophic conflict in Sudan… Read more »

Ethiopia: LGBTIQ+ Rights in Ethiopia Under Spotlight Again

Ethiopian security personnel are repressing what it calls LGBTIQ+ sexual conduct at hotels, pubs, and restaurants in the nation's capital, Addis Ababa, according to Reuters. Read more »

Kenya: U.S. Won't Pay Compensation for Nairobi Embassy Blast Survivors

Survivors of the terrorist assault in Nairobi on August 7, 1998, are unlikely to get any compensation from the U.S. government after it maintained it had already paid them and put… Read more »

Uganda: World Bank Suspends New Loans to Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Law

The World Bank said that it will stop making fresh loans to Uganda due to the nation's contentious anti-LGBTQ law, Al Jazeera reports. The Washington, DC-based lender announced on… Read more »

Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Withdraws From All Kenyan Cases After Odinga's Conflict of Interest Comment

Karim Khan, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), who is at the center of a dispute between Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition and President… Read more »