April 24
Kenya: Kenyan Govt Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. Read more »
April 23
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 »
Kenya: Kenya Issues Flood Warning As Rains Cause Death, Displacement
Kenya has issued flood warnings as heavy rains pound the region. Read more »
April 22
Sudan: U.S. State Department Outlines Pressing Threats to Global Human Rights
The U.S. State Department on Monday released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, outlining Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the civil war in Sudan and the… Read more »
April 19
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 »
April 18
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 »
April 16
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 »
Ethiopia: Geneva Conference Raises Nearly $630 Million for Ethiopia's Humanitarian Needs
A high-level pledging conference in Geneva co-sponsored by Ethiopia, Britain and the United Nations received $628.9 million in pledges to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance… Read more »
April 15
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: Macron Says Donors Pledge $2.1 Billion in Aid for Sudan
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that world donors have pledged $2.1 billion to help relieve the humanitarian crisis in war-ravaged Sudan. Read more »
April 13
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 »
April 12
South Sudan: National ID Card Issue Hangs Over Planned South Sudanese Elections
Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudanese residents have been working to build their country, the world's youngest nation. Read more »
East Africa: Will Donors Help Prevent Famine At Sudan Support Conference?
Humanitarians said an international support conference next week for Sudan must be a success, as 18 million Sudanese face crisis levels of hunger while funding for lifesaving… Read more »
April 09
Kenya: Striking Kenyan Doctors Hold Demonstrations in Nairobi Amid Stalemate
Kenyan doctors held new demonstrations Tuesday in their push for better pay and working conditions. Read more »
Sudan: Thousands Continue to Flee Sudan Every Day As Conflict Rages
The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people are still fleeing Sudan every day as clashes between two warring army factions, raging for nearly a year, show no signs… Read more »
April 08
Somalia: US Warns of Possible Attacks On 'Multiple Locations' in Mogadishu
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi says it has received information about threats to multiple locations in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
April 04
Somalia: Turkish Aid Worker Killed in Attack in Somalia
A Turkish aid worker was killed Thursday in Somalia in an attack claimed by the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militant group. Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Govt Reacts to Somalia's Closure of Consulate
Somalia said it expelled Ethiopia's ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered the closure of two consulates -- one each in the semi-autonomous Puntland region and the breakaway… Read more »
April 03
Sudan: Sudan Suspends Three Arab Satellite Channels
Sudan on Tuesday suspended three Arab satellite channels, citing expired licenses and what the government views as unprofessional reporting Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Constitutional Court Refuses to Annul or Block Enforcement of Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's constitutional court has declined to annul or grant a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the country's anti-gay law. In their ruling Wednesday, the judges… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Court Upholds Law Criminalizing Homosexuality
Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday refused to overturn the country's sweeping anti-LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) law. Read more »
March 31
Somalia: Somalia's Puntland Region Voices Opposition to Revisions to Provisional Constitution
Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland is criticizing changes made by the federal parliament to the country's provisional constitution and announced it is withdrawing… Read more »
March 28
Somalia: Somali Government Says At Least 80 Al-Shabab Militants Killed in Attacks
The Somali government said Thursday its soldiers -- backed by international partners and local clan militias -- killed about 80 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens more in three… Read more »
March 26
South Sudan: South Sudan Opposition Parties Criticize New Election Laws
A new electoral regulation in South Sudan has received harsh criticism from opposition parties that see the move as a way to lock them out of the forthcoming general election that… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Eyes April 18 to Potentially Resume Sudan Peace Talks in Jeddah
The United States is eyeing April 18 for the potential resumption of Sudan peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of Washington's efforts to mitigate a dire humanitarian… Read more »