May 08, 2023
Sudan: Rival Sudan Forces Urged to Respect Ceasefire to Allow Humanitarian Convoys
Sudan's warring parties were continuing face-to-face talks on Monday in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah as international mediators pressed to end a conflict that has left nearly… Read more »
May 07, 2023
Sudan: Fighting in Khartoum As Mediators Seek End to Conflict in Sudan
Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Rwanda: Death Toll Rises As Rwanda Hit By Devastating Flash Floods and Landslides
Emergency crews in Rwanda were on Thursday searching for survivors of flash flooding and landslides that have killed at least 129 people in the west and north of the country. Read more »
April 27, 2023
East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Launch Joint Bid to Host African Cup of Nations
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have launched a joint bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which would bring the continental showpiece to East Africa for the first time. Read more »
April 30, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Rival Factions Extend Ceasefire for 72 Hours As Thousands Flee Fighting
The Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday both confirmed the extension of a three-day truce for 72 hours. The army said the extension came due to… Read more »
Sudan: Thousands Flee Fighting in Sudan As Humanitarian Aid Arrives
A plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between the forces of rival generals have raged for just over two weeks. Read more »
April 29, 2023
Sudan: Heavy Battles in Sudan Despite Latest Truce, Over 70 Dead in Recent Violence
Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county's two top… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Sudan: Fierce Fighting Rages Across Sudan Despite Ceasefire Extension
Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Sudan: Fragile Ceasefire Allows Thousands to Be Evacuated
Thousands of Sudanese and foreign civilians have been evacuated from Sudan on the second day of a ceasefire agreed between the country's warring military factions. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Sudan: WHO Warns of 'Extreme Biohazard Risk' As Fighters Occupy Sudan's National Laboratory
The World Health Organization says that fighters in Sudan have occupied the national public laboratory holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an… Read more »
Comoros: Comoros Refuses to Accept Deported Migrants From French Mayotte, Closes Port
Comoros has refused to allow a boat carrying migrants to dock from the French Indian Ocean department Mayotte, where the authorities have announced a controversial operation… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Ruto Vows Action As Religious Cult Death Toll Continues to Rise
Kenyan President William Ruto has vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of at least 58 people suspected of belonging to a… Read more »
Sudan: Evacuation of Foreign Nationals Continues As Fighting Rages On
Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as fighting continued for a second week between forces loyal to rival army figures. Emergency flights were… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Residents Seek Medical Advice Online As Hospitals Attacked
The World Health Organization has urged both sides in Sudan to pause fighting to allow people to get medical attention, as Khartoum's residents have banded together on social media… Read more »
Burundi: Govt Launches Manhunt for Former PM Accused of Plotting Coup
The authorities in Burundi are searching for former prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, seven months after he was dismissed in a high-level political purge. However, the… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sudan: Country's Violent Power Struggle Puts Diplomatic Missions in Jeopardy as Death Toll Rises
World powers have been quick to condemn the ongoing violence between the Sudanese army and the powerful Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia which has resulted in the death of at… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Promises Military Assistance to Benin to Combat Sahel Conflict
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame met his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon at the weekend, promising military support to help the west African nation contain a spillover from jihadist… Read more »
Sudan: Dozens Dead in Sudan As Army Factions Struggle for Control of Khartoum
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday as fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries raged for a third day, with the confirmed civilian death toll… Read more »
April 16, 2023
Sudan: France Joins World Leaders in Voicing Concern Over Fighting in Sudan
France has joined the US and the UN in voicing "deep concern" at the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and called on warring military factions in Khartoum "to do everything to stop"… Read more »
April 15, 2023
Sudan: UN, U.S. Call for 'Immediate' End to Fighting Within Sudan Security Forces
The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan and the United States on Saturday called for an "immediate" end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries. At least… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Uganda: Activists Brace for Ratification of Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, recently called on Africa to "save the world from homosexuality", suggesting he would sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill… Read more »
April 08, 2023
Rwanda: France to Erect Paris Memorial to Rwanda Genocide Victims
France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter. Read more »
April 07, 2023
Rwanda: Remembering Rwanda's Darkest Hundred Days and the Thousands Who Died
Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by members of the… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Troubled Tigray Gets 27-Member Cabinet, Including Former Rebels
The newly elected president of Tigray's interim administration, Getachew Reda, has unveiled a cabinet which will lead the region's political transition. The 27-member team includes… Read more »
April 01, 2023
Sudan: Deal Delayed As Army Factions Fail to Agree On Return to Civilian Rule
Sudanese leaders have postponed the signing of an agreement planned for Saturday. The deal was intended to pave the way for a return to democratic government, an official said,… Read more »