January 10, 2023
Central Africa: President Says Rwanda Can Accept No More Refugees From DR Congo
Rwanda can no longer offer refuge to people fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame has said, stoking further tension between the central… Read more »
December 30, 2022
South Sudan: UN Says Armed Raids Have Forced 30,000 to Flee Homes in South Sudan
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by ethnic clashes have forced around 30,000… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Flights to War-Torn Tigray
Ethiopia's national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, says it is resuming commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after an 18-month shutdown. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Government Team Begins Visit in Tigray After Peace Deal
A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: France Denounces Rwanda Backing of M23 Rebels Over DRC Killings
France has openly condemned Rwanda's support for the M23 rebel movement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who are suspected of massacring at least 131 civilians in late… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Bank Restores Services in Tigray
Ethiopia's largest bank has reopened branches in some towns in Tigray, allowing residents to access funds they have been blocked from using for over a year due to the conflict… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: UK High Court Set to Rule On Legality of Migrant Deportation to Rwanda
Judges at Britain's High Court are set to rule on whether the UK government's controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal. Read more »
December 15, 2022
Uganda: Ugandan Child Soldier Loses War Crimes Appeal
International Criminal Court appeals judges have rejected the appeal by a former commander in the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army of his conviction on dozens of charges of war… Read more »
December 08, 2022
East Africa: TotalEnergies in Court Over Massive Oil Projects in Uganda, Tanzania
The French energy giant TotalEnergies appeared in a Paris court after years of delay in a case in which six NGOs accuse it of "failing in its duty of vigilance" on two massive oil… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Somalia: The Nation On the Brink of Famine, Caught Between Drought and Shabaab Militia
Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in over 40 years, impacting over 8 million people. The issue is set to be addressed at a summit co-hosted by the United Nations on… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Sudan: U.S., Allies 'Welcome' Sudan Initial Pact to End Post-Coup Crisis
The United States and allies Monday welcomed the signing of an initial deal between Sudan's military and civilian leaders to end a political crisis sparked last year by a coup. Read more »
December 02, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Pope Francis to Visit DRC and South Sudan in February 2023
Pope Francis I has rescheduled his long-delayed trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for 31 January to 5 February 2023 - cutting out a stop over in the troubled… Read more »
November 30, 2022
East Africa: Inter-Congolese Dialogue Opens As East Africa Community Seeks to End DRC Rebel Activity
A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without,… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Somalia: Hotel Siege in Progress in Mogadishu - At Least Four Dead
At least four people have been killed in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants who laid siege to a popular hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight. Local security… Read more »
November 19, 2022
West Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Uganda: Rights Groups Challenge Controversial Internet Law in Court
A coalition of leading Ugandan rights groups and lawyers on Thursday filed a court challenge in Kampala to a controversial internet law, which they say is aimed at curbing free… Read more »
November 13, 2022
Sudan: Women Cyclists Grease Wheels of Change On Unfriendly Streets of Khartoum
On the busy streets of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, Salma Awad, 28, rides her bike. Working as a messenger, she delivers orders to her customers through a social media app.… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Kenya: Striking Kenya Airways Pilots Return to Work
Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday, after a court ordered them to end their strike which had led to hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded thousands of… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Airways Strike Continues As Pilots and Management Fail to Reach Agreement
Kenya Airways management and its pilots have been unable to agree on concessions to end a strike now entering its fourth day. Meanwhile, pilots are facing disciplinary actions and… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Tanzania: 19 Killed After Tanzanian Plane Plunges Into Lake Victoria
At least 19 people have died after a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba. Read more »
November 06, 2022
Sudan: How Russian Mercenaries Colluded With Khartoum Regime to Exploit Sudan's Gold
An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the… Read more »
Tanzania: Uganda-Tanzania Oil Pipeline Project a 'Carbon Bomb', Analysis Shows
The multibillion euro East African crude oil pipeline project, being financed by France's TotalEnergies and the China National offshore Company, will produce far more carbon… Read more »
November 03, 2022
South Sudan: Nearly Eight Million People At Risk of Starvation
Three United Nations agencies say up to eight million people in South Sudan could face severe food shortages between now and next year's harvests as a result of floods, drought and… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Tigray Peace Talks Continue in South Africa
Peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebel authorities in Tigray have been extended into this week. The talks are aimed at finding a resolution to the two-year conflict… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Sudan: In Black and White - the Fears, Hopes and Dreams of Sudan's Embattled Fur
Many villagers of the Fur - the largest tribe in the Marra mountains of Darfur, western Sudan - have taken refuge in this rugged natural fortress controlled by the Sudan Liberation… Read more »