June 18, 2023
Sudan: Ceasefire Takes Effect Ahead of Donor Summit
Residents of Khartoum say they hope the latest 3-day truce will hold, allowing the delivery of humanitarian aid. A summit in Geneva to raise $3 billion for those impacted by the… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Sudan: New Ceasefire After Khartoum Airstrikes Kill 17
The warring factions in Sudan's more than nine-week-long war have agreed another cease-fire, mediators say, shortly after deadly airstrikes hit the capital. All previous truces… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - 17 Killed in Khartoum Airstrikes
Though it is unclear which side was behind the attack, five children were among those killed by airstrikes in Sudan. Meanwhile, medics in Chad have complained of the "overwhelming"… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: African Leaders Propose 'Confidence-Building' to Defuse Ukraine-Russia Conflict
African leaders and senior politicians from seven countries are visiting Ukraine and Russia to find some middle ground for the warring parties to start peace talks. Read more »
June 17, 2023
Uganda: Death Toll Rises in School Attack Near DR Congo Border
Authorities said 41 people were killed when an Islamic State-aligned group attacked a school in the nation's west. Read more »
Uganda: Dozens Dead in Attack On School
Police in Uganda said 25 people were killed when the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a school in the nation's west. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Seeks to Reintegrate Genocide Convicts
President Paul Kagame's government wants to free thousands of prisoners convicted for the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. It says the move aims to ease overcrowding in prisons and foster… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Tanzania: Germany Fails to Face Colonial Legacy in Tanzania - Historians
The German government says its wants to confront the legacy of its colonial rule in Africa. But it is still failing to address issues such as its brutal repression of the Maji Maji… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Kenya: Planned Tax Hikes Spark Anger
Kenya wants to raise taxes to help pay off its massive foreign debt. But with Kenyans hard hit by high prices, the government's Finance Bill is proving wildly unpopular among… Read more »
June 11, 2023
Sudan: Fighting Resumes After 24-Hour Truce Ends
A short cease-fire in Sudan has finished, with fighting breaking out in Khartoum and surrounds minutes later, witnesses say. Unrest has also affected regions beyond the capital. Read more »
Sudan: Aid Group Blackmailed by Paramilitary Group
Doctors Without Borders said its members were forced to record a video in support of a Sudanese militia in order to reach people in need of aid. Read more »
June 09, 2023
Ethiopia: UN Agency Suspends Food Supplies Over Military Seizures
The organization cited reports that supplies are being diverted to the Ethiopian military. The announcement comes a day after the US also suspended deliveries. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabab Attacks Hotel At Mogadishu Beach
Initial reports suggested the attack involved an explosion followed by gunshots. Meanwhile, in the south, children were playing with a mortar shell when it exploded, killing… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Declares UN Envoy 'Persona Non Grata'
The move comes after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused Volker Perthes of inflaming the fighting between the warring factions in Sudan. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Sudan: Nearly 300 Children Rescued From Orphanage
The International Committee of the Red Cross said the children were evacuated from an orphanage in Khartoum, where they were trapped by ongoing fighting. Read more »
Sudan: More Than 280 Children Rescued From Orphanage
The International Committee of the Red Cross said the children were evacuated from an orphanage in Khartoum, where they were trapped by ongoing fighting. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Kenya: Cholera - Health Crisis Threatens Dadaab Refugee Camp
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned of a looming health crisis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex. The camp hosts nearly 300,000 refugees from Somalia and… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Sudan: Deadly Blasts Hit Khartoum Market
Artillery and air strikes hit the Khartoum market after the Sudanese military said it was suspending talks. The US warned it wouldn't be able to mediate amid truce violations. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Uganda: Uproar After Uganda Enacts Anti-Gay Law
Human rights activists are seeking a review of Uganda's anti-homosexuality law signed by President Yoweri Museveni. The law, one of the harshest in the world, has already sent… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Africa: Chad Villages Overwhelmed With Sudanese Refugees
As Sudan's warring generals make and break ceasefire agreements, tens of thousands of people continue to flee the country. People from the violence-stricken Darfur region in… Read more »
Sudan: Warring Parties Extend Fragile Truce By Five Days
The weeklong cease-fire, which barely held amid reports of ongoing fighting, was extended shortly before it was set to expire. Mediators Saudi Arabia and the US argue the truce… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Kayishema Appears in Court
Former Rwandan police officer Fulgence Kayishema, accused of ordering the killing of around 2,000 Tutsis during the 1994 genocide, has appeared before a South African court. He was… Read more »
Somalia: Insurgents Raid African Union Army Base
The death toll from the attack on the garrison, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, has not yet been confirmed. But a Somali military commander said both sides suffered large… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Sudan: UN Condemns Sexual Violence Amid Weeklong Cease-Fire
US and Saudi monitors said both parties have violated the truce. UN human rights chief Volker Turk called on both sides to stop sexual violence and spare civilians' lives. Read more »
May 23, 2023
Eritrea: Liberator to Oppressor - 30 Years Under Isaias Afwerki
Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as Eritrea's independence hero. But over the past three decades, his policies have pushed the country into isolation, leading to two-thirds of the… Read more »