July 12, 2023
Sudan: No Hope for Peace As War in Sudan Intensifies
The UN warns of destabilization in Sudan as peace talks have run into a dead end. According to experts, the warring parties have no interest in reaching a truce but seek to… Read more »
Sudan: Over Three Million Displaced By Conflict, UN Says
According to the estimates from the International Organization for Migration, Egypt is hosting the largest number of those who fled -- more than a quarter of a million people. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Protesters Take to the Street As Police Fire Tear Gas
Protesters in Kenya demonstrated in several cities, including the capital Nairobi, were met with heavy police presence. The protests come as food prices continue to rise, causing… Read more »
July 10, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan - Returned Refugees Face a Bleak Future
The war in Sudan has forced thousands of South Sudanese, who had fled the conflict in their own country, to return home. They have settled in camps for the internally displaced… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Eritrea: 26 Officers Injured At Eritrean Festival in Germany - Police
Police had arrested around 60 people before the event, but officers were still attacked by people attempting to enter the festival. Read more »
Sudan: At Least 22 People Killed in Airstrike On Omdurman
It is one of the in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between Sudan's rival generals. Read more »
July 07, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan's Post-Independence Journey Marked By Challenges
After decades of struggle, South Sudan declared independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. In the past 12 years, the country has experienced some achievements but still faces… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Sudan: Gender Based Violence Unit Documented Nearly 90 Cases of Sexual Assault Against Women and Girls
Dozens of women and girls have been raped and sexually assaulted by fighters in Sudan as the conflict approaches its third month. Read more »
July 03, 2023
Sudan: Army Echoes Top General's Call for Volunteers As Paramilitary Force Holds On
It is unclear if the Sudanese army's call for fighting volunteers is a forced conscription. Meanwhile, fighting between the army and the paramilitary RSF has persisted in the… Read more »
June 30, 2023
Africa: Wagner Group in Africa - What's Its Future After the Mutiny?
Russia's presence in Africa heavily depends on the Wagner Group, headed by Yevgeny Prighozin. But now there is uncertainty about the private military company's role after its… Read more »
June 29, 2023
Africa: UN Peacekeepers Increasingly Unwelcome
UN peacekeeping missions in Africa are struggling to restore peace and stability to the nations in which they operate. Some African states want them out. Read more »
July 01, 2023
Rwanda: 'Hotel Rwanda' Icon Rusesabagina Says Prison Was 'Hell'
Dissident Paul Rusesabagina thanked the US for its efforts to release him from prison earlier this year. His made new criticisms of the Rwandan government in a video to mark the… Read more »
Kenya: Dozens Killed in Truck Crash
A truck veered out of control at a busy junction in the Kenyan town of Londiani, hitting other vehicles and pedestrians, officials have said. Read more »
June 19, 2023
Kenya: Kenya, EU Sign Trade Deal As Brussels Bolsters Africa Ties
Kenya is a major exporter of food and drink products, with around 20% of its overall exports sent to the EU. The deal was just seven months in the making, thus becoming one of the… Read more »
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 »