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 »
Sudan: Sporadic Shelling As U.S. Announces Aid
Despite some fighting, Khartoum residents say the situation in the capital is relatively calm after a new truce took effect. Meanwhile, the US announced a new humanitarian aid… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Sudan: Clashes Reported After Weeklong Ceasefire Starts
Just minutes after a cease-fire brokered by Washington and Riyadh, Sudan's warring parties continued to fight each other. Previous truces struck during the past weeks of the… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Warring Factions Agree On 7-Day Cease-Fire
The Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary agreed on a cease-fire commencing on Monday night. It may be extended if both parties agree, but several cease-fires in… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Sudan: Qatar's Embassy in Sudan Attacked
Sudan's military blamed the raid on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Qatar denounced the attack without laying blame on any group. Meanwhile, there were reports of air… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Somalia: Flooding Has Affected More Than 460 000 People, United Nations Says
Heavy seasonal rains have caused flashfloods in central Somalia. The UN says up to 250,000 people have been displaced. Read more »
May 15, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - Airstrikes in Khartoum As Conflict Enters 2nd Month
Airstrikes once again hit the capital Khartoum and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri across the Nile, days after the warring generals agreed to a humanitarian truce. Read more »
May 12, 2023
Kenya: Nation Bids Final Farewell to Freedom Fighter Dedan Kimathi's Widow
Mukami Kimathi, the wife of Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi, has been eulogized for her role in championing the rights of fellow Mau Mau fighters during her lifetime. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Sudan: Fierce Battles Under Way in Khartoum, Omdurman
Heavy air attacks and clashes were witnessed in several major Sudanese cities, as the UN warned more people will go hungry amid a prolonged conflict. Read more »
May 08, 2023
Sudan: Saudi-Hosted Talks on Sudan Yield 'No Progress' Yet
Sudan's warring parties are not willing to stop fighting as each sees themselves capable of winning, a Saudi diplomat said. Meanwhile, clashes continued on the ground, with… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Sudan: Death Toll Climbs, With 700,000 Internally Displaced
More than 604 people, including civilians, have been killed, and thousands more injured, a UN agency said. The toll climbs as talks between warring parties continue in Saudi… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya - Organs Missing From Some Victims of Starvation Cult
Kenyan investigators have started a new round of exhumations of victims of a doomsday cult, where they found evidence of organ harvesting. Read more »