December 02, 2022
Ethiopia: After Patchy Tigray Truce, WHO Still Lacks Full Aid Access
The UN's health body says there are still "significant parts of the country" it cannot reach to provide vital medical aid. This was one of the terms of a peace deal that appears… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Central African Republic: Militiamen Found Guilty of Village Massacre
A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic said the three accused militiamen showed no remorse over the attacks which killed 46 civilians. Read more »
October 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Running Out of Medical Supplies, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization warned that hospitals are running dangerously low on medical supplies, as fighting between federal and Tigrayan forces intensify following a lull in… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Ghana and Zambia Race to Secure IMF Bailouts
Runaway inflation and soaring food prices have compelled Ghana and Zambia to seek bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This week, traders across Ghana closed shop to… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Mali: Two UN Peacekeepers Killed By Roadside Bomb
The UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA reported that one of its vehicles hit a bomb next to a highway in Mali's northeast. More than 70 peacekeepers in Mali have been killed by… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Gambia: WHO Issues Alert on Four Drugs That May Be Linked to Death of Dozens of Children
The World Health Organization has issued an alert on four medicines made by Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. At least 66 children have died in Gambia from acute kidney injury… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Three Africans Among 2022 Right Livelihood Award Winners
Somali-born Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman with Ugandan Dickens Kamugisha are among the 2022 Right Livelihood Award winners. They have been honored for their fight for… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Africa: Why Africa Seeks a Greater Role On the Global Stage
More African leaders are calling for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Africans who spoke to DW believe that the West does not have the continent's interest at heart. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Central African Republic: Alleged Central African Rebel Denies War Crimes At the ICC
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of torturing prisoners during a brief period in 2013 when the Seleka rebel group took power in the Central African Republic. Read more »
Central African Republic: 'No Place to Hide' - Rebel Leader Claims Innocence in Brutal War Crimes
Former rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani stands accused of crimes against humanity, including torture, during his time as a senior figure in the Sekela rebel coalition. Read more »
September 24, 2022
Mali: Mali's Military PM Maiga Lashes Out At France and UN
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga said the country had been "stabbed in the back" by Paris following the withdrawal of French troops. He also slammed UN chief Antonio Guterres… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Crisis in Focus At UN General Assembly
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aired their dispute over one of the armed groups causing instability along their borders to the world this week. The UN has conceded… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Somalia: Pending Nightmare - ' Millions At Risk of Famine
If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross. Experts say that lessons from previous famines have to be learned to prevent mass… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Zimbabwe: World Health Body Concerned About Measles Outbreak
World Health Organization officials are concerned about Zimbabwe's current measles outbreak and the growing number of deaths. They hope that emergency response initiatives will… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Sudan: After Darfur Visit, ICC Prosecutor Urges UN to Seek Justice
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, gave the first ever Security Council briefing from within a country where the court is pursuing justice. Darfur is… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Crisis Highlights UN's Shortcomings
After weeks of deadly protests against the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, Mathias Gillmann, the mission's spokesman, has been declared persona non grata in Congolese… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Asks UN Peacekeeping Spokesperson to Leave the Country
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has asked the spokesman of the UN peacekeeping mission to leave the country as soon as possible. Read more »
July 31, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Dead As United Nations Peacekeepers Open Fire
The UN said two were dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on the border with Uganda after UN peacekeepers opened fire Sunday. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Central African Republic: International Court Wants Former Govt Minister Arrested
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday unsealed a warrant for the arrest of former Central African Republic government minister and rebel leader Mahamat Nouradine Adam. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Death Toll From Deadly Anti-UN Protests Rises
Calm had returned to the streets of Goma on Thursday after three days of violent anti-UN demonstrations in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Fifteeen Protesters and UN Peacekeepers Killed in Clashes
At least 15 people, including three UN peacekeepers, have been killed and dozens of others injured in clashes during anti-UN protests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Mali: Govt Expels UN Peacekeeping Mission Spokesperson
Malian authorities on Wednesday ordered the Olivier Salgado, the spokesman of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, to leave the country within 72 hours. Read more »
July 15, 2022
Mali: Is Junta Trying to Ditch Peacekeepers?
Mali's decision on Thursday to suspend troop rotations by the United Nations' peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) has raised questions about how it wants to detect the terms of… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Mali: Govt Orders Suspension of All New UN Peacekeeping Rotations
The Malian government on Thursday said it would suspend troop rotations by the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA. Read more »
Africa: Continent Still Too Reliant On Commodities Exports, UN Says
African countries must break their reliance on commodities exports for economic growth and diversify towards higher-value services, the United Nations warned Thursday. Read more »