September 16, 2022
Mali: Mali Lashes Out At Ivory Coast Over Detained Troops
Mali's military government has called Ivory Coast's request for a regional meeting on Ivorian troops detained in Mali since July "intimidation" and "blackmail." Ivory Coast accuses… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Zambia: Rights Groups Say Defamation Law Is Used to Silence Critics of President
Zambian rights groups are calling on the government to make good on a vow to repeal a defamation law they say is being used to silence critics of President Hakainde Hichilema. The… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Nigeria: Armed Men Release Dozens of Worshippers Kidnapped in Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian police said 43 people who were abducted from a mosque in northwestern Zamfara state have been released, while one died in captivity after being tortured. Police say they… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Officials Rescue 15 Children From Trafficking
Nigerian police in southern Rivers state have rescued 15 children they say were being trafficked by a 44-year-old woman who claimed to be a nun. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Infiltrate Town, Abduct Youths
Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have attacked a francophone village that was hosting people displaced by the five-year separatist conflict. Officials in the town… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Search for More Than 30 Travelers Abducted in Southwest
Police in Nigeria's southwest Ondo state are searching for more than 30 people abducted Saturday as they were returning home from a funeral. The mass abduction came just a day… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Nigeria: Authorities - Oil Theft Becoming More Difficult to Address
The managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) sparked controversy this week when he said thieves from all levels of society were stealing 200,000 barrels of… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Worshippers in Northwest Nigeria
Police in northwest Nigeria say worshippers have been kidnapped while they were observing jumu'at prayers, despite intensified action against armed gangs ordered by Nigerian… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Malawi: Govt Struggles to Probe Reported Worker Abuse in Oman
Malawi officials say they have arrested two police officers, a medical worker and a Burundian refugee in connection with an apparent human trafficking operation that routes people… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Kenya: Supreme Court Orders Recount of Some Ballot Boxes
Kenya's Supreme Court has ordered the recount of ballots cast at 15 polling stations during the August 9 presidential election. The order was one of several issued Tuesday as the… Read more »
Malawi: Police Service Welcomes Country's First Albino Officers
Malawi's police service has welcomed two officers with albinism into its ranks, the first people with the rare genetic pigment disorder in Malawi's state security organization.… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Pledge Support to Find Missing People
The International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, says there were 64,000 cases of persons reported as having disappeared across Africa in the past year -- nearly one-third… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Says Schools Shut Down By Separatists Have Reopened
Education officials in Cameroon say improved security in its western regions have allowed more than 200 schools that had been shut by separatist threats since 2017 to reopen for… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Nigeria: Abducted Nigerian Catholic Nuns Are Freed
Nigerian authorities say gunmen have released four abducted Catholic nuns unharmed. The nuns' church says no ransom was paid. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Africa: Rhino Poaching Down, but Population Still Decreasing
Conservation groups say the rate of rhinoceros poaching in Africa has dropped significantly since a peak in 2015. Read more »
August 21, 2022
Somalia: Somali Forces End Hotel Siege, Heavy Casualties Reported
Somali federal police said Sunday that security forces had ended the Mogadishu hotel siege by the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab after nearly 30 hours of operations.… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Somalia: Deadly Somalia Hotel Siege Ends, Official Says
The siege at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, has ended, according to a government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity before an official announcement. Read more »
Somalia: Deadly Somalia Hotel Siege Continues for Second Night
Somali security forces continue an operation aimed at ending a hotel siege in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, where they have been battling with al-Shabab militants for the past 24… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Somalia: Explosions, Gunfire Reported At Hotel in Somali Capital
Assailants on Friday evening attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, setting off explosions and firing shots. Islamist militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Activists Concerned As Secular Court Upholds Islamic Court Trial for Blasphemy
Supporters of free speech in Nigeria are expressing concern after a federal court ruled this week that a singer appealing his death sentence for blasphemy must have his case… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Somalia: Govt Seeks to Crack Down On Al-Shabaab 'Shadow Courts'
Somalia's government this week announced plans to crack down on so-called shadow courts run by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The country's interior minister acknowledged… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Kenya: Missing Election Official Found Dead
Kenyan police say the body of an election official has been found just outside the capital with signs of torture. The discovery was made as Kenya's election chief said his staff… Read more »
Kenya: Experts Say Ruto's Win Likely to Be Challenged in Kenyan Court
Kenya's tightly contested presidential election led to growing tensions between supporters of the two main candidates William Ruto the president-elect and Raila Odinga. Experts say… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Launch App to Monitor Crude Oil Theft
Africa's largest oil producer, Nigeria, says thieves and vandals cost the country up to 200,000 barrels of oil per day - that's billions of dollars in lost revenue. To combat the… Read more »
August 12, 2022
South Africa: Police Arrest 20 People for Instigating July 2021 Riots
Twenty suspects were due in a South African court Friday to face charges of instigating riots and civil unrest that left hundreds dead and brought the country to a near-standstill… Read more »