April 14
Somalia: Somali Pirates Free Bangladesh Cargo Ship After Ransom Paid
All 23 crew members on board the ship were released, according to a shipping firm CEO. Somalia has seen an uptick in piracy in recent months amid other threats to maritime commerce… Read more »
April 04
Sierra Leone: Will Sierra Leone's Leaders Clamp Down On Kush?
As the polydrug kush -- also known as K2 -- increasingly threatens the public health of young Sierra Leoneans, religious and development leaders want the government to take the… Read more »
April 02
Rwanda: Rwanda - From Colonialism to Genocide
The DW documentary "Reclaiming History -- Colonialism and the Genocide in Rwanda" traces the arc from German colonial rule to the genocide in Rwanda. Read more »
April 03
Uganda: Top Ugandan Court Upholds Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's Constitutional Court has rejected a bid to overturn its 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. Read more »
April 01
Namibia: When Colonial Germany Committed Genocide in Namibia
Between 1904 and 1908, Germany's colonial forces reacted to a rebellion by Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia with brutal violence and prison camps. The trauma and political… Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Former President Jacob Zuma Barred From Running in Election
The former president has been expelled from the ruling ANC and has been campaigning for the newly formed MK party. An MK spokesman said the party will appeal the decision made by… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Ending Sexual Abuse in IDP Camps
Young women and girls living in Nigerian camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) say they have to deal with sexual harassment every day. Now they are calling for more… Read more »
March 24
Nigeria: More Than 100 Kidnapped Schoolchildren Rescued
The children had been kidnapped two weeks ago from their school in Kaduna. It comes as more and more criminal gangs in the area turn to abductions to seek out large ransoms. Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Nigeria - Gunmen Abduct 87 Villagers in Kaduna State
Northern Nigeria has been hit by a renewed wave of mass kidnappings. The victims' families face having to pay hefty ransoms to get their loved ones back. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria's 'Baby Factories' Continue to Thrive
Child traffickers often abduct girls and young women, take them to isolated locations and impregnate them. When they give birth, their babies are sold to childless couples. The… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Nigeria Unable to Stop Kidnappings
Nigerian authorities are running out of time: President Bola Tinubu rejected the ransom demands for nearly 300 abducted students and staff from a school in Kaduna State. Now the… Read more »
March 13
Kenya: Haiti Crisis - Will Kenya U-Turn On Its Police Deployment?
Kenyan officials say they are still committed to sending police officers to Haiti to combat gang violence. But after Haiti's PM agreed to quit, Kenya's deployment has been put on… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Suspected MIlitants Kidnap Nearly 50 Women
The kidnappings occurred in a remote area in northeastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province have operated. Kidnappings have plagued Nigeria for… Read more »
Chad: Chad's Opposition Under Siege Before Elections
With only eight weeks before the election, security forces are clamping down on President Deby's political opponents. Read more »
March 05
Rwanda: Tour Du Rwanda - Probe Underway Into Sexual Abuse Claims
Rwanda's Investigations Bureau says anyone implicated in sexual misconduct will be prosecuted. But the country has been fighting endemic sexual abuse against women for years. Read more »
March 03
Burkina Faso: Women and Children Among 170 'Executed' People - Witnesses
Burkina Faso has been battling Islamist insurgent groups for several years. A number of other deadly attacks took place around the country on the same day. Read more »
February 29
Ghana: LGBTQ+ People in Fear After Passage of New Law
The anti-LGBTQ+ bill is yet to be signed into law by Ghana's president but many LGBTQ+ people already feel threatened. Human rights groups say the bill has far-reaching… Read more »
Libya: Libya - Russia's Wagner Group Makes Further Inroads
Moscow is expanding its "security for resources" blueprint in Libya under the lead of the new Wagner Group's General Andrei Averyanov. What does this mean for the democratic… Read more »
Chad: Chad Says Opposition Leader Killed Fighting Security Forces
Chad's state prosecutor has said that Yaya Dillo, leader of an opposition left-wing party, was killed during a gunfight with security forces, after an attack at the country's… Read more »
February 28
Ghana: Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ Law
Under the new law, the promotion of rights of those who are lesbian, gay or other non-conventional sexual or gender identities in Ghana is punishable by up to five years in prison. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - ICC Orders Record €52 Million for LRA Victims
The International Criminal Court awarded victims of Ugandan child soldier-turned-commander Dominic Ongwen more than €52 million in reparations. Women and children suffered… Read more »
Mali: More Than 30 Killed in Mali Bus Crash
The bus fell off a bridge en route to neighboring Burkina Faso, carrying both locals and foreigners. Road accidents are common in Mali, with roads and vehicles suffering from poor… Read more »
February 24
Tunisia: Tunisia Court Sentences Ex-President to 8 Years in Absentia
Moncef Marzouki was Tunisia's first democratically elected head of government after the Arab Spring in 2011. He has since become a fierce critic of current President Kais Saied. Read more »
February 10
West Africa: Will Senegal's Delayed Vote Further Destabilize West Africa?
The postponement of Senegal's presidential election could have major consequences for the entire region. Read more »
West Africa: What Senegal's Postponed Election Means for West Africa
The postponement of the presidential election in Senegal is a crisis for the country. It will also have major consequences for the whole region, some of which cannot yet be… Read more »