April 09
Africa: Report - US Must Enhance Critical Minerals Strategy in Africa
The United States must refine its Africa policy with a focus on critical minerals, including boosting its diplomatic and commercial presence in African mining hubs, says a report… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Africa: U.S. Defense Secretary Completes First Tour Across Africa
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin returns to the United States Thursday after wrapping up his first tour across the African continent as Pentagon chief. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Africa: Somalia Seeks Delay of AU Peacekeepers' Drawdown
Somalia is facing a dilemma over plans to continue a drawdown of peacekeepers from the country by a deadline of the end of 2024 because it's not known whether the country's poorly… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Artists Work to Heal From Trauma of War
The chaos of war surrounds the women in Sudanese artist Abubakr Moaz's paintings. Read more »
June 17, 2023
Africa: Somalia Facing Uncertainty As African Troops Leave
A rapid collapse of state institutions may await Somalia when the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, ends at the end of 2024, unless the United Nations' weapons… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Tanzania: UN Sending Home Peacekeepers Implicated in Sexual Abuse
The United Nations said Friday that it is sending home a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers from the Central African Republic, after a preliminary investigation found credible… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Sudan: UN Calls for Effort to Push Sudan's Warring Sides Toward Resolution
United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk urged countries with influence in Africa to encourage Sudan's warring sides to end the fighting that began last month. Read more »
April 11, 2023
Somalia: At Least 3,500 AU Soldiers Killed in Somalia Since 2007
Thousands of African Union peacekeepers have been killed and hundreds more injured in Somalia since the forces began their work in that country in early 2007, the head of their… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Advocates Call On Blinken to Demand Accountability for Atrocities in Ethiopia
In his first stop on a two-country visit to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Read more »
January 14, 2023
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Key Towns in Somalia, Killing At Least 15 People
At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Military Leader Reiterates Vow to Restore Civilian Rule
Three days of talks between Sudan's military and civilian leaders continued Monday, with the aim of reaching a final deal on governing during a two-year transition to elections Read more »
January 07, 2023
Somalia: Somali Government, Al-Shabab Deny Peace Talks
The Somali government and the al-Shabab militant group have each denied having peace talks. Read more »
December 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Tigray Rebels Agree to African Union Monitoring Team
Kenya's former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, will travel to Ethiopia's Tigray region to oversee monitoring of last month's peace deal. Ethiopian federal and Tigray region officials… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Critical Aid Arrives in Conflict-Ridden Northern Ethiopia As Cease-Fire Holds
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports it is stepping up critical aid to thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in conflict-ridden northern Ethiopia. Read more »
December 07, 2022
West Africa: African Analysts Welcome ECOWAS Peacekeeping Force but Skeptical of Success
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional peacekeeping force to fight terrorism and restore democracy after… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Dead After UN Troops Open Fire At DRC, Uganda Border Post
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire on a Ugandan border post, killing at least… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeepers, Congolese Civilians Killed in Violent Protests
The United Nations said that three of its peacekeepers were killed in ongoing anti-U.N. protests that turned violent in eastern Congo on Tuesday, while several civilians were also… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: At Least Five Killed, 50 Wounded in Anti-UN Protest in DRC
A Democratic Republic of Congo government spokesman said at least five people were killed and 50 wounded during protests against a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the eastern city of… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Mali: Two UN Peacekeepers Killed, Several Wounded
At least two U.N. peacekeepers from Egypt are dead and more are wounded after their convoy hit an improvised explosive device Tuesday, the United Nations Multidimensional… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Somalia: Biden Approves 'Small, Persistent' U.S. Military Presence in the Country
U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized a deployment of fewer than 500 troops to the East African nation of Somalia to conduct operations against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab… Read more »