February 11
Gabon: Gabon Courts Stand Still As Magistrates Protest Working Conditions
Gabon's courts are effectively closed because the magistrates who run them refuse to work due to what they call poor working conditions and pay. They have rejected pleas by leaders… Read more »
Somalia: Scores Dead As Islamic State Attacks Military Base in Somalia
Nearly 100 people were killed and up to 60 others wounded when members of the Islamic State terror group launched a deadly attack on a military base belonging to security forces… Read more »
Somalia: Key Islamic State Planner Killed in Airstrike, U.S. Says
The main target in a series of U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State terror group in Somalia earlier this month is dead, according to the most recent assessment by military… Read more »
Niger: Optimism Grows As Niger Holds Convention On Transition Plans
Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Junta leader,… Read more »
February 08
Somalia: Authorities in Somalia Warn Against Financing Terrorism
Somalia's government Saturday sent stern warnings to businesses and individuals that pay extortion money to al-Shabab, saying the full force of the law would be brought against… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Declares Interest in Developing African Mining Sector
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is interested in developing the mining sector in Africa. On the first day of his second term, Trump signed an executive order… Read more »
February 07
Africa: African Nations Prepare for What's to Come After Pause On U.S. Aid
African governments are gearing up for what is to come following the 90-day pause on most U.S.-funded foreign aid as they worry about the potential effects. Read more »
February 06
South Africa: 'Confusion' in South Africa Over U.S. HIV Funding
Some South African organizations that assist people with HIV are in limbo, after the United States put a 90-day freeze on most foreign aid. The U.S. State Department later added a… Read more »
Kenya: 200 Kenyan Police Officers Arrive At UN Mission in Haiti
Two hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join the United Nations-backed mission to fight gangs in the crisis-plagued Caribbean country. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Chief Appeals for Peace in Eastern DR Congo
The U.N. secretary-general appealed Thursday for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a recent escalation of fighting between rebels and the national army has killed at… Read more »
February 05
Somalia: Scores Killed in Somalia in Clash Between Security Forces, Islamic State
Nearly 70 people were killed and up to 50 others wounded during 24 hours of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia's Puntland region, officials… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Deaths Near 3,000 in Fighting for DR Congo's Goma - UN
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over… Read more »
February 04
Chad: Chadians Who Worked for Now-Departed French Troops Appeal to Govt for Jobs
More than 400 civilians rendered jobless by the departure of French troops from Chad are asking the government to hire them and provide the job benefits they had when they worked… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Announces Measures to Soften Impact of USAID Programs' Suspension
Nigerian officials have launched a committee to develop a transition and sustainability plan for USAID-funded health programs following U.S. President Donald Trump's 90-day halt of… Read more »
South Africa: Trump Takes Aim At New South African Land Expropriation Law
President Donald Trump has taken aim at a new South African law meant to address the nation's apartheid legacy of racially unequal land distribution, threatening to withdraw… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Declares Ceasefire in DRC As Regional Leaders Try to Forge Peace
The rebel group M23 declared a ceasefire in areas under its control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing humanitarian reasons. Read more »
February 03
Africa: 'Trump Talk' Takes Center Stage At African Mining Conference
The 31st Investing in African Mining Indaba is underway in Cape Town, South Africa with over 115 countries represented. At the forefront of many discussions are the plans of U.S.… Read more »
Africa: WHO Urges U.S. to Reconsider Withdrawal, Warns of Budget Impact
The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its call for the United States to reverse its decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, warning of potential global health… Read more »
Djibouti: Djibouti Drone Strike Kills At Least 8 Near Ethiopian Border
Djibouti's security forces executed a drone strike near the Ethiopian border, killing eight members of what it calls a terrorist group and harming an unspecified number of… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial
Uganda began a vaccine trial Monday against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. Read more »
Botswana: Botswana, De Beers Reach Diamond Sales Agreement After Years of Negotiations
The government of Botswana and South African diamond firm De Beers say they have reached a new, 10-year sales agreement following talks that had dragged on since 2019. Analysts say… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Supreme Court Bans Military Trials for Civilians - Government Rejects Ruling
Uganda's Supreme Court recently ruled that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. Human rights groups welcomed the decision as a major step in protecting the… Read more »
February 01
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Decries Sexual Violence As Weapon of War in DR Congo
As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that the… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Strikes Stronghold of Islamic State Affiliate in Somalia
U.S. warplanes took aim at the Islamic State affiliate in Somalia, hitting what officials described as high-ranking operatives in the terror group's mountainous stronghold. Read more »
January 31
Chad: Chad Officials Say French Troops Have Finally Left After 70 Years' Presence
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Chad's military is ready to protect the country from any destabilization attempt as a January 31 deadline loomed for France to withdraw… Read more »