Uganda: Activists Call Ugandan Runner's Burning Death Femicide

United Nations agencies, the World Athletics Federation and others reacted with shock and anger at the death of Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died Thursday… Read more »

Africa: China's New Pledges Reflect Concern Over Its Competition in Africa

After pledging $51 billion in financial support for Africa over the next three years and positioning China as a fellow developing country in contrast to the West's colonialist… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Releases Opposition Politicians From Prison

The Ethiopian government has freed seven Oromo Liberation Front, or OLF, members who have been in prison for more than four years. Read more »

Botswana: Botswana Police, Protesters Clash Over Executive Powers Bill

Police and protesters clashed outside Botswana's National Assembly in Gaborone on Wednesday as members of parliament voted on a bill that would have given the president sweeping… Read more »

South Africa: Docking of Russian Naval Ship in South Africa Sparks Controversy

South Africa's Ukrainian Association has expressed outrage that a Russian naval vessel was recently allowed to dock for several days at Cape Town harbor. Critics say the incident… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Court Acquits More Than 70 Activists in Detention Since June

More than 70 activists were acquitted Wednesday after being arrested in Zimbabwe in June for disorderly conduct for allegedly planning to peacefully demonstrate during a meeting of… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs Strategic, Disciplined Approach With China, Experts Say

China has been establishing closer cooperation with Africa, a relationship some view as fraught with debt burden while others hail as Africa leveraging its strategic importance… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Snub Indonesian Summit in Favor of China Visits

Indonesia has looked this week to boost trade ties with African nations during a summit in Bali, although many leaders from the continent stayed away, instead opting to visit China… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Gather in Beijing for Summit

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted a lavish banquet Wednesday for more than two dozen African leaders, kicking off the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Opposition Leader Wine Leaves Hospital Following Police Altercation

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, was discharged from a hospital Wednesday after surgery on his left foot, following an incident Tuesday in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Struggles to Supply Gasoline to Its Consumers

Barely 48 hours after Nigeria's state-owned oil company made a startling revelation, hundreds of commuters joined a line stretching many kilometers for fuel at an NNPC outlet in… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana to Hold Elections October 30 As President Masisi Seeks 2nd Term

Botswana, Africa's longest democracy, will hold its general election on October 30, President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced Tuesday. Masisi will seek a second and final term after… Read more »

Namibia: Conservationists Threaten Namibia With Legal Action Over Wildlife Cull

Wildlife conservationists, scientists and researchers in Namibia and Southern Africa have warned of impending legal action to halt the culling of wildlife as a "mitigation… Read more »

Kenya: Portable Pasteurizer Keeps Milk Disease-Free for Kenyan, Rwandan Dairy Farmers

Kenyan officials have long pushed for milk to be pasteurized before it reaches the marketplace, but much of the milk sold is not pasteurized because small-scale vendors and… Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Anti-Govt Protesters Go On Trial for Treason in Nigeria

Trial began Monday in Nigeria for 10 people charged with treason in connection with anti-government protests that erupted last month over the high cost of living. The defendants… Read more »

Eswatini: Political Power Play or Family Ties? Views Vary On Eswatini-Zuma Marriage

Eswatini's King Mswati III's plans to wed Nomcebo Zuma, the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, as his 16th wife. Political analysts dismiss the union's… Read more »

Malawi: In Malawi, a Budding Musician Defies Old Age, Discrimination

A 72-year-old woman has shot to music stardom in Malawi, challenging societal norms in a country where elderly people are often abused, tortured or even killed over false… Read more »

Ethiopia: Djibouti Offers Port to Defuse Ethiopia-Somalia Tension

Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf says his country has a proposal that could solve the dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Company Lack Funds to Fix Leaky Pipelines

Nigeria's decades-old oil pipelines are vital for transporting crude, but most are now corroded and vulnerable to leaks and vandalism. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Family of Missing Zimbabwean Activist Wants to Know What Happened to Him

There is still no word on the fate of Zimbabwean journalist turned human rights activist Itai Dzamara, an outspoken government critic who disappeared nearly a decade ago, in March… Read more »

Nigeria: Analysts Welcome Nigeria's Security Pact With Niger

Nigeria and neighboring Niger have signed an agreement to boost their security cooperation, despite tensions following a coup in Niger more than a year ago. Read more »

Africa: China's Lending to Africa Increased in 2023, Study Shows

Chinese lending to Africa rose for the first time in years in 2023, new research by Boston University's Global Development Policy Center showed Thursday. But the $4.61 billion… Read more »

Botswana: Starlink's Botswana Entry Hailed As 'Game-Changer' Amid Concern Over Costs

The entry of Elon Musk's Starlink into the Botswana market this week has been hailed as a "game-changer." Analysts concur the introduction of the satellite internet service… Read more »

Sudan: More Food, Other Relief Reaching Millions of Famished Sudanese

Breakthroughs providing for greater humanitarian access that were achieved in the first round of U.S.-mediated peace talks on Sudan are holding and expanding, the United States'… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Media Denounce Surge in Attacks As 2025 Election Nears

Journalists in Cameroon say attacks on reporters have surged as the country prepares for next year's presidential elections. Ninety-one-year-old President Paul Biya, who has ruled… Read more »