October 04, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Claims Killing Hundreds of Militants Amid Recent Setbacks
The Somali government on Wednesday said government troops have killed hundreds of militants during military operations in the last two months. Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft
Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Africa: Cameroon, Chad Agree to Jointly Combat Security Threats
Defense ministers and security experts from Cameroon and Chad are meeting in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, to map out ways of jointly combating growing security threats along… Read more »
Ghana: Opposition Tries to Oust Central Bank Governor
Members of Ghana's major opposition National Democratic Congress took to the streets in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday to protest what they allege is mismanagement by the governor… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Nobel Laureate Announces Plans to Run for Presidency in the DRC
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a renowned Congolese gynaecologist and human rights activist, announced plans Monday to run for president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the December… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Rights Groups Critical of Media Laws, Journalists' Arrests
Two rights groups - Amnesty International and the Media Institute of Southern Africa - have released reports saying Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to break with… Read more »
Africa: New IOM Chief Seeks More Regular Pathways for Migration
On assuming her post as the new director general of the International Organization for Migration, Amy Pope said that one of her main priorities was to build more regular pathways… Read more »
October 01, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan Faces Growing Health and Hunger Crisis
The World Health Organization warns that soaring rates of severe malnutrition, acute hunger, and deteriorating health conditions are threatening the lives and well-being of… Read more »
September 30, 2023
Namibia: Canada's ReconAfrica Violated Laws - Parliamentary Investigation
A parliamentary investigation in Namibia found that Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica violated several of the country's laws and that its local partner deceived and… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudanese Advocates - Harsh Media Environment Has Chilling Effect
John Wulu is the manager and chief editor of Top FM, a radio station in Juba, South Sudan's capital. He says journalists broadcasting stories that shed light on corruption face… Read more »
September 29, 2023
East Africa: Activists Worried About Uganda's China-Backed Oil Pipeline
Thousands of families displaced, wildlife habitats -- home to vulnerable species such as elephants and chimpanzees -- threatened, and carbon emissions increased. These are some of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Rising Cost of Living Leaves Low-Income Earners Struggling
Low-income Kenyans have been hit hardest by high inflation, a new report says. Read more »
Somalia: Suicide Bomber Hits Tea Shop in Mogadishu, Killing 5
A suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest hit a busy tea shop in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least five people, a police spokesman told VOA. Read more »
East Africa: East African Countries Request Delay of Troop Withdrawal From Somalia
The five nations contributing troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, are urging the U.N. Security Council to allow a 90-day pause in the drawdown of… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Arrests Suspected Al-Shabaab Arms Dealer
Somali security forces on Friday arrested a man believed to be one of the country's main illegal arms dealers suspected of supplying weapons to al-Shabab militants. Read more »
Gabon: Gabonese Press for Change As Military Junta Asks for Patience
September 30 marks exactly 30 days since Gabon's military seized power and ended the nearly 60-year rule of the Bongo family. But the military junta is dealing with daily protests… Read more »
September 28, 2023
Sudan: Climate Crisis Worsening Sudan's Instability - Experts
Environmental experts are ringing alarm bells, saying decades-long climate and environmental changes in Sudan have exacerbated social and political instability, fueling the… Read more »
Gabon: Prime Minister Says Sanctions Could Be Damaging, Military Junta Needs Time
Gabon's prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country's economy. He also says the military junta… Read more »
Somalia: Suicide Car Comb Kills 6 As Somali Forces Foil Two Others in Central Somalia
At least six people were killed and more than 10 injured in a car bombing Thursday in the central Hirshabelle state in Somalia, according to officials. 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 »
Africa: New Initiative Aims to Connect U.S. to Africa
The White House says a new advisory council composed of prominent Americans of African heritage aims at "enhancing dialogue between U.S. officials and the African diaspora" -- a… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Morocco: Tourism Is Another Casualty of Earthquake
Just weeks ago, Abdessamad Elgzouli earned a living introducing tourists to the rugged beauty of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains and the ethnic Amazigh, or Berbers, who live here. Read more »
Kenya: Defence Secretary Praises U.S., Kenya Defence Ties
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday praised what he called the "strong relationship" between U.S. and Kenyan forces as he met with troops from the two countries at Camp… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Kenya: U.S. Defence Secretary Austin in Kenya for Talks
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Monday to Kenya for talks with defense officials about security and counterterrorism. Read more »
September 24, 2023
Africa: Pentagon Chief On Africa Tour Focusing On Defense Issues
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Djiboutian leaders and the president of Somalia in Djibouti on Sunday, marking his first trip to Africa as Secretary of Defense amid… Read more »