October 24, 2023
Africa: WHO - Sexual Misconduct and Exploitation By Staff Remains Problematic
The World Health Organization reported Monday that progress was being made in efforts to prevent and respond to cases of sexual misconduct but acknowledged that abuse by WHO staff… Read more »
Gabon: U.S. Formally Concludes That a Military Coup Took Place in Gabon
The United States has suspended most financial assistance to the central African country of Gabon in response to August's military takeover. Read more »
Africa: IMF Warns Africa of Economic Vulnerabilities As China's Economy Slows
The International Monetary Fund is cautioning African nations about the possibility of a regional economic downturn and the ripple effects that China's slowing economy could bring. Read more »
Africa: Africa Grapples With Severe Teacher Shortage As Student Enrollment Surges
Africa is facing a shortage of teachers in many schools due to an increase in the number of students seeking education and a lack of resources in the education sector, according to… Read more »
Chad: Chad Installs Defense Minister Amidst Calls to End Military Impunity
Chad's transitional government installed a civilian defense minister Monday to prepare for a return to constitutional rule. The move comes amid fresh protests and accusations that… Read more »
Namibia: Green Hydrogen Focus of EU-Namibia Business Forum
European Union and Namibian officials hold a business forum this week in Brussels on developing the country's nascent "green hydrogen" sector. Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded More Than 800 Extrajudicial Executions in 3 Years - Rights Group
Nigeria has recorded more than 800 incidents of extrajudicial killings across the country in the last three years, according to the international human rights group Global Rights. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Makes First Large-Scale Wheat Harvest
Malawi has made its first successful large-scale harvest of wheat after years of attempts to find a variety of grain suitable for its soil. Wheat farming is seen as a solution to… Read more »
West Africa: Scores of African Migrants Arrive On Spain's Canary Islands
Authorities say more than 1,300 sub-Saharan African migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands, a seven-island Atlantic archipelago, this weekend. Read more »
October 21, 2023
Africa: African Leaders Hear China's Xi Outline 'BRI 2.0'
China and the U.S. presented competing visions for development in Africa this week as several leaders from the continent attended Beijing's Belt and Road Forum marking the 10-year… Read more »
Somalia: Suicide Car Bomb Kills Somali Security Personnel
A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a security post outside Somalia's capital Saturday, killing at least six security personnel and injuring seven others, a security official… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Nigeria: As Israel Fights Hamas, Support for Palestinians Grows in Nigeria
As Musa Abdullahi prepared for weekly Muslim prayers Friday, there was something else on his mind. Read more »
Gabon: U.S. Official Says Gabon's Return to Civilian Rule Is Vital
A top U.S. official on African affairs says there is a need for a quick transition to civilian rule in Gabon after a coup in August, but coup leaders have yet to make public when… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Chad: Supporters, Civil Society Want Withdrawal of Arrest Order for Opposition Leader
Rights groups and the political opposition in Chad have been organizing protests and issuing statements ahead of Friday's first anniversary of a crackdown that killed 128 people… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Malawi: Authorities Move Women Inmates to Women-Only Prisons
Malawi has begun moving female inmates from prison facilities they shared with male prisoners. Authorities say the transfer to female only prisons is intended to place the women in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation to Persist Without Stabilized Exchange Rate - Experts
Nigeria's inflation rate has risen to its highest level in two decades, 26.72%, according to the national statistics bureau. The latest figure keeps millions of people in Africa's… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Gabon: Govt Threatens Arrests Over Money Collected for Work Not Performed
Military rulers in Gabon on Tuesday threatened to arrest the heads of businesses who have collected money for work that was not performed. Read more »
October 16, 2023
Somalia: TV Journalist Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Bombing
A Somali television journalist was killed Monday evening in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, police said. Read more »
Chad: Exiled Opposition Leader Delays Return Home
Chad's exiled pro-democracy opposition leader Succes Masra said increasing threats to civil liberties by Chad's Transitional Military Council make it impossible for him to return… Read more »
Burundi: 4 Children Killed as Church Wall Collapses
At least four children were killed Sunday in Burundi when a church wall collapsed while the children were attending a religious education class. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Inaugural 'Innovation Summit' Sparks Imaginations
A technology, innovation and entrepreneurship summit sparked imaginations in Ethiopia last week. The inaugural Enkopa summit -- a collaboration between the Ethiopian Ministry of… Read more »
Africa: Community Hostility in Chad Rising As Refugee and Displacement Crisis Grows
U.N. officials warned Monday that community hostility in Chad is rising as thousands of refugees from conflict-ridden Sudan continue to arrive, putting pressure on limited… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: President Asks Court to Dismiss Fresh Claims By Opposition Party
Nigeria's president has asked the Supreme Court to reject a petition by his political opponents to introduce new evidence aimed at overturning February's presidential election. Read more »
East Africa: Kenyan Court Dismisses GMO Lawsuit, Raises East Africa Trade Concerns
A Kenyan court has dismissed a case challenging the importation of genetically modified foods, letting stand an earlier court ruling allowing the entry of so-called GMOs. Read more »
Malawi: U.S. Universities Help Malawi Establish First Artificial Intelligence Center
Malawi launched its first-ever Centre for Artificial Intelligence and STEAM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics -- Friday at the Malawi University of Science… Read more »