August 01, 2023
Botswana: Botswana Parliament Defers Debate On Controversial Homosexuality Bill
Botswana's parliament on Tuesday abandoned debate on a bill that if passed would decriminalize same-sex relations. In 2019, Botswana's High Court and Court of Appeal ruled that… Read more »
July 31, 2023
West Africa: Sahel Region Coups Make Room for Terrorist Groups - Analysts
West African nations have given Niger one week to return to civilian rule following the recent coup there and threatened measures including the use of force unless coup leaders… Read more »
Cameroon: Women Protest Separatist War, Cost of Living On Pan African Women's Day
Hundreds of women and activists marched in the capital of Cameroon Monday, calling for an end to the country's separatist crisis and for the government to provide more help to… Read more »
Sudan: Rights Groups Call for Sudan War Crimes Investigation
A group of Sudanese rights and professional bodies has accused both warring parties in Sudan of committing atrocities that could be prosecuted as war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
July 28, 2023
Burkina Faso: Countries Urged Not to Deport Burkina Faso Refugees Amid Escalating Violence
The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, Thursday appealed to West African states not to forcibly repatriate refugees who have fled escalating insecurity and violence sparked by… Read more »
Africa: Six Countries Restricted Internet Access Due to Protests or Political Crisis - Report
A cyber security company says six African countries, including war-torn Sudan, enforced internet limits within their territory during the first half of 2023. Read more »
Africa: Target 'Niche' Chinese Travelers, Not Numbers, Tourism Experts Tell Africa
African countries are investing heavily in trying to attract tourists from the world's biggest outbound travel market, China, as they battle to recover from losses suffered during… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Analysts Criticize Detention of Central Bank Governor
Nigeria's Department of State Services, or DSS, has launched an investigation into the chaotic arrest of Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Read more »
Africa: Putin Promises Russian Grain Shipments to Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from African countries on Thursday that Moscow would provide grain for sale or free to the neediest countries to avert… Read more »
Niger: Coup By Elite Presidential Guard Might Be Short Lived - Analysts
Analysts say the apparent coup attempt in Niger was not totally surprising, given the West African nation's history of political upheaval. There have been four successful coups and… Read more »
Africa: Communications Director Discusses U.S. Dismissal of Russia's Offer of Free Grain to Africa
The Biden administration is dismissing Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to supply free grain to several African nations whose leaders are attending a summit in St.… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Africa: Amid Chinese Foreign Ministry Shake-up, Wang On Africa Tour
This week as Beijing suddenly announced that China's foreign minister Qin Gang had been removed after just seven months in the job, his predecessor and now replacement, seasoned… Read more »
Africa: What Africa and Russia Have to Gain From Summit
JOHANNESBURG -- African leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, are heading to St. Petersburg this week for the second Russia-Africa Summit, as an isolated… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Abolishes Capital Punishment
Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty. The move comes three decades after the last death sentence was carried out in the West African nation. Rights group… Read more »
Uganda: UN Condemns, Demands Repeal of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act
A U.N. watchdog committee condemned Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act Wednesday and called on the government to repeal what it calls a harmful, discriminatory law, which criminalizes… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Opposition Protests Race Quotas for Management Jobs
Members of South Africa's main opposition party took to the streets Wednesday in Cape Town to protest a new law that allows racial quotas in the workplace, saying it will… Read more »
July 25, 2023
East Africa: Tension Between Sudan, Kenya's Ruto Impedes IGAD Mediation Effort in Sudan
Analysts say a spat between Sudan and Kenya is hurting regional efforts to mediate an end to the war in Sudan. This week a Sudanese general accused Kenyan President William Ruto of… Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Says Protests Will Continue
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says a wave of protests against high taxes and the rising cost of living will continue, despite a cancellation of Wednesday's demonstrations.… Read more »
Malawi: World Food Programme Halves Food Assistance for Refugees
The World Food Program in Malawi says a funding shortfall has forced it to cut by one-half food rations for more than 50,000 people at the country's only refugee camp. Read more »
Botswana: Churches Urge Parliament to Vote Against Bill On Same-Sex Relations
Tensions are rising in Botswana between the LGBTQ and Christian communities after members of the evangelical church community organized a march Saturday against a bill that could… Read more »
Somalia: Parliament Speaker Suspects 'Traitors' May Have Facilitated Bombing
The speaker of Somalia's lower house of Parliament has strongly condemned Monday's "cowardly, merciless and unreligious" bombing of a military base that claimed the lives of 25… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Cameroon: Rescue Workers Search for Survivors After Building Collapse
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has ordered the demolition of poorly constructed, illegal houses in the port city of Douala, the country's largest city and economic hub. The order… Read more »
Africa: Activists Want Egypt to Ease Entry for Refugees From Sudan Conflict
With Sudan's conflict now at the 100-day mark, advocacy groups are calling on Sudan's neighbor Egypt to ease entry requirements for refugees, saying displaced Sudanese face a dire… Read more »
Somalia: At Least 20 Soldiers Killed in Suicide Bomb - Source
Heavy casualties have been reported after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at Mogadishu's Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy early Monday, sources said. Read more »
Sudan: 9 Die in Plane Crash in Eastern Sudan
A civilian plane crashed in eastern Sudan Sunday killing nine people, including four soldiers, according to the military. Read more »