May 10, 2023
Sudan: Death Toll From Sudan War Rises
The World Health Organization says the death toll from nearly one month of brutal fighting in Sudan is now over 600. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Southern Africa: SADC to Send Troops to DR Congo to Help Quell Disturbances in East
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) plans to send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help fight rebels in the country's east. Read more »
East Africa: Sudan Fighting Puts Neighbours At Risk, Dims Hope for Civilian-Led Government
Twenty-five days since the war in Sudan broke out, there are no indications the warring factions have any intentions of negotiating an end as fighting rages on. Read more »
Sudan: UN Says More Than 700,000 Sudanese Internally Displaced in Fighting
The United Nations refugee agency says more than 700,000 Sudanese have fled their homes since violence broke out last month between two armed factions fighting for control of the… Read more »
Somalia: In Somalia, Spike in Gender-Based Attacks Compounds Plight of Displaced Women, Girls
Somali humanitarian workers and United Nations officials said women and girls in displaced camps are facing gender-based violence and rape amid the recurring droughts in the… Read more »
Nigeria: 20 Worshipers Still Missing After Latest Church Attack in Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it's still searching for 20 people abducted by gunmen from a church during a Sunday service. CAN says gunmen invaded the church in a… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Sudan: Citizens Have Mixed Reactions to Peace Talks
Sudanese citizens are cautiously optimistic about the Saudi- and U.S.-brokered peace talks in Jeddah between their country's warring generals amid reports of a lull in the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Envoys Discuss Humanitarian Relief
Envoys from both of Sudan's warring factions are in Saudi Arabia to arrange for the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan. The parties have insisted that they are only sitting… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Flood Death Toll Rises to 400
The death toll from the floods last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400. Read more »
Uganda: One Suspect Shot, 6 Arrested - Uganda Police Seize Bomb Materials
Six people accused of building explosive devices have been arrested in a joint security operation in Uganda that started Sunday night and ended Monday morning. Read more »
May 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly 200 Killed South Kivu Floods
Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday that torrential rains in the South Kivu province during the past week prompted flash floods that killed nearly 200… Read more »
Africa: IMF Chief Advocates Africa Continental Free Trade Area
The head of the International Monetary Fund is urging African countries to implement the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. Read more »
West Africa: Mali Decries ECOWAS After Burkina Faso's Army Accused of Massacre
Mali's military government has lashed out at the Economic Community of West African States' chairman for calling an April massacre in neighboring Burkina Faso part of a genocide. Read more »
Sudan: WFP - Sudan Fighting Hampers Needed Food Aid
The World Food Program says it is struggling to get aid to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and other areas seeing intense fighting and multiple failed cease-fires. Read more »
Ethiopia: Rights Commission Denounces Security Measures
Ethiopia's Human Rights Commission has denounced security measures against protesters in the Amhara region this week that it said led to the deaths of civilians. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Evacuates More Nationals From Sudan
A group of 130 Nigerians evacuated from Sudan arrived in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday, about 36 hours after another group of nearly 400, mostly students, had landed. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Warring Factions Sit for Talks Saturday in Saudi Arabia
The two warring factions in the Sudan conflict sent envoys to Saudi Arabia on Friday to negotiate a firm cease-fire agreement, according to officials. Read more »
May 04, 2023
Rwanda: Survivor of Floods - 'We Struggled to Cling to Anything'
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 130 people in Rwanda, officials said Thursday. The country began mass burial of victims, mostly in northern and western provinces. Read more »
Sudan: Heavy Fighting in, Around Khartoum Despite Cease-Fire
In Sudan, heavy fighting was reported in and around the capital Khartoum early Thursday, despite a weeklong cease-fire agreed to by both sides in the conflict. Read more »
Rwanda: Mudslides in Rwanda Kill At Least 130
Officials in Rwanda say the search for victims continued Thursday after torrential rains this week caused mudslides and severe flooding in the north, western and southern… Read more »
May 03, 2023
Africa: Why China Is Investing in Africa's Green Energy Future
A wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe's massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing in this year… Read more »
Malawi: President Appeals for More Cyclone Freddy Recovery Aid
Malawi's president is appealing for international help, saying the country needs about $700 million to rebuild after a storm killed more than 1,000 people in March. Read more »
East Africa: Regional Bloc Won't Allow Military Rule in Sudan - Kenyan President
Nearly a month since armed conflict began between rival factions of the military government of Sudan, efforts by the international community to broker a truce in the country have… Read more »
Zambia: Police Surround Former President Lungu's House
Police in Zambia have surrounded the home of former President Edgar Lungu and are demanding they search it as part of a corruption probe. Read more »
Nigeria: Advocates Say Press Freedom Still Imperiled in Nigeria Despite Better RSF Ranking
Press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says African nations recorded some of the biggest drops in their press freedom rankings over the past year. Read more »