Kenya: Kenya Fails to Achieve 100% Transition From Primary to Secondary Education

The school year is well under way across Kenya, but education officials say that not every high school aged student has made it to class. The enrollment is at less than 100%. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Govt Says It Will Appeal High Court Ruling That Blocks Sending Police to Haiti

Kenyan President William Ruto says he will appeal a court ruling last week rejecting a planned deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti. Ruto promised last year that Kenya… Read more »

Sudan: Warring Parties Likely Committed War Crimes in Darfur - ICC Prosecutor

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he believes war crimes have been committed by both sides in the Darfur region of Sudan since fighting erupted… Read more »

Africa: Italian Prime Minister Hosts Summit of African Leaders

Italy's prime minister is holding a summit of African leaders Monday. Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Break From Ecowas

The West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they are leaving regional bloc ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, that has been… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Parents Agonize Over Missing Migrants

On September 27, 2009, Abdulkadir Mohamud called his mother in Columbus, Ohio, to tell her he was boarding a boat from Libya that evening, along with his cousin Nasteha Mohamed… Read more »

Somalia: Airstrike in Somalia Kills At Least 20 Al-Shabab Militants - Officials

A military strike killed at least 20 al-Shabab militants in central Somalia, regional and military officials said Thursday. Read more »

Africa: Blinken Wraps Up Four-Nation Africa Tour, Commits to Ongoing Security, Economic Partnership

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday the United States will continue intensive engagement with African partners in hopes of resolving the ongoing conflicts in the… Read more »

Namibia: Namibian President to Undergo Medical Treatment in Los Angeles

Namibian President Hage Geingob is set to undergo medical treatment in the United States after an exam found the possible return of cancerous cells in his body, according to a news… Read more »

Africa: Nonprofits Say African Food Producers Enjoying Rising Revenue, Better Farm Supply

Climate change has hit African farmers and food processors hard in recent years, making agriculture and the raw farm products that food companies depend on more unpredictable.… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Hopeful UN Cholera Vaccines Will Contain Outbreak

Zimbabwean health authorities -- battling a cholera outbreak that has infected about 20,000 people and killed more than 370 -- say they hope donated vaccines will ease the spread… Read more »

Africa: Blinken Expresses U.S. Commitment to Boosting Africa Partnerships

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States is committed to growing its partnerships across the African continent and increasingly sees African countries… Read more »

Kenya: Upcycling Flip-Flops - Kenya-Based Company Turns Discarded Footwear Into Colorful Art

Being the preferred choice of footwear for many, flip-flops - typically made of plastic or rubber - break easily and often aren't disposed of properly. Therefore, millions of them… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Says 'Not At War,' Amid Diplomatic Tensions With Neighbors

Kenya says it wants to promote peace in East Africa and has no problems with neighboring countries. At the same time, there are undeniable signs of diplomatic strains with at least… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Rolls Out First Routine Malaria Vaccination Program for Children

Monday Cameroon became the first country to establish a routine malaria vaccination program for children. Read more »

Africa: Blinken Launching Four-Nation Africa Trip

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Monday with Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, as the top U.S. diplomat begins a four-nation tour in Africa. Read more »

Sudan: IGAD Gives Sudan's Warring Factions 2 Weeks to Meet

East Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development has given Sudan's warring factions two weeks to meet face-to-face to de-escalate the situation. The meeting, which also… Read more »

Sudan: 2023 - Highest Number of Humanitarian Emergencies in a Decade

The 2020s have not been kind. The decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic and has since seen climate disasters and conflicts impact millions around the world; but last year was… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Frontline Women Journalists Face Multiple Risks

In early January 2017, journalist Shukri Aden Hussein received an anonymous call, conveying an order. "Leave the government station," the caller told her. Read more »

Africa: Blinken Heading to Africa Next Week On Four-Nation Tour

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola next week, the State Department announced, his fourth trip to the African… Read more »

Rwanda: UK Lawmakers Pass Bill to Send Migrants to Rwanda, but Hurdles Remain

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons… Read more »

Africa: UN Concerned By Spread of Cholera to 10 African Countries

The U.N.'s Children's Fund expressed alarm this week about a cholera outbreak in Africa that has spread to at least 10 countries, with the situation in Zambia and Zimbabwe "very… Read more »

Ethiopia: White House 'Troubled' By Deal Between Ethiopia and Breakaway Somaliland Region

The White House sees national security concerns in a recent agreement giving Ethiopia leasing rights to the Red Sea coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region,… Read more »

East Africa: Somali, Palestinian Delegations Push Demands Ahead of Non-Aligned Summit in Uganda

The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) got underway this week in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where delegations from Somalia and the Palestinian people are lobbying members for… Read more »

Africa: With No Check On Abuses, 'Civilians Bear the Brunt of Wartime Atrocities in the Horn of Africa' - HRW

2023 was a consequential year for human rights suppression and wartime atrocities, especially in the Horn of Africa, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch published… Read more »