Egypt: Egyptians Voting in Election Likely to Give El-Sissi Third Term

Egyptians headed to the polls Sunday for the first day of a three-day presidential election in which four candidates -- including incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi -- are… Read more »

Uganda: Rights Group Claims Company Intimidates Communities Along Tanzania-Uganda Oil Pipeline

The French oil company TotalEnergies coerces and intimidates communities affected by the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline project in Tanzania and Uganda, a human rights… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Treasury Sanctions People in 9 Countries for Human Rights Abuses

The U.S. Treasury's 's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Friday announced sanctions against 20 individuals in nine countries for human rights abuses. Read more »

Nigeria: Varying Accounts of Village Bombing Spark Debate About Cover-Up

The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state criticized Nigerian defense officials Friday after they said terrorists had embedded themselves in the village that was hit by a drone strike… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Says It Has Discovered Gas Deposits

Energy companies have discovered natural gas in northern Zimbabwe, near the country's northern border with Mozambique and Zambia. The Zimbabwean government hopes the discovery, if… Read more »

Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF Reacting Angrily to Us Visa Restrictions Announced By Blinken

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party is reacting angrily to a new visa restriction policy which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week, aimed at people accused of… Read more »

Cameroon: Gabon Coup Leader Visits Cameroon to Press for End to Cemac Sanctions

Gabon's military leader, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, visited Cameroon on Wednesday, asking central African states to lift economic sanctions on his country before the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Journalist Gives Voice to Conflict Survivors Telling Difficult Stories

In the past two years, Burkina Faso has experienced two coups, a rise in extremist violence and an increasingly hostile environment for media. Read more »

Africa: COP28 Declaration Seen As Good News for World's Small Farmers

Agriculture and climate experts say there is good news for the world's small farmers in a declaration endorsed by 134 world leaders during the opening days of COP28, the global… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Probe of Drone Strike Not a Guarantee of Accountability

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies and state authorities to investigate a bombing that reportedly killed at least 120 Muslim worshippers in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says Gender-Based Violence Is Increasing

The United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, says it is working with other humanitarian agencies to help mitigate and respond to increasing incidents of gender-based violence in… Read more »

South Africa: A Decade After Mandela's Death South Africa in 'Decay'

Nelson Mandela was a global icon who inspired the world, spending 27 years in prison for his fight against the South African apartheid regime and going on to become the country's… Read more »

West Africa: Nigerian Press Advocates Hail Ecowas Court Ruling On Media Laws

Nigerian press freedom advocates are praising a recent ruling from the court of West African bloc ECOWAS that ordered Nigerian authorities to review sections of the country's Press… Read more »

Rwanda: Britain Persists With Rwanda Plan for Migrants

Britain is continuing its efforts to have migrants seeking asylum in Britain sent instead to Rwanda to seek asylum there. Read more »

Nigeria: Many Feared Dead As Military Airstrike Hits Local Village

Nigerian authorities said Monday that a military airstrike targeting terrorists in northern Kaduna state had erroneously hit a local village and killed civilians there. Read more »

Chad: Chad's Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave

Chad's opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad after being ordered to depart neighboring Niger by that country's… Read more »

Angola: Biden Hosts Angola's Leader for Talks of Rail Corridor, Energy Security

U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the president of oil-rich Angola for the first time Thursday, with the leaders focusing on a $1 billion, U.S.-funded rail development that aims to… Read more »

North Africa: North Africa Braces for a Dangerously Dry Future

At his farm on the outskirts of Tunis, Karim Daoud is taking steps to accommodate a climate-changed future. Read more »

South Africa: New Anti-HIV Injection Could Be Gamechanger for South Africa

There is potential good news this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), with a new injection that prevents development of HIV showing excellent results in trials. There are still some obstacles… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Boosts Military Spending, but Analysts Doubt It Will Improve Security

Nigerian authorities say national defense, internal security and economic stability are the top priorities in the 2024 budget that President Bola Tinubu delivered to lawmakers on… Read more »

Somalia: Former Somali Refugee Wins Prestigious UN Award

A former child refugee from Somalia has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Read more »

Africa: Climate Crises Drastically Increase Child Hunger, UK-Based Charity Says

Children made up nearly half of the people driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022, according to a… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Officials Say Trees Planted in Refugee Camp Reduce Conflicts

Officials in northern Cameroon say conflicts over food, water and other resources have greatly declined due to the planting of about half-a-million trees in and around a refugee… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Hopeful of Economic Boom Following Investment Deals

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is welcoming new trade agreements with Germany, including a deal that calls for the West African nation to export liquid natural gas. Read more »

Africa: China's Past and Present Ties With African Ruling Parties

Political analysts and opposition politicians in Africa accuse China of undermining the spread of democracy in the region by propping up entrenched ruling parties and promoting… Read more »