January 20, 2023
Cameroon: Two Election Officials Killed in Nw Cameroon As Separatists Vow to Disrupt Senate Elections
Officials in Cameroon say separatists have killed two election officials in Cameroon , capital of the Northwest region. The rebels have vowed to disrupt Cameroon's March 12 Senate… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Tourism Authorities Hopeful After Tigray Peace Deal
Ethiopia's tourism authorities say the industry lost $2 billion during the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in the Tigray region. With the November peace… Read more »
South Africa: Power Cuts Force Farmers to Cull 10 Million Chicks
South Africa's poultry farmers say they've had to cull almost 10 million chicks because of the country's power crisis. The record blackouts have slowed down production, creating a… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Revives Allegation That Election Chair Was Targeted During August Election
Kenya's President William Ruto said this week that there was a plot to murder the country's top electoral official last August to prevent him from announcing Ruto as the winner of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Independent Journalists Barred From Courtroom
Following incidents of journalists being obstructed in their work and a lawyer being attacked in Zimbabwe, media and lawyers' associations are demanding that police respect their… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says 49 Bodies Found in Mass Graves in Eastern DR Congo
The United Nations said Wednesday peacekeepers discovered mass graves in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a series of attacks blamed on a local… Read more »
Somalia: 69 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed, Military Says
Sixty-nine al-Shabab militants were killed in two separate military operations in south and central Somalia, Somali military officials said Thursday. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: Senegal Traffic Deaths Indicative of Problem That Spans Continent - Experts
In Senegal, two major traffic crashes in just eight days killed 62 people, reviving the question of road safety standards in Senegal and across Africa. The continent is home to the… Read more »
Africa: Pope Francis Prepares for Long-Awaited Visit to DR Congo, South Sudan
Pope Francis is set travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan at the end of the month - a visit the pontiff had earlier been forced to postpone due to health… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Slams Govt for Hosting Russian Warships Amid Ukraine War
South Africa plans to conduct joint military exercises with the Chinese and Russian navies off its east coast next month (February 17-26), despite the Kremlin's ongoing war on… Read more »
Nigeria: Authorities Investigate After Mob Burns Police Station to Protest Priest's Killing
Police in Nigeria's central Niger state say a mob angry at the killing of a Catholic priest torched a police station, other buildings, and cars, and threw stones at officers… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Deploys Troops to Nigerian Border After Separatists, Herders Clash
Cameroon's government deployed at least 100 troops Wednesday to Gayama, a village on the border with Nigeria, after clashes between Cameroonian separatists and Nigerian herders… Read more »
Somalia: Study - Somali People 'Highly Traumatized' After Years of Conflict
People in Somalia are highly traumatized due to political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis, a new health study said. Read more »
Africa: The West, Debt and Other Takeaways From Chinese Foreign Minister's Visit
China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang wrapped up his first international tour to Africa this week, during which he visited five diverse countries -- Ethiopia, Gabon, Benin, Angola… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Somalia: Analysts Say Govt Needs to Protect Gains in War Against Al-Shabaab
Somalis are hailing the capture of the port town of Haradhere as a major victory in the fight against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The port, once a base for Somali… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Reopens Schools Despite Rise in Cholera Cases
There was visible excitement among students when schools reopened Tuesday in Malawi's two biggest cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre, after a two-week suspension caused by a cholera… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary's African Visit The First of Many Engagements - Analyst
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa this week to discuss trade expansion, investment and the U.S. commitment to African economies. Read more »
Cameroon: Activists Push Gender Parity for Senate Elections
Activists in Cameroon are urging more women candidates to enter races for Senate seats before a January 28 deadline. Only 26 members of Cameroon's 100-member senate are women, a… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Opposition Members in Court Following Arrests for 'Illegal Meeting'
Twenty-five members of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Monday on charges of holding an illegal meeting… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Christian Group Condemns Gruesome Murder of Priest, Church Attack
The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in central Niger state Sunday and suggested Christians might need to take up arms to defend… Read more »
Kenya: Analysts Question Viability of Proposed Ugandan Railway Link to Kenya
Ugandan officials have confirmed switching from a Chinese to a Turkish company to build a proposed $2 billion railway line linking the capital, Kampala, to the border with Kenya.… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Forces Capture Two Towns From Militants
The Somali government reported on Monday that government forces have captured two towns previously controlled by militant group al-Shabab in the central Galmudug State. Read more »
January 14, 2023
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Key Towns in Somalia, Killing At Least 15 People
At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Security Forces Seize Weapons, Arrest Al-Shabab Suspect in Mogadishu
Authorities in Somalia say they have seized a weapons cache allegedly buried by al-Shabab militants at a house in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, during a joint operation. Read more »
Malawi: Unicef Delivers Anti-Cholera Supplies to Malawi
The U.N.'s children's agency, UNICEF, has handed over lifesaving supplies worth about $300,000 to support Malawi's fight against a cholera outbreak which has killed more than 700… Read more »