February 03, 2023
Kenya: Kenya to Reopen First Somali Border Post After 10-Year Shutdown
Kenya has announced plans to re-open its Mandera border crossing with Somalia as part of efforts to improve border security and crack down on smuggled goods. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Parliament Enacts Law Critics Say Paralyzes NGO Freedoms
Jeers filled the air when lawmakers of the ruling ZANU-PF party celebrated after the Private Voluntary Organizations Amendment Bill, which regulates non-governmental organizations,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Electoral Commission Faces Growing Insecurity Ahead of February 25 Polls
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission says an attack Wednesday on its offices in southeast Anambra state destroyed hundreds of ballot boxes and other election… Read more »
Africa: Chinese Overseas Investments at 13-Year Low - New Study
Recent visits to Africa by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen came as a new study found China's overseas investments in… Read more »
Central Africa: Central African States Fail to Honor Timber Export Ban
Officials say most member states in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC, have failed to honor a ban on raw timber exports that was enacted last year to… Read more »
South Sudan: Embassies Warn of New Violence in South Sudan Ahead of Pope's Visit
The embassies of Britain, Norway, and the United States have expressed grave concerns about possible new fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile State. The warning by the so-called… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: U.S. Launches Initiative to Support Farmers Amid #AfricaClimateCrisis
In partnership with the African Union, the United Nations and others, the U.S. State Department has kicked off an initiative to help African farmers and governments prepare for and… Read more »
Somalia: Regional Leaders Vow to Support Somalia's War Against Al-Shabab
The leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia met Wednesday in the Somali capital to discuss the ongoing fight against al-Shabab militants. The security summit took place… Read more »
Africa: Global Corruption Worsens, but Africa Makes Progress
The past year saw little progress in tackling global corruption due to greater violence and insecurity, according to the organization Transparency International's "Corruption… Read more »
January 31, 2023
East Africa: Somalia Sends Thousands of Army Recruits to Nearby Countries for Training - Report
The Somali government has sent thousands of military recruits to nearby countries for training to strengthen the army for its war against al-Shabab militants, according to the… Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Say Russian Ship Bound for Antarctica Unwelcome
Climate activists in South Africa are protesting a refueling stop by a Russian ship that they say is ignoring a ban on exploring oil and gas in Antarctica. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Central Bank Deploys 30,000 Agents in Final Recall of Old Currency
The Central Bank of Nigeria has mobilized 30,000 agents nationwide to help the vulnerable and those living in remote areas exchange their cash for the nation's new currency. The… Read more »
Africa: First-Ever Africa Vegan Restaurant Week Held On the Continent
Animal products such as beef, fish, poultry and dairy are heavily featured in many traditional African dishes. Some environmental and animal welfare advocates are hoping to change… Read more »
Africa: Global Guinea Worm Infections Continue Downward Trend
In the 1980s, more than 3 million people worldwide were infected with Guinea worm. At the end of 2022, the number of reported cases globally was down to 13. Read more »
January 29, 2023
Nigeria: Two Truck Accidents in Nigeria Leave 20 Dead
Nigerian authorities say 20 people were killed over the weekend following two truck-related road accidents. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab's Grip On Somalia Loosening
In Somalia, al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat for months, and this could be the beginning of their end, experts told VOA. Read more »
January 27, 2023
South Africa: EU's Borrell Urges South Africa to Get Russia to End Ukraine War
The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited South Africa on Friday, urging Pretoria to use its ties with Russia to convince Moscow to stop its war on Ukraine. Read more »
Mozambique: U.S. Calls for Redoubled Efforts to Fight Insurgents in Cabo Delgado
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Greenfield says greater efforts are needed in Mozambique to push back insurgents who are spreading south from the northern province of… Read more »
Somalia: Govt Welcomes Killing of IS Leader
Somalia's government welcomed the death of Bilal al-Sudani, the Islamic State group leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on… Read more »
Somalia: Clerics in Somalia Vow to Counter Al-Shabaab
More than 300 Muslim clerics meeting in Somalia's capital this week have declared their support for the government's war against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
Nigeria: Reprisals Feared After Bombing of 40 Pastoralists
Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from an attack on animal herders has risen to 40. The strike took place Wednesday in Rukubi, a village on the border between Nigeria's… Read more »
Uganda: Journalist - Investigative Reporting Has 'Power to Transform Lives'
Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja has seen first-hand how investigative reporting can bring change. His coverage of shady foreign adoptions led to legal reform. Read more »
Cameroon: Media Community Mourns Killing of Radio Journalist
Cameroon journalists are calling for an investigation and say their profession is in danger after a popular radio host investigating government corruption was found dead. Read more »
Cameroon: 2,000 Nigerian Refugees Leaving Cameroon but Majority to Stay
Hundreds of Nigerian refugees who fled Boko Haram terrorism to northern Cameroon started returning home this week, with about 2,000 expected to leave by Monday. This is the first… Read more »
South Africa: No Mention of Military Drills With Russia On Yellen's South Africa Trip
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wraps up a 10-day visit to Africa on Saturday that included stops in Senegal, Zambia and South Africa, where she met Friday with… Read more »