January 26, 2023
Senegal: Politics Heat Up As President Sall Stays Silent About Third Term
Senegal's former prime minister Aminata Toure says she will keep fighting against a possible third term for her former boss, President Macky Sall, who remains silent on his… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Discuss Path to Food Security At Dakar Summit
African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa's agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate change, soaring… Read more »
Nigeria: With New Deep Sea Port, Nigeria's Focus Turns to Better Road, Rail Connections
Nigerian authorities have hailed the launch of a deepwater seaport in Lagos they say will create 300,000 jobs and reduce shipping bottlenecks. While the new port is expected to… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Somalia: Airspace Regains Class A Status After 30 Years
The Somali airspace has regained its Class A classification after more than 30 years, the International Air Transport Association said. Read more »
South Africa: U.S., South Africa Launch Taskforce On Wildlife Trafficking
South Africa and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced plans Wednesday to form a task force that will combat the financing of wildlife trafficking. Read more »
Tanzania: Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu Returns From Exile
Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu has returned to the country from self-imposed exile in Belgium, where he had lived since surviving an assassination attempt in 2017 when he… Read more »
Africa: U.S., Chinese, Russian Officials Scramble to Visit Africa
Top Chinese, Russian and American officials are scrambling this month to visit African nations and pledge their commitment to the world's fastest-growing continent. Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Party Supporters Protest Frequent Power Cuts
Hundreds of supporters of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance protested Wednesday over ongoing power cuts that are crippling the African continent's most developed… Read more »
Zambia: IMF Chief Praises Zambia's Reforms, Pushes Creditors On Debt
The head of the International Monetary Fund is praising Zambia's efforts to reform its economy and urging its creditors to restructure the country's debts. Zambia was the first… Read more »
Mali: UN Agency Warns of Vacuum After European Forces Leave Mali
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, warns the departure of European forces from Mali has created a dangerous vacuum in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Analysts Question Charges Against Central Bank Chief
Nigeria's secret police are investigating Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele for alleged financial crimes, financing terrorism, and graft. But the banker's supporters say the… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Eswatini: Govt Hits Back at Accusations It Was Involved in Activist's Death
The government of Eswatini has criticized speculation it may have been responsible for the killing of well-known human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and has pledged to investigate.… Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Denies Canada's Mediation With Separatists
Cameroon has denied an announcement that Canada will mediate the African country's separatist conflict, saying such a role was never mandated. Canada's foreign ministry last week… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Military Reports That a Strike in Somalia Kills 2 Militants
The United States has reported conducting a new airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia on January 23, killing two militants. Read more »
Zambia: Yellen Stresses U.S. Commitment to Alleviate World Hunger
On the final day of her visit to Zambia, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed climate-resilient food production and the global fallout from Russia's war on Ukraine. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Escalating Attacks Terrorize Thousands in Eastern DR Congo
The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, is condemning escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed hundreds of civilians and forced hundreds of… Read more »
Tanzania: Body of Tanzanian Killed in Russia's War On Ukraine Heads Home for Burial
The body of 33-year-old Tanzanian Nemes Tarimo, who was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, is returning home for burial. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Zambia: U.S. Treasury Chief Reiterates Country's Commitment to Global Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. Read more »
Cameroon: Journalists Call for Investigation After Abduction, Death of Prominent Radio Reporter
Cameroonian journalists are calling for an independent investigation after popular radio reporter Martinez Zogo was found dead in the capital, Yaounde. Zogo was abducted last week… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Agriculture Authorities Defend Killing of Invasive Birds
Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture has defended the killing of millions of invasive quelea birds in rice-growing regions of the country. The ministry says the birds are destroying… Read more »
Somalia: Refusing to Stay Silent On Media Directives, Journalist Goes On Trial
The old maxim that "the pen is mightier than the sword" couldn't be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. Read more »
Zambia: Yellen in Zambia to Discuss Debt to China, Public Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Nigeria: Security Forces Search for Abducted Students
Nigerian authorities say search teams are going after armed men holding four students out of six kidnapped from their school Friday, one of many violent incidents reported in… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen Kicks Off Africa Tour in Senegal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Gorree Island in Senegal Saturday, and spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Africa: Africa's Food Insecurity to Persist Because of Climate Change, Conflicts
U.S. officials say food insecurity in Africa will worsen this year because of climate change, conflict, and market disruptions caused partly by Russia's war on Ukraine. Read more »