August 03, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Military Deployed After New Militant Attack Kills At Least a Dozen
Cameroon said Thursday that at least 12 people have been killed in new attacks by Boko Haram in Darak, a fishing island on Cameroon's northern border with Chad and Nigeria.… Read more »
Niger: Niger Coup Supporters Protest Sanctions As Neighbors Debate Intervention
As West African states consider intervening in Niger to restore democracy one week after a military coup, hundreds of supporters of Niger's junta gathered in the capital Niamey on… Read more »
Sudan: Amnesty Blames Sudan Rival Forces, Militias for War Crimes, Civilian Suffering
Amnesty International says Sudan's warring military factions are committing war crimes as the country is ravaged by more than three months of violence. The group has documented… Read more »
Ethiopia: Japan, Ethiopia to Work On Black Sea Grain Deal Resumption
Japan's foreign minister, following a one-on-one meeting Thursday with Ethiopia's deputy prime minister, expressed hope their two nations would work together on the resumption of… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Suspends Athletics Head After Runner's Slow 100-Meter Sprint
The Somali government has suspended its head of athletics after a sprinter finished more than 10 seconds behind the winner in the 100-meter dash at the 2023 World University Games… Read more »
Niger: U.S. Joins France, Italy in Evacuating Citizens From Niger
Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived Wednesday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, for two days of meetings to discuss last week's coup… Read more »
Africa: France Faces Uncertain Way Forward in Africa's Sahel Region
Planeloads of French citizens are returning home. Anti-French demonstrations are peppered with Russian flags. French military and political interests are once again under attack in… Read more »
West Africa: Tense Atmosphere in Sahel As Neighbors Warn Against Military Intervention in Niger
Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS are holding talks in Nigeria Wednesday about last week's coup in Niger. Earlier this week, the regional economic bloc set a… Read more »
Niger: Washington Closely Watching Niger After Coup
The White House says it's closely watching a coup in Niger, as the U.S. Embassy prepares to evacuate some staff from the West African nation. With the coup plotters staring down a… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Botswana: Botswana Parliament Defers Debate On Controversial Homosexuality Bill
Botswana's parliament on Tuesday abandoned debate on a bill that if passed would decriminalize same-sex relations. In 2019, Botswana's High Court and Court of Appeal ruled that… Read more »
July 31, 2023
West Africa: Sahel Region Coups Make Room for Terrorist Groups - Analysts
West African nations have given Niger one week to return to civilian rule following the recent coup there and threatened measures including the use of force unless coup leaders… Read more »
Cameroon: Women Protest Separatist War, Cost of Living On Pan African Women's Day
Hundreds of women and activists marched in the capital of Cameroon Monday, calling for an end to the country's separatist crisis and for the government to provide more help to… Read more »
Sudan: Rights Groups Call for Sudan War Crimes Investigation
A group of Sudanese rights and professional bodies has accused both warring parties in Sudan of committing atrocities that could be prosecuted as war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
July 28, 2023
Burkina Faso: Countries Urged Not to Deport Burkina Faso Refugees Amid Escalating Violence
The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, Thursday appealed to West African states not to forcibly repatriate refugees who have fled escalating insecurity and violence sparked by… Read more »
Africa: Six Countries Restricted Internet Access Due to Protests or Political Crisis - Report
A cyber security company says six African countries, including war-torn Sudan, enforced internet limits within their territory during the first half of 2023. Read more »
Africa: Target 'Niche' Chinese Travelers, Not Numbers, Tourism Experts Tell Africa
African countries are investing heavily in trying to attract tourists from the world's biggest outbound travel market, China, as they battle to recover from losses suffered during… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Analysts Criticize Detention of Central Bank Governor
Nigeria's Department of State Services, or DSS, has launched an investigation into the chaotic arrest of Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Read more »
Africa: Putin Promises Russian Grain Shipments to Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from African countries on Thursday that Moscow would provide grain for sale or free to the neediest countries to avert… Read more »
Niger: Coup By Elite Presidential Guard Might Be Short Lived - Analysts
Analysts say the apparent coup attempt in Niger was not totally surprising, given the West African nation's history of political upheaval. There have been four successful coups and… Read more »
Africa: Communications Director Discusses U.S. Dismissal of Russia's Offer of Free Grain to Africa
The Biden administration is dismissing Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to supply free grain to several African nations whose leaders are attending a summit in St.… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Africa: Amid Chinese Foreign Ministry Shake-up, Wang On Africa Tour
This week as Beijing suddenly announced that China's foreign minister Qin Gang had been removed after just seven months in the job, his predecessor and now replacement, seasoned… Read more »
Africa: What Africa and Russia Have to Gain From Summit
JOHANNESBURG -- African leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, are heading to St. Petersburg this week for the second Russia-Africa Summit, as an isolated… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Abolishes Capital Punishment
Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty. The move comes three decades after the last death sentence was carried out in the West African nation. Rights group… Read more »
Uganda: UN Condemns, Demands Repeal of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act
A U.N. watchdog committee condemned Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act Wednesday and called on the government to repeal what it calls a harmful, discriminatory law, which criminalizes… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Opposition Protests Race Quotas for Management Jobs
Members of South Africa's main opposition party took to the streets Wednesday in Cape Town to protest a new law that allows racial quotas in the workplace, saying it will… Read more »
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