December 12, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's Ruling ANC in Crisis of Leadership and Support
South Africa's ruling African National Congress is kicking off its party conference this week amid a leadership crisis and dwindling public support. The divided party will have to… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Critical Aid Arrives in Conflict-Ridden Northern Ethiopia As Cease-Fire Holds
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports it is stepping up critical aid to thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in conflict-ridden northern Ethiopia. Read more »
West Africa: Gulf of Guinea Countries Agree to Stop Illegal Chinese Fishing
Chinese boats are decimating West Africa's fish stocks and fishing communities in the Gulf of Guinea, say environmental groups. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Rights Commission Set to Probe Alleged Secret, Forced Abortion Program By Military
Nigeria's human rights commission said Friday it will probe a report that the Nigerian military has secretly run an abortion program that terminated thousands of pregnancies among… Read more »
South Sudan: Influx of South Sudan IDPs Leads to Severe Overcrowding At UN Protection Site
A protection site for internally displaced persons in South Sudan is facing severe overcrowding following an influx of new arrivals. The site, which is protected by U.N.… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Rights Groups Demand Protection of Displaced Women and Children From Rights Abuses
Ahead of World Human Rights Day this Saturday (12/10), Cameroonian rights groups are protesting what they call dehumanizing treatment of women and children displaced by the… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Brings 50 African Voices to Washington
The Biden administration hopes to use a gathering of 50 African delegations in Washington "to uplift and empower African institutions, citizens and nations" through discussions… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Uneasy About Central Bank's Restrictions On Cash Withdrawals
Nigeria's Central Bank this week announced a new policy that restricts large amounts of cash from being withdrawn from bank accounts. The announcement comes two weeks after… Read more »
Africa: WHO Urges Vigilance As Covid-19 Pandemic Wanes in Africa
The World Health Organization reports COVID-19 cases are continuing their downward spiral in Africa but warns the pandemic is not over and nations must remain vigilant. Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Sets Back Global Malaria Efforts, Especially in Africa - WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has set global malaria control efforts back, especially in Africa, the World Health Organization says. Read more »
December 07, 2022
West Africa: African Analysts Welcome ECOWAS Peacekeeping Force but Skeptical of Success
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional peacekeeping force to fight terrorism and restore democracy after… Read more »
Ethiopia: State-Owned Electric Company Says Tigray's Capital Mekelle Reconnected
Ethiopia's electric company says it has reconnected the Tigray region's capital, Mekelle, to the national grid for the first time in more than a year. Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Hands Road Construction to Military Following Separatist Attacks, Abduction
Cameroon's military has taken over construction of roads linking its troubled western regions to Nigeria after what it said were repeated separatist attacks. The military says the… Read more »
Nigeria: Police in Northwest Nigeria Probe Killing of 4 Officers, 2 Locals
Police in northwestern Nigeria have launched a manhunt for gunmen who killed six people, including four police officers, at a market near the border with Niger. Read more »
December 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Peace Talks End Amid Hopes of Opening Dialogue With M23
A third round of peace talks for the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended in Nairobi with no reported progress toward settling conflicts in the country's volatile eastern… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Political Deal Raises Hope of Ending Violence
More than 50 Sudanese political forces, civil groups and the military leaders signed a power-sharing deal Monday that raised hopes of ending violent clashes between security and… Read more »
Morocco: Moroccans Celebrate Historic World Cup Win Against Spain
Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities across Europe on Tuesday, waving flags and honking horns to celebrate their national soccer team's… Read more »
Somalia: Conditions Deteriorate for Somalis in Dadaab Refugee Camps - UNHCR
The U.N. refugee agency warns humanitarian conditions are deteriorating for tens of thousands of Somalis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps as unrelenting drought grips the Horn of… Read more »
Morocco: Spain Under Pressure Over Migrant Deaths On Moroccan Border
Rights groups are pressuring Spain's government over the deaths of at least 23 people after thousands of migrants forced their way through the European Union's only land border… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Army Dislodges Al-Shabab From Key Stronghold
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Somali army troops and a local militia dubbed the Community Defense Forces took the town of Adan Yabal from al-Shabab without a fight. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's President Asks Court to Overturn Report Recommending Impeachment Inquiry
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is asking the country's Constitutional Court to overturn a parliamentary report that says he may have broken the law and could lead to his… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Police Arrest Anti-Graft Director Over Leaked Audio
Police in Malawi arrested the head of the country's Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday over an audio recording leaked in January. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Death Toll From Rebels' Massacre Close to 300, Says DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo says the civilian death toll from what it calls a massacre by rebels with the March 23 movement, known as M23, has risen to 272. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Report - Guards Massacred 83 Tigrayan Prisoners At Camp in Southern Ethiopia
A published report says Ethiopian guards and villagers massacred 83 Tigrayan prisoners at a camp in southern Ethiopia last November in what the report calls the deadliest killing… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Bans French State Broadcaster in Blow to Press Freedom
Press freedom groups have condemned Burkina Faso's halting of broadcasts by French media outlet Radio France International (RFI). Ouagadougou's military leaders linked the ban to… Read more »