Kenya: Three Soldiers Killed in Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack

Three Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed, and more than 10 others injured when their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device Sunday in coastal Lamu County. The… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Overwhelmed With Refugees

Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, humanitarian agencies are distributing aid to the nearly 500,000 refugees who live in Cameroon. The U.N. refugee agency says another 400… Read more »

Sudan: Latest Ceasefire Appears to Be Holding

Some residents of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, say they have not heard any gunshots since a 72-hour cease-fire began Sunday morning. Residents say even though the cease-fire… Read more »

Africa: Somalia Facing Uncertainty As African Troops Leave

A rapid collapse of state institutions may await Somalia when the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, ends at the end of 2024, unless the United Nations' weapons… Read more »

Uganda: 25 Killed in Militant Attack On Ugandan School

Twenty-five people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a school in western Uganda, police said Saturday. Read more »

Cameroon: Communication Council Prohibits LGBTI Scenes On TV

Cameroon has prohibited the broadcast of television programs that it says propagate homosexuality in the central African state. Read more »

Malawi: UNHCR Pledges to Help Resettle Refugees

The United Nations refugee agency has pledged its support of Malawi's move to resettle more than 50,000 refugees and asylum-seekers currently living at the overcrowded Dzaleka… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Gives Birth Certificates to Children Deprived of Education

Ahead of International Day of the African Child on June 16, rights groups and officials in Cameroon are distributing birth certificates to 30,000 of several million children denied… Read more »

Sudan: Aid Organisation Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Sudan

A catastrophic food crisis looms in Sudan if fighting doesn't stop, said Freydoun Borhani, team leader with aid organization Mercy Corps in Gedaref state, on the Ethiopian border. Read more »

South Africa: South African Police Receive Chinese Training

South Africa's police minister, Bheki Cele, and a delegation of senior police officials recently returned from a visit to China, where they discussed strengthening law enforcement… Read more »

East Africa: Ministers Gather in Uganda to Look for Solutions to East Africa's Refugee Crisis

Calls for countries in the East and Horn of Africa to address the needs of the millions of displaced people in the region came Tuesday at the start of a four-day ministerial… Read more »

Egypt: Recent Conflicts in Africa Spawn Fresh Wave of Refugees to Egypt

Egypt has been struggling to cope with a new wave of refugees from Africa after the latest round of conflicts erupted in Sudan and Ethiopia. The UNHCR appears to be having… Read more »

Ethiopia: Enforced Disappearances on the Rise, Says Rights Commission

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for an end to what it calls a rising trend of enforced disappearances in the country. The Ethiopian government has yet to respond… Read more »

Africa: Rwandan Refugees in Malawi Complain of Being Targeted and Victimized

Rwandan refugees and asylum-seekers in Malawi say they fear being deported or losing their right to stay in the country, following steps by the government to apprehend refugees… Read more »

Cameroon: Officials Campaign Against Taboos to Encourage People to Donate Blood

Blood banks in Cameroon are usually close to empty due to widely held taboos against blood donation. Officials in the central African country are trying to convince people to move… Read more »

Kenya: Startup Firm Leads Kenya Into World of High-Tech Manufacturing

A three-year-old startup company is leading Kenya into the world of high-tech manufacturing, building a workforce capable of making semiconductors and nanotechnology products that… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Cuts Its Citizens' Fuel Subsidy

Nigeria's new president has officially ended the country's fuel subsidy to its citizens. Bola Tinubu said Monday the cut was needed for Nigeria's economic stability. Read more »

Kenya: Romania Recalls Kenya Ambassador After Racist Remarks

Romania has recalled its ambassador to Kenya after Dragos Tigau allegedly compared Africans to monkeys. Read more »

South Africa: Early Morning Earthquake Shakes Johannesburg

A rare South African earthquake shook Johannesburg early Sunday. Read more »

Sudan: Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid Worsen Amid Sudan's Raging Combat

Whether Sudan's warring parties stick to the latest U.S.-Saudi Arabian-brokered cease-fire agreement remains an open question. What is not in doubt is that Saturday's 24-hour truce… Read more »

Cameroon: Fuel Prices Soar in Cameroon After Nigeria Scraps Fuel Subsidy

In parts of Cameroon, the price of gasoline has doubled since Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu scrapped a government fuel subsidy in the oil rich nation. Nigeria is one of… Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Beachfront Hotel in Somalia's Capital

Somalia security forces are trying to neutralize al-Shabab militants who attacked a beachfront hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening. Read more »

Namibia: Namibian Government Approves Culling 86,000 Seals

This year's Cape fur seal culling along Namibia's coastline is set to begin July 1 - a harvest that's done onshore for population control. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Amnesty International to Zimbabwe Leader - Don't Sign 'Patriotic Act' Into Law

Amnesty International on Friday called on Zimbabwe's president not to sign into law the so-called "Patriotic Act" that lawmakers approved this week. Read more »

Tanzania: UN Sending Home Peacekeepers Implicated in Sexual Abuse

The United Nations said Friday that it is sending home a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers from the Central African Republic, after a preliminary investigation found credible… Read more »