November 12, 2022
Africa: Buhari Calls for More Western Commitment On Climate Action
As world leaders meet in Egypt for a two-week climate change summit, COP27, African leaders have been emphasizing the need for their western counterparts to increase their… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Health Ministry Says Ebola Cases Stabilizing
As Uganda struggled to control the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, Health Ministry officials said Friday the cases are gradually stabilizing. This comes after media reports that… Read more »
November 11, 2022
West Africa: Cameroon, CAR Deploy Joint Force to Battle Rebels, Abductions On Border
Defense ministers from Cameroon and the Central African Republic say they are deploying a joint force to their common border after at least 80 people were taken hostage over the… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Military - Soldiers Repel Al-Shabaab Attack
Somalia's military says it has repelled an attack by al-Shabab militants on the outskirts of a town in central Somalia. Authorities said at least three soldiers were wounded in the… Read more »
November 10, 2022
East Africa: Kenya's Dadaab Camp Braces for Increased Somali Refugee Arrivals
Aid groups in Kenya say tens of thousands of additional refugees from Somalia are expected to arrive in coming weeks, as Somalia and the Horn of Africa deal with an ongoing severe… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Are Widening Revenue Base - Experts
U.N. experts say the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has widened its revenue stream beyond its traditional activities, like charging tolls at checkpoints, to illegally… Read more »
Somalia: Somali-American Women Score Wins in U.S. Midterm Elections
At least seven Somali-American women won races in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, results show. Read more »
Africa: African Nations Watch U.S. Midterm Results Closely
With control of Congress still undecided a day after the U.S. midterm elections, African leaders and political analysts are closely watching for signs of what impact the outcome… Read more »
South Sudan: UN Peace Chief Roots for Lasting Peace in South Sudan
The United Nations head of peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has wrapped up a visit to South Sudan where he called for greater efforts to stabilize the war-torn… Read more »
Somalia: Journalists Say New Directive Could Put Them At Greater Risk
How to describe a militant group? It's a question in Somalia where for years the government and media have tussled over how to refer to al-Shabab. Read more »
Somalia: Military Liberates Key Town, Villages From Al-Shabab Militants
Somalia's military says it has liberated more territory from al-Shabab, including a strategic town that had been under the group's control for 15 years. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Malawi: Malawi Fuel Crisis Shows No End in Sight
Drivers in Malawi are spending all night in long lines at fuel stations in hopes of filling their gas tanks as the country struggles with a weekslong fuel shortage. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda to End School Year Early Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Ugandan government says it will end the school year earlier than planned because of an Ebola outbreak that has affected 23 students, including eight children who died. Read more »
Mali: Rights Commission Condemns Restrictions On Free Press
Mali's National Human Rights Commission has condemned restrictions on press freedom, after authorities suspended one the country's main TV channels. Action was taken against Joliba… Read more »
Kenya: Lawmakers Want More Details On U.S.$5 Billion Railway Loan After Contract Partially Released
Some Kenyan lawmakers are demanding to see more documents from a $5 billion loan agreement with a Chinese bank that financed a cross-country railway. The 2011 agreement was… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Tanzania: Govt Criticized for Emergency Response to Deadly Plane Crash
Opposition politicians in Tanzania are criticizing the government for its emergency response to a plane crash Sunday in Lake Victoria that left 19 people dead, including the… Read more »
Senegal: Journalist Arrested On National Security Charges
A Senegalese journalist has been arrested after being accused of spreading information harmful to public security. The arrest comes after the journalist published articles about… Read more »
Africa: UN Agencies Raise Concern Over Refugee Influx Into Malawi
U.N. agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi's largest… Read more »
Somalia: Telecommunications Center, Tower Destroyed in Explosion
Somalia's largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, says one of its centers and a telecommunications tower have been destroyed in an explosion in Qaayib, a village in… Read more »
West Africa: Cameroon Traders Say Equatorial Guinea Border Closure Ahead of Elections Hurts Business
Traders in the Cameroon town of Kiossi, on the border with Equatorial Guinea, say business is suffering after the land border was closed last week ahead of November 20 elections.… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Military Repels Al-Shabab Attack On Army Base
Somalia's military says it has repulsed an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in the country's central Galgaduud region. Read more »
Africa: Dozens Who Called for Protests During COP27 Arrested - Human Rights Watch
Dozens of people who called for demonstrations during the COP27 climate conference underway in Egypt were arrested in the lead up to the opening of the conference, Human Rights… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Somalia: Somali Government Says 21 Al-Shabab Militants Killed
The Somali government Sunday said its elite soldiers have killed 21 al-Shabab militants and wounding 10 others in an operation in the country's lower Shabelle region. Read more »
Sudan: Pro-Coup Coalition Hopes to Break Country's Political Stalemate
In Sudan, armed groups and supporters of the military's coup last year have formed a new political coalition to appeal to marginalized groups. Calling itself the "Forces for… Read more »
November 05, 2022
Somalia: Suicide Bomb Blast in Somali Capital Kills Several People
A suicide bomber targeted a military training facility Saturday evening in the southern part of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing or wounding several people. Read more »