Ghana: U.S. Vice President Harris Pledges Security Assistance, Partnership in Ghana Visit

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday pledged more than $100 million in U.S. assistance to Ghana and stressed that U.S. interests in African nations extend beyond competing with… Read more »

Ethiopia: Journalist Recognised for Giving Voice to Survivors of Conflict

Even after her third arrest, Ethiopian journalist Meaza Mohammed refused to stop reporting. Read more »

Tunisia: 29 Migrant Bodies Recovered Off Tunisian Coast

The bodies of at least 29 people, many of them sub-Saharan Africans, were recovered from the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend off the coast of Tunisia, according to the Tunisian… Read more »

Libya: Libyan State, Armed Militia Groups Allegedly Commit Crimes Against Humanity With Impunity

U.N. investigators have accused Libyan state security forces and armed militia groups of committing a wide array of crimes with impunity, many of which could amount to war crimes… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Opposition Leader Calls for Protests

Nairobi and other Kenyan cities are bracing Monday for a fresh round of anti-government protests about the high cost of living under President William Ruto's government. Read more »

Central African Republic: Situation in Central African Republic Worrisome, Research Group Says

Nearly two hundred people demonstrated this week in support of Russia and China in the Central African Republic after nine Chinese workers were killed by gunmen in an attack. Read more »

Rwanda: 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero Paul Rusesabagina Released From Prison

Paul Rusesabagina has been released from a Rwandan prison, according to U.S. officials, after the Rwandan government commuted his prison sentence following diplomatic efforts by… Read more »

South Sudan: Food Deliveries Continue in South Sudan Despite Dangers

The shooting deaths of two drivers with the U.N.'s World Food Program in South Sudan last week underscored the country's status as one of the deadliest for aid workers. But aid… Read more »

West Africa: Cameroon, Gabon Reinforce Travel Restrictions After Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Cases

Cameroon and Gabon have stepped up border security after neighboring Equatorial Guinea confirmed a spreading Marburg virus has killed at least nine people. Despite the controls,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Appoints Tigrayan Forces Spokesperson As Regional Head

Ethiopia's prime minister has appointed the spokesperson of the Tigray People's Liberation Front as head of an interim administration in the Tigray region. Read more »

Kenya: Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger

Kenyan economists say newly-arrived wheat imports from Ukraine could help ease hunger in drought-stricken areas and bring down high food prices. Thirty thousand tons of wheat… Read more »

Africa: Will Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill Resonate Across Africa?

Human rights activists say Uganda's passage of an anti-homosexuality bill could be the impetus for similar far-reaching legislation across Africa as anti-gay sentiments grow. Read more »

Cameroon: Family of Killed Journalist Reports Threats From Officials Under Investigation

The family of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo, who was killed in January, say they have received threats from officials suspected of involvement in his death. As authorities… Read more »

Malawi: President Seeks More Support for Cyclone Victims

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is appealing for additional humanitarian assistance for thousands of Malawians displaced by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 500 people… Read more »

Namibia: Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couple in Citizenship Case

Gay rights activists in Namibia are decrying a Supreme Court decision that will effectively deny citizenship to a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple in South Africa.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Gov't Rejects U.S. Accusation of War Crimes as Inflammatory

Ethiopia's government has rejected a U.S. assertion that all sides in the two-year Tigray war committed war crimes, calling the statement "inflammatory." Read more »

Africa: UN - School Meal Programs More Than Just a Plate of Food

Nearly 420 million children benefited from free school meals last year, a new World Food Program report said Tuesday, providing an important safety net as hunger reaches… Read more »

Niger: Niger Credited With Negotiating Release of U.S. Aid Worker, French Journalist

The government of Niger says it negotiated the release of a U.S. aid worker and a French journalist who were held captive by Islamist militants in the Sahel region. Aid worker and… Read more »

Kenya: Police Defend Response to Cost-of-Living Protests

Human rights advocates in Kenya are condemning what they call "barbaric acts" by police in their response to protests over the high cost of living. One university student was… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Stay Home to Protest Lack of Jobs, Electricity

Many South Africans stayed home from work Monday after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party called for a nationwide shutdown to protest frequent power cuts and high… Read more »

Somalia: 43,000 Died Due to Hunger During Somalia's 2022 Droughts

Droughts in Somalia may have killed an estimated 43,000 people last year, a new report by the Somali government and United Nations said. Read more »

Africa: Tens of Millions of African Children Face Water-Related Threats - Unicef

"Africa is facing a water catastrophe," UNICEF Director of Programs Sanjay Wijesekera said in a statement Monday. Read more »

Africa: U.S. State Department Unveils 2022 Annual Human Rights Report

Russia's armed forces have committed "numerous war crimes and other atrocities" since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, said a U.S. Department… Read more »

Somalia: Leaders Agree to Increase Troop Numbers

Somalia's federal and regional leaders have agreed to increase the number of armed forces and police officers to meet security demands as African Union forces leave the country by… Read more »

Mozambique: Tanzania Sends Relief to Cyclone-Hit Mozambique

Tanzania has started to dispatch food aid and self-storage equipment to neighboring Mozambique to help thousands of people affected by tropical cyclone Freddy. More than 190 people… Read more »