March 13, 2023
Botswana: Botswana, Zimbabwe to Discuss Eliminating Use of Passports
The presidents of Botswana and Zimbabwe are to discuss scrapping passport requirements between their countries to allow for the easier flow of people and goods. Read more »
Nigeria: Amnesty International Calls for End to Sectarian Attacks in Northern Nigeria
Human rights groups have called on Nigerian authorities to end sectarian attacks that left at least 35 people dead in northern areas over the weekend. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Suspends Schools As Cyclone Freddy Kills 40
Malawi has diverted flights and suspended schools in its southern districts due to Cyclone Freddy, which has killed at least 40 people, according to the country's disaster… Read more »
March 11, 2023
Africa: China's 'Digital Silk Road' in Africa Raises Questions
A group of U.S. lawmakers recently drafted a resolution criticizing South Africa's government for its close relations with Beijing, including its use of Chinese technology, and… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Tanzania: Opposition Welcomes President's Pledge to Restore Competitive Politics
Tanzania's opposition has welcomed President Samia Suluhu Hassan's pledge to restore competitive politics and review the country's constitution. The longstanding demands from the… Read more »
Africa: Ministers in Malawi Discuss Cholera Outbreaks
The World Health Organization has called for Africa to step up the fight against cholera, which in the last year killed more than 3,000 people in 12 African countries, with more… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Rebel Attacks Intensify to Disrupt March 12 Senate Elections
Cameroon's military says separatists in its North-West region have blocked roads and attacked military vehicles to disrupt Sunday's Senate elections. Witnesses say several bodies… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Rolls Out Vaccination Campaign Against Malaria
Kenya this week rolled out a campaign using the world's first vaccine against malaria to inoculate more than 400,000 children against the mosquito-borne disease. Health officials… Read more »
Africa: Interview - Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright
Editor's note: Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, gave an interview to Carol Castiel of VOA's English to Africa Service on the "Press Conference… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zambia: Police Arrest Feminist NGO Leaders, Accuse Them of Promoting Homosexuality
Zambia's government said it will not tolerate the promotion of LGBTQ rights, saying such rights are against the country's Christian values. The warning came a day after police… Read more »
Somalia: Lower House Passes Historic Anti-Terrorism Law
The lower house of Somalia's Parliament on Wednesday approved a new anti-terrorism law that aims to provide a legal framework that will help government security agencies to better… Read more »
Cameroon: Women Protest High Cost of Living
Thousands of women in Cameroon took to the streets on Wednesday, International Women's Day, to protest the high cost of living. The government blames soaring food and energy prices… Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Ruling Party Received Big Donation From Russian Oligarch-Linked Firm
South Africa's ruling ANC party has brushed aside criticism of a large donation it accepted from a mining company linked to a Russian oligarch under U.S. sanctions. Read more »
Ethiopia: Children in Tigray Return to School but Face Extended Trauma
The war in Tigray is over but the trauma lingers. Read more »
Ethiopia: UNHCR Seeks Support for Somalis Fleeing Las Anod Fighting Into Ethiopia
The United Nations Refugee Agency is calling for urgent support to help tens of thousands of Somalis who fled fighting in a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of… Read more »
Somalia: Govt Forces 'Repulse' Al-Shabaab Attack, Official Says
Officials in Somalia say an al-Shabab attack on a military base in the south of the country has been "repulsed." Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon to Revamp Wildlife Reserve Hit By Terrorism, Poaching, Deforestation
Tourism officials in Cameroon are meeting to revamp the country's most important wildlife reserve, Waza National Park, which has suffered from terrorism, poaching, and… Read more »
Africa: Crises Eroding Human Rights Around World, UN's Türk Says
The United Nations' top human rights official says the proliferation of crises brought on by conflict, climate change, poverty and discrimination are eroding people's fundamental… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Somalia: Over 200 Killed in Fighting in Disputed Somaliland Town, Hospital Director Says
The director of a hospital in Las Anod, a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, says about 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in… Read more »
Cameroon: Media Mogul, Officers Charged in Journalist's Death
A military court in Cameroon over the weekend charged a media mogul, a military officer, and a police commissioner with complicity in the January torture and killing of journalist… Read more »
Egypt: As Parts of Economy Face Crisis, Others Appear More Resilient
As the Egyptian economy struggles against negative headwinds from many directions, some sectors appear to be performing well. Read more »
Africa: Progress Won Over Decades is Vanishing Before Our Eyes - UN Chief
The United Nations secretary-general warned Monday at the start of a major women's conference that at the current pace, gender equality is projected to be 300 years away. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Urges Patience With Election Challenges
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria acknowledged in a statement Sunday that following the African nation's recent election, "there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians as well as… Read more »
Mauritania: 4 Jihadists Escape From Mauritania Prison in a Shootout
Four jihadist prisoners have escaped from a prison in Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Malawi: Malawi's Ex-Information Minister Jailed Amid Concerns of Selective Justice
Malawi's high court has sentenced a former information minister and a subordinate to six years in prison for stealing computers and generators meant for a state-owned news agency.… Read more »
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