March 03, 2023
Egypt: New Chamber Discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid
Scientists in Egypt have discovered a 9-meter hidden corridor near the main entrance of one of the Great Pyramids of Giza. Read more »
Tunisia: Arrests in Tunisia Alarm U.S. Diplomats
U.S. officials say they are alarmed by a wave of arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia, including reports they are being targeted because they were in contact with U.S.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Rights Groups Alarmed By Ethiopian Effort to Cut Short Tigray War Crimes Probe
A report this week said Ethiopia wants to terminate a U.N.-backed investigation into abuses committed during the two-year Tigray war. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Tunisia: Racist Attacks, Criticism of President Mount After Controversial Remarks
Sub-Saharan African migrants are leaving Tunisia amid an increase in racist attacks, following controversial comments by the country's president, Kais Saied. Read more »
East Africa: Somalia's Neighbours to Send Additional Troops to Fight Al-Shabaab
The three neighboring countries of Somalia are to send new troops to support Somali forces against al-Shabab in the next phase of military operations, the national security adviser… Read more »
Ghana: Former Leader Mahama Launches 2024 Campaign
Former Ghanaian president John Mahama launched his campaign Thursday to recapture the post he held from 2012 to 2017. Mahama has run for Ghana's highest office three times, losing… Read more »
Africa: American Cindy Mccain to Head UN World Food Program
American Cindy McCain will take over as executive director of the United Nations World Food Program when current director David Beasley steps down next month. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Blinken Headed to Ethiopia, Niger
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia next week to advance a fragile peace process, the State Department said Friday, on the highest-level US visit in recent… Read more »
Somalia: Women Journalists Are Changing the Narrative
As a school kid in Mogadishu, Farhia Mohamed Kheyre spoke in an unusual way. When her teachers asked questions in class, Kheyre would answer in a newsreader's voice, she told VOA,… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Donates Over 60 Tons of Weaponry to Somalia for Fight Against Militants
The United States has donated more than 60 tons of weapons and ammunition to the Somali National Army, or SNA, to boost ongoing operations against the militant group al-Shabab and… Read more »
Africa: Security Experts Discuss Rising Extremist Violence
Security experts are meeting this week in Senegal to discuss the fight against rising violent extremism in Africa, particularly in the Sahel region, where Islamist militant attacks… Read more »
Africa: Macron Visits Africa Amid Growing Anti-French Sentiment
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a four-nation tour of Africa today amid rising anti-French sentiment that saw French troops recently leave Mali and Burkina Faso. Macron… Read more »
Nigeria: Electoral Commission Declares Tinubu Winner of Presidential Election
Nigeria's electoral commission has declared ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu the winner of Saturday's presidential election. The announcement comes a day after opposition… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: France Revisits Relationship With Africa - Again
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to central Africa Wednesday on a four-nation visit marked by what he said ahead of his planned Wednesday departure. Read more »
Africa: Jill Biden Departs Africa, Leaving Message of Warmth, Hope in Wake
There was none of the U.S. presidency's muscular, national security-focused approach on display as Jill Biden, in flowery dresses and pin-thin heels, hugged and smiled her way… Read more »
Africa: U.S. - 25 Million Lives Saved By AIDS Programme
The head of a U.S. government program to fight AIDS, Dr. John Nkengasong, says that in its 20 years of existence the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Ghana: Child Immunization Vaccine Shortage Hits Ghana
The Ghana Health Service says a shortage of routine vaccines for children blamed for a measles outbreak that infected 120 will be resolved within weeks. Health officials said the… Read more »
East Africa: Jill Biden Draws Attention to Unprecedented Hunger Crisis
U.S. first lady Jill Biden made a high-profile visit to a tiny Kenyan community to draw attention to the severe drought that has gripped East Africa and created an unprecedented… Read more »
Africa: France Reveals New African Strategy
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver an address Monday revealing France's new African strategy. Read more »
February 25, 2023
West Africa: Millions in Cameroon, Niger Threatened By Hunger
Officials in Cameroon and Niger say several million people in Boko Haram-affected territories are threatened by severe hunger as floods and wildlife destroy thousands of hectares… Read more »
Kenya: Suspected Al-Shabab Militants Kill 2 Police Officers, Wound 3 Others in Kenya
Two police officers have been killed and three others injured in a suspected al-Shabab militant attack on a police vehicle near the Dadaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya. Read more »
February 24, 2023
Nigeria: What to Know About Nigeria's Election
Voters in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, head to the polls Saturday to cast ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections. President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in his… Read more »
Africa: U. S. First Lady Rallies for Freedom, Women's Empowerment On Historic Africa Visit
United States first lady Jill Biden on Friday ended her first visit to Namibia on a hopeful, encouraging note, stressing the power of youth in a nation where youth unemployment… Read more »
Somalia: Over 100 Reported Killed in Contested Somaliland Region
Fighting in the area of Las Anod, in the breakaway Somaliland republic, has escalated, with medical sources now saying more than 100 people have been killed in three weeks of… Read more »
Africa: Experts Reflect On Jimmy Carter's Legacy in Africa
With former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in hospice care at home, people around the world are reflecting on the 98-year-old's achievements and failures. Outside of the U.S.,… Read more »
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