August 26, 2022
Somalia: Drought Forcing New Arrivals in Relief Camps to Eat Animal Skins
Somali authorities say a record drought has created near-famine conditions in South West state. New arrivals at relief camps say they are eating animal skins to survive. Read more »
Africa: Big Name Entertainment Buyers Attend Continent's Biggest Film, TV Market Since Lockdown
Big name entertainment providers like Netflix, Showmax and Paramount have been meeting African content creators this week at the Fame Week Africa conference in South Africa. The… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Launches Airstrike On Tigray Capital Mekelle
An Ethiopian government airstrike hit the capital of the volatile Tigray region Friday, reportedly killing several people. The airstrike followed the collapse of a humanitarian… Read more »
Angola: President Retains His Seat Following a Tight Election
Angola's ruling party is set to extend its reign for another five years, giving it a total of 52 years in power. The main opposition said it would challenge the results of… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Africa: China Cancels 23 Loans to Africa Amid 'Debt Trap' Debate
A recent announcement by China that it is forgiving 23 loans for 17 African countries may be motivated by accusations of "debt-trap diplomacy," say some analysts. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon, Nigeria Reopening Border Markets and Schools With Boko Haram Threat Diminished
Governors from Cameroon and Nigeria plan to re-open markets and rebuild schools along their shared border after declaring the area free of Boko Haram militants. Read more »
Angola: Ruling Party Leads in Provisional Vote Count
As a third of the vote results are released, Angola's ruling party, the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, or MPLA, has taken a commanding lead over its main political… Read more »
Tunisia: Ennahdha Party Faces Uncertain Future
A decade after his triumphant return to Tunisia after years in political exile, Rached Ghannouchi is keenly aware that he and his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party may again be… Read more »
Nigeria: Abducted Nigerian Catholic Nuns Are Freed
Nigerian authorities say gunmen have released four abducted Catholic nuns unharmed. The nuns' church says no ransom was paid. Read more »
Somalia: Attacks Increase Against Somaliland Media
Amid protests that turned deadly, persistent drought and election controversies, Somaliland's media are coming under attack. Read more »
August 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Renewed Fighting Scuttles Five-Month-Old Ceasefire
Tigrayan forces say Ethiopia's federal allies have launched an offensive against their southern positions in violation of a months-long cease-fire, but Ethiopia's government blamed… Read more »
Nigeria: Rotavirus Vaccine Integrated Into National Vaccine Programme Amid Shortfalls
Nigeria this week added a rotavirus vaccine to its national program that is expected to prevent 50,000 deaths of children per year from the diarrheal disease. But the launch comes… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's President Vows 'Total War' Against Al-Shabaab
In a televised speech Tuesday night, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his government will launch a "total war" against al-Qaida-affiliated militant group… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Africa: Rhino Poaching Down, but Population Still Decreasing
Conservation groups say the rate of rhinoceros poaching in Africa has dropped significantly since a peak in 2015. Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Says Border Conflict Exacerbating Hunger and Malnutrition
Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of people who fled communal violence near the borders with Chad and Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition with scores of children dying in… Read more »
East Africa: UN Agencies - Severe Hunger Sliding Toward Famine in Horn of Africa
U.N. agencies warn that severe hunger is sliding toward famine-like conditions in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, as four years of consecutive drought have wiped out… Read more »
Angola: Country Braces for Tight General Election
Angola holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday in what is expected to be the biggest challenge to the country's longstanding one-party rule. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Somalia: Prime Minister Vows Accountability After Deadly Hotel Attack
Somalia's prime minister is promising accountability after the latest al-Shabab attack, on a popular Mogadishu hotel, killed 21 people and injured 117 others. Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Seals Mining Sites to Prevent Deaths
Authorities in Cameroon have sealed at least 30 gold mines, including some owned by Chinese, after at least 33 young miners died in landslides this month and scores more were… Read more »
Nigeria: Four Catholic Nuns Abducted in Nigeria
A local convent said on Monday that four Catholic nuns were abducted on a highway in Nigeria's oil-producing Imo state in the southeast. The nuns were on their way to church to… Read more »
August 21, 2022
Somalia: Somali Forces End Hotel Siege, Heavy Casualties Reported
Somali federal police said Sunday that security forces had ended the Mogadishu hotel siege by the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab after nearly 30 hours of operations.… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria to Revoke Licenses of 52 Media Outlets
Nigeria's broadcasting regulator on Friday announced it will revoke the licenses of 52 media organizations over unpaid fees, in a move the country's journalist union says is "ill… Read more »
Somalia: Deadly Somalia Hotel Siege Ends, Official Says
The siege at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, has ended, according to a government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity before an official announcement. Read more »
Ethiopia: WFP Says Almost Half of People in Tigray in Need of Food Aid
The World Food Program says that half the population of Ethiopia's Tigray region need food aid after nearly two years of civil war. Aid agencies say Ethiopia's federal authorities… Read more »
Somalia: Deadly Somalia Hotel Siege Continues for Second Night
Somali security forces continue an operation aimed at ending a hotel siege in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, where they have been battling with al-Shabab militants for the past 24… Read more »