August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Hits 17-Year High As Food Prices Soar
Nigerian authorities say the country's inflation rate jumped to nearly 20% in July, compared to last year, the highest in nearly two decades. Consumers in Africa's biggest economy… Read more »
August 15, 2022
South Sudan: Journalist Released After Eight Days in Detention
A female journalist who was arrested in South Sudan's capital earlier this month while covering a protest over high food prices has been released from detention. Read more »
Cameroon: Officials Blame War in Ukraine for Food Price Spikes
Officials in Cameroon are urging people to eat local foods instead of imports, following protests over shortages and price spikes caused in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »
South Africa: Defence Minister in Russia for Security Conference
South Africa's Defense Minister Thandi Modise has arrived in Russia for a Moscow-hosted conference on international security. The visit comes amid Russia's ongoing invasion of… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Airstrike in Somalia Kills 14 Al-Shabaab Militants - Officials
Officials in central Somalia say a U.S. airstrike against al-Shabab militants has killed 14 fighters, the deadliest strike against the terrorist group in months. The airstrike that… Read more »
Mali: French Forces Complete Departure From Mali
The last French armed forces in Mali have relocated to Niger, after a falling out with Mali's military government and its alleged use of Russian mercenaries. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Launch App to Monitor Crude Oil Theft
Africa's largest oil producer, Nigeria, says thieves and vandals cost the country up to 200,000 barrels of oil per day - that's billions of dollars in lost revenue. To combat the… Read more »
Kenya: Confusion in Kenya As Ruto Declared Winner of Presidential Vote Despite Unclear Tally
Kenya's elections chief has named Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential election - but four other election officials have disowned the result, casting… Read more »
Kenya: Electoral Commission Set to Announce Result of Tuesday's Vote
Official results from Kenya's tightly contested presidential election are expected within hours following growing tensions between supporters of the two leading candidates. Read more »
August 14, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Receives Food Aid As 'Catastrophic' Drought Worsens
The Somali government received 40 containers of food aid from the United Arab Emirates Saturday, amid concern over famine in the Horn of African country. The drought has displaced… Read more »
Egypt: At Least 41 Dead in Fire At Coptic Church in Cairo
Egypt's health ministry says that 41 people were killed when a fire broke out in a Coptic church in the densely populated Cairo suburb of Imbaba. Witnesses say the fire started… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Somalia: Somali President Urges Stability in Somaliland Amid Deadly Election Disputes
Somali Federal government leaders have called upon the political leaders in Somaliland to maintain stability and resolve differences through dialogue. Recent protests and clashes… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Mali: Germany Suspends Elements of Military Mission in Mali
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in a statement that because Malian leaders of the U.N. mission to Mali, MINUSMA, denied overflight rights, the German mission must… Read more »
Africa: First Humanitarian Food Aid Set to Leave Ukraine for Africa
The first U.N.-chartered vessel set to transport grain from Ukraine to Africa docked Friday in Ukraine. Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland Protest Death Toll Rises to 5, With 100 Wounded
Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland say the death toll from clashes between police and opposition supporters this week has risen to five, with nearly 100 others… Read more »
Sierra Leone: 100 People Arrested in Sierra Leone Night Curfew
Reports from Sierra Leone say clashes between police and protesters have killed 13 people, with more than 100 others arrested during a curfew. A police spokesperson said Friday… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Reforms Discriminatory Gender Nationality Law
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, praised Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law, granting women the same right as men to pass their nationality to their… Read more »
Africa: China Critical of Blinken's Africa Offensive
We're not in competition: That was the line from both the United States and China as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Africa this week, but analysts said the trip was… Read more »
South Africa: Police Arrest 20 People for Instigating July 2021 Riots
Twenty suspects were due in a South African court Friday to face charges of instigating riots and civil unrest that left hundreds dead and brought the country to a near-standstill… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Hunt for Hundreds of Prisoners After Massive Jailbreak
Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from Kakwanguru central prison when gunmen attacked the facility Tuesday… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: What's Behind the Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC
Rising violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has refocused attention on the long-running conflict in the region primarily between the Congolese army and the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda, DR Congo Leaders to Begin Talks, U.S. Secretary of State Says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to begin talks to ease the tension over fighting in eastern Congo. Blinken, speaking… Read more »
Somalia: Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - Three Reported Killed
Clashes between opposition protesters and security forces in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region have killed three people and injured nearly 90, security and medical sources said… Read more »
Somalia: Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - One Death Reported
Opposition groups in the breakaway region of Somaliland clashed with security forces Thursday, with an activist saying at least one person was killed. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Say Airstrikes Kill 55 Members of Kidnapping Gangs
Nigeria's air force said airstrikes this week killed 55 members of criminal gangs who were involved in abduction-for-ransom operations. An air force spokesman said after the… Read more »