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 »
Guinea: Guinea's Military-Appointed Government Dissolves Opposition Group
Guinea's military-appointed government this week announced the dissolution of the main opposition group, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution, or FNDC. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Anti-Government Protests Turn Deadly in Sierra Leone
Authorities in Sierra Leone say at least 13 civilians and six police officers have been killed in clashes that broke out during anti-government protests. Read more »
Mali: Mali Declares Three Days of Mourning Following Deadly Attack
Mali's military government Wednesday confirmed Islamist militants killed 42 of its troops last weekend in a sophisticated drone attack and announced three days of national… Read more »
August 10, 2022
South Africa: Brutal Gang Rape - Seven Charged in Court
The National Prosecuting Authority in South Africa says at least 14 men out of dozens arrested face rape charges in an attack on a group of women who were making a music video… Read more »
Kenya: Preliminary Presidential Election Results in Kenya Show Tight Race
More than 43,000 polling stations have submitted their presidential results from Tuesday's vote. A provisional result shows a tight race between the two leading presidential… Read more »
Somalia: Drought Displacement Tops 1 Million
The number of people displaced by the record-breaking drought in Somalia has topped one million, with the United Nations warning of widespread famine if emergency needs are not… Read more »
Central Africa: Central African Economy Ministers Meet to Merge Regional Economic Groupings
Central African ministers meeting in Cameroon have agreed to merge two regional blocs in a move to boost trade and growth. The 11-member Economic Community of Central African… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Make Arrests in Deadly Church Attack
Nigerian security forces say they have arrested four suspects in the attack on a Catholic church in June that killed 40 people. Authorities blamed the massacre on the militant… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Blinken, in Kinshasa, Expresses Concern At DRC's Arrest of Opposition Leader
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to have "free, fair, and on-time elections" while expressing concern over the detention of… Read more »