January 25, 2023
Nigeria: Analysts Question Charges Against Central Bank Chief
Nigeria's secret police are investigating Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele for alleged financial crimes, financing terrorism, and graft. But the banker's supporters say the… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Eswatini: Govt Hits Back at Accusations It Was Involved in Activist's Death
The government of Eswatini has criticized speculation it may have been responsible for the killing of well-known human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and has pledged to investigate.… Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Denies Canada's Mediation With Separatists
Cameroon has denied an announcement that Canada will mediate the African country's separatist conflict, saying such a role was never mandated. Canada's foreign ministry last week… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Military Reports That a Strike in Somalia Kills 2 Militants
The United States has reported conducting a new airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia on January 23, killing two militants. Read more »
Zambia: Yellen Stresses U.S. Commitment to Alleviate World Hunger
On the final day of her visit to Zambia, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed climate-resilient food production and the global fallout from Russia's war on Ukraine. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Escalating Attacks Terrorize Thousands in Eastern DR Congo
The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, is condemning escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed hundreds of civilians and forced hundreds of… Read more »
Tanzania: Body of Tanzanian Killed in Russia's War On Ukraine Heads Home for Burial
The body of 33-year-old Tanzanian Nemes Tarimo, who was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, is returning home for burial. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Zambia: U.S. Treasury Chief Reiterates Country's Commitment to Global Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. Read more »
Cameroon: Journalists Call for Investigation After Abduction, Death of Prominent Radio Reporter
Cameroonian journalists are calling for an independent investigation after popular radio reporter Martinez Zogo was found dead in the capital, Yaounde. Zogo was abducted last week… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Agriculture Authorities Defend Killing of Invasive Birds
Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture has defended the killing of millions of invasive quelea birds in rice-growing regions of the country. The ministry says the birds are destroying… Read more »
Somalia: Refusing to Stay Silent On Media Directives, Journalist Goes On Trial
The old maxim that "the pen is mightier than the sword" couldn't be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. Read more »
Zambia: Yellen in Zambia to Discuss Debt to China, Public Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Nigeria: Security Forces Search for Abducted Students
Nigerian authorities say search teams are going after armed men holding four students out of six kidnapped from their school Friday, one of many violent incidents reported in… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen Kicks Off Africa Tour in Senegal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Gorree Island in Senegal Saturday, and spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Africa: Africa's Food Insecurity to Persist Because of Climate Change, Conflicts
U.S. officials say food insecurity in Africa will worsen this year because of climate change, conflict, and market disruptions caused partly by Russia's war on Ukraine. Read more »
Ghana: Retiree Bondholders Resist Revaluation, Delay U.S.$3 Billion IMF Deal
Ghana this week for a third time extended a deadline for Ghanaian bondholders to exchange their government bonds for lower value ones, in an effort to restructure its crippling… Read more »
Nigeria: Attackers Kill and Behead Villagers Near IDP Camp in Benue State
Nigerian authorities say armed men on Thursday night attacked a village in north central Benue state, near an IDP camp, killing at least eight people, and beheading some of them. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanian Student Killed in Battle in Ukraine
The family of a Tanzanian student who was in prison in Russia says it has confirmation that he was killed fighting for Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries in Ukraine. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Security Forces Kill 10 Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants
Security officials in Kenya say they have killed 10 suspected al-Shabab militants in Kenya's northeast, just a week after militants there killed four engineers near a regional… Read more »
Cameroon: Two Election Officials Killed in Nw Cameroon As Separatists Vow to Disrupt Senate Elections
Officials in Cameroon say separatists have killed two election officials in Cameroon , capital of the Northwest region. The rebels have vowed to disrupt Cameroon's March 12 Senate… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Tourism Authorities Hopeful After Tigray Peace Deal
Ethiopia's tourism authorities say the industry lost $2 billion during the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in the Tigray region. With the November peace… Read more »
South Africa: Power Cuts Force Farmers to Cull 10 Million Chicks
South Africa's poultry farmers say they've had to cull almost 10 million chicks because of the country's power crisis. The record blackouts have slowed down production, creating a… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Revives Allegation That Election Chair Was Targeted During August Election
Kenya's President William Ruto said this week that there was a plot to murder the country's top electoral official last August to prevent him from announcing Ruto as the winner of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Independent Journalists Barred From Courtroom
Following incidents of journalists being obstructed in their work and a lawyer being attacked in Zimbabwe, media and lawyers' associations are demanding that police respect their… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says 49 Bodies Found in Mass Graves in Eastern DR Congo
The United Nations said Wednesday peacekeepers discovered mass graves in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a series of attacks blamed on a local… Read more »
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