August 01, 2022
Nigeria: Citizens Turn to Crypto Assets As Currency Weakens
Cryptocurrency experts say Nigerians are hedging against the drop in value of their currency, the naira, by trading more dollar-denominated digital assets. The naira has been… Read more »
Kenya: Ministers Say Govt Not Banning Facebook
Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media platform of failing to stop hate speech ahead of… Read more »
South Africa: Country Shocked by Gang Rape as Women's Month Begins
A South African court on Monday began proceedings against more than 80 people arrested after the brazen gang rape of eight women. The women were filming a music video last week… Read more »
East Africa: Uganda Monitors DR Congo Border After Deadly Shooting
Ugandan police are deploying a standby force to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after U.N. peacekeeping troops opened fire on a border post, killing two… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Dead After UN Troops Open Fire At DRC, Uganda Border Post
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire on a Ugandan border post, killing at least… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Execute Seven People By Firing Squad
Somali-based militant group al-Shabab has executed seven men in Somalia's southwestern region of Bay. Read more »
Africa: Crises Pushing Up Acute Malnutrition in Refugee Sites
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, this week reported that global crises have combined to raise levels of acute malnutrition in dozens of refugee sites surveyed, most of them in… Read more »
July 30, 2022
Somalia: President Urging Public to Help Millions Hit by Drought
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on the Somali public to join the government's effort to help millions of people in the country affected by the drought. The U.N.… Read more »
Africa: UN Agency Calls for More Protection for African Refugees and Migrants
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, Friday called for more to be done to protect African refugees and migrants from traffickers on their way from the Sahel and the Horn of Africa toward… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Somalia: At Least 10 Killed in Al-Shabab Attack of Town On Somalia-Ethiopia Border
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured Friday when al-Shabab extremists attacked a town that sits on the Somali side of the border with Ethiopia, according… Read more »
Somalia: Ethiopian Authorities to Create Buffer Zone Inside Somalia
A local Somali official has welcomed a plan by Ethiopia's Somali state to create a buffer zone along the border inside Somalia to fight militant group al-Shabab. The plan was… Read more »
Africa: Production Approved of Generic Injectable HIV-Prevention Drug for Sub-Saharan Africa
Global health agencies say a voluntary licensing agreement has been reached to allow for the generic production of the first and only long-acting injectable HIV-prevention drug. Read more »
Kenya: Facebook Approved Hate Speech Calling for Ethnic Violence in Kenya - Report
Kenyan authorities have called on Facebook to do more to rid the platform of hate speech ahead of the August 9 general election. Rights group Global Witness said the social media… Read more »
Ethiopia: Children Dying in Ethiopia's Afar Region Amid Drought and Conflict, Residents Say
As conflict in northern Ethiopia spreads into the Afar region amid lingering drought, some residents are appealing for help, saying they have nothing to eat and that their children… Read more »
Malawi: Abducted Rights Campaigner Found Safe
A Malawian rights activist has been found safe a day after his reported abduction led to the cancellation of an anti-government protest. Read more »
Africa: UN Weekly Roundup - July 17-29, 2022
Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Read more »
Africa: Top Us Diplomat Travels to Asia, Africa As Global Powers Fight for Influence
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to East Asia and Africa next week seeking to counter the influence of Russia and China in a fight for global influence. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Ethiopia: U.S. Warns Al-Shabaab Attack On Ethiopia 'Not a Fluke'
A concerted push by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab to expand from Somalia into Ethiopia appears to have been "largely contained," according to a senior U.S. military official, though he… Read more »
Malawi: Rights Groups Cancel Protests Following Abduction of Organiser
Activists in Malawi suspended planned anti-government protests, following the abduction Wednesday night of one of the protest organizers. A witness says men grabbed Sylvester… Read more »
Kenya: China Spotlighted in Kenya's Presidential Race
As campaigning gears up for Kenya's August 9 presidential elections, the two main candidates are both focused on one key talking point - the economy - and this inevitably means the… Read more »
South Africa: Foreign Minister Says Israel 'Implementing Apartheid'
South Africa's chief rabbi has condemned Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor for saying that Israel is "implementing apartheid" in its treatment of Palestinians. Pandor made the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Opposition MPs Threaten to Impeach President Over Security
Nigerian opposition lawmakers are urging that President Muhammadu Buhari be impeached for the country's deteriorating security. Lawmakers walked out of session Wednesday after the… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Somalia: Bombings Kill At Least 18 People, Including Mayor of Regional Capital
Somali officials say two explosions Wednesday in the Lower Shabelle region have killed at least 18 people, including the mayor of the region's capital. Islamist militant group… Read more »
Africa: Lavrov Lashes Out At West On Africa Tour
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lashed out at Western countries Wednesday as he wrapped up a four-nation trip to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia's capital. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN, DRC to Jointly Investigate Deadly Protests
The acting head of the United Nations mission in eastern Congo said Wednesday that it would carry out a joint investigation with national police into the shooting deaths of three… Read more »