Zambia: Former Ruling Party Rejects IMF Allegation of Corruption Under Lungu

Zambia's former ruling Patriotic Front party has rejected a report by the International Monetary Fund saying corruption flourished under its government. Read more »

Cameroon: MSF Welcomes Cameroon's Release of Staff Accused of Aiding Separatists

Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, welcomed Cameroon's release of five members of its staff detained for a year on charges of helping separatists. MSF… Read more »

Africa: Human Rights Watch - Africa Needs to Develop Policies to Monitor, Respond to Abuses

Human Rights Watch says African nations need to do more to address the widespread displacement, killings and other abuses that have come about from the continent's many conflicts.… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Government Says Funding Sources to Al-Shabab Shut Down

The Somali government says it has shut down the financial infrastructure that supports Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »

Nigeria: Activists Welcome Release of Nine #EndSARS Protesters

Nigerian activists have welcomed the release of nine protesters who took part in 2020 demonstrations against police brutality. Read more »

Cameroon: Fishers Urge Stop to Gulf of Guinea Poachers to Reverse EU Ban

Fishing boats arrive back at Idenau, a coastal village near Cameroon's western border with Nigeria. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Some Zimbabweans Fear Violence Will Taint Upcoming Elections

Rights groups say a brutal attack on Zimbabwe opposition supporters was clearly intended to harass and intimidate them ahead of elections expected later this year. Read more »

Mozambique: Botswana Loses Sixth Soldier in Mozambique Mission

Botswana has announced the country has lost a sixth soldier sent to fight insurgents in Mozambique. Read more »

Africa: As Brics Chair, South Africa Vows to 'Advance African Interests'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he'll use his chairmanship of the BRICS group of leading emerging economies to focus on advancing African interests. The bloc --… Read more »

Nigeria: Abducted Train Passengers Rescued, 24 Still Missing

Nigerian officials say security forces have rescued seven people who gunmen abducted from a train Saturday, in the first such attack in southern Edo State. Another 24 passengers… Read more »

Africa: Chinese Top Diplomat Arrives in Africa to Strengthen Cooperation

China's new foreign minister, Qin Gang, has begun a five-nation tour of Africa aimed at bolstering Chinese-African ties. Qin, who had been ambassador to the U.S. until December,… Read more »

Africa: Kagame Threatens to Evict DR Congo Refugees

Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to evict thousands of Congolese refugees living in Rwanda if the international community continues to blame his country for the conflict in… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Calls On Plantation Workers to Return to Restive Western Regions

Cameroon's second largest employer, the state-run Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), is calling for thousands of plantation workers who fled the country's separatist conflict… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Military Leader Reiterates Vow to Restore Civilian Rule

Three days of talks between Sudan's military and civilian leaders continued Monday, with the aim of reaching a final deal on governing during a two-year transition to elections Read more »

Kenya: More Suspects Held After Murder of Kenya LGBTQI+ Activist

A court in Kenya says five suspects are being held in connection with the murder of prominent LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was found on a roadside last week… Read more »

Somalia: US Announces Millions in Military Support to Somalia

The U.S. announced Sunday that it's giving $9 million in new military aid to help Somalia's ongoing campaign against al-Shabab militants. It's the first such direct military… Read more »

Kenya: 20 Die in Bus Crash in Kenya

Officials say at least 20 people died and 49 were injured in a bus crash in Kenya. Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities in Southern Nigeria Search for Kidnapped Train Passengers

Nigerian security forces are searching for more than 30 train passengers who gunmen abducted over the weekend after attacking a train station in southern Edo state. Read more »

South Africa: CEO of South Africa's State-Owned Power Company Eskom Allegedly Poisoned

South African police are investigating allegations by the outgoing head of state-owned power company Eskom that he was poisoned. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Government, Al-Shabab Deny Peace Talks

The Somali government and the al-Shabab militant group have each denied having peace talks. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's President Calls On Young Al-Shabab Fighters to Surrender

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on young al-Shabab fighters he says are "brainwashed" to surrender to the government amid ongoing military offensives against the… Read more »

South Sudan: Journalists Detained Over Viral Video of President Kiir

South Sudan's national security service has detained six journalists who work for the country's national broadcaster, SSBC, the country's press union said. Read more »

Kenya: Rights Groups Welcome Ruto's Promised Investigations Into Police Killings in Kenya

Rights groups are welcoming Kenyan President William Ruto's order for investigations into extra judicial killings carried out by police. Ruto told Kenyan media Wednesday one police… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Found Dead

The body of a Kenyan gay rights activist was found in a metal box discarded along a road in Kenya's Uasin Gishu county, in the western region of the country. Read more »

Somalia: Mixed Reactions to President Hassan Mohamud's Security Declaration

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in his New Year's Day speech Sunday, declared the country will eliminate al-Shabab Islamist militants this year. Read more »