September 13, 2022
Africa: Plastics, Waste Burning On Agenda At Environment Conference
More than 50 African environment ministers are gathering in Senegal this week for the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. Plastics and the harmful burning of waste… Read more »
East Africa: DRC Welcomes Uganda War Reparations Payment
Uganda has made its first war reparations payment to the Democratic Republic of Congo for losses its troops caused during wars and occupations in the 1990s. Uganda paid Kinshasa… Read more »
Africa: Farmers Say Hunger Looms As Ukraine War Disrupts Imports
Farmers' associations from 11 Central African countries say disruptions in food supplies caused by Russia's war in Ukraine have deepened the struggles of millions of Africans to… Read more »
Africa: Why China, African Nations Are Cooperating in Space
China and African nations are increasingly collaborating in space to develop their own ambitions in the next frontier analysts say. Read more »
Africa: Africa Reflects On Queen Elizabeth's Mixed Legacy
As Africa reflects on the legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Kenyans remember how a princess visiting the country in 1952 left a queen. Analysts note how Elizabeth helped steer… Read more »
Somalia: FAO - 300,000 People Facing Famine in Somalia
The Food and Agriculture Organization warns some 6.7 million people in Somalia are likely to suffer from acute hunger this year, including more than 300,000 projected to face… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Somalia: Military Says Offensive Retakes 20 Villages From Militants
Somalia's military says an offensive in the central Hiran region has captured 20 villages that were occupied by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Africa's Top Oil Producer Spot to Angola
Nigeria has lost its position as Africa's top oil producer to Angola, industry insiders say, and could soon become third after Libya. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Thousands of Homes Destroyed By Floods
In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are… Read more »
September 10, 2022
Ethiopia: Industrial Hopes Dwindle As Conflict, Sanctions Take Toll
Ethiopia once said it wanted to become the "China of Africa" -- that is, a manufacturing hub -- with the help of its industrial parks. But the global economic downturn and the… Read more »
Somalia: Military Says Hostages Freed During Operation Against Al-Shabaab
Somalia says the country's elite military unit has killed a senior al-Shabab commander in an operation in the Lower Shabelle region. Federal police say civilian hostages were freed… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Zambia: Rights Groups Say Defamation Law Is Used to Silence Critics of President
Zambian rights groups are calling on the government to make good on a vow to repeal a defamation law they say is being used to silence critics of President Hakainde Hichilema. The… Read more »
Africa: Africans Say Goodbye to Queen Who Led Britain Into Post-Colonial Era
Condolence messages on the death of Queen Elizabeth have been pouring in from Africa, where the queen made many visits during her 70-year rule. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: Covid Threatening Resurgence of Deadly Meningitis in Africa
The World Health Organization is warning of a resurgence of deadly meningitis in Africa because COVID-19 has disrupted lifesaving vaccination campaigns. Read more »
West Africa: Sahel Risks Becoming a Forgotten Crisis, UN Official Says
A senior U.N. official is warning Africa's volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world. The head of the… Read more »
East Africa: Grain From Ukraine Arrives in Ethiopia
Some 23,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Djibouti by ship late last month. Now, trucks have delivered a portion of that wheat to the World Food Program's main warehouse in… Read more »
Nigeria: Armed Men Release Dozens of Worshippers Kidnapped in Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian police said 43 people who were abducted from a mosque in northwestern Zamfara state have been released, while one died in captivity after being tortured. Police say they… Read more »
Africa: Crises Halt Progress in Human Development - UN Report
A report published by the U.N. Development Program finds the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic uncertainty and other crises have halted progress in human development and… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: #AfricaClimateCrisis, Conflict Forcing More People in Africa to Flee Their Homes - UN
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is warning that the displacement crisis in the Horn of Africa and Sahel is getting worse as the impact of climate change and conflict are forcing… Read more »
Togo: Govt Extends State of Emergency Due to Militant Attacks
The West African nation of Togo has extended a state of emergency in its northern Savanes region for another six months due to continued attacks by Islamist militants. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Attack Bus, Kill 6 Civilians
Military officials in Cameroon say armed separatists killed at least six people and wounded nine when they attacked a bus on a highway in the country's troubled Southwest region. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Infiltrate Town, Abduct Youths
Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have attacked a francophone village that was hosting people displaced by the five-year separatist conflict. Officials in the town… Read more »
Mozambique: Militants Have Killed Six in Nampula - President
Mozambique's president said Islamist militants in the country's northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, and abducted three others. The Islamist militant… Read more »
Somalia: President Removes Mayor in Favour of Appointing an Ally - Analysts
Somalia's president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has fired and replaced the mayor of the capital, Mogadishu, Omar Filish. Analysts say the president wanted to install his own ally in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Officials Rescue 15 Children From Trafficking
Nigerian police in southern Rivers state have rescued 15 children they say were being trafficked by a 44-year-old woman who claimed to be a nun. Read more »