October 21, 2022
Chad: UN Rights Chief Urges End to Deadly Crackdown On Chad Protesters
The U.N.'s chief human rights official, Volker Tuerk, is calling for an end to the use of lethal force by Chadian security forces who reportedly killed and wounded dozens of… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia On Brink of Unprecedented Crisis As Famine Looms - WHO
The World Health Organization says hundreds of thousands of people in drought-stricken Somalia may die unless the international community acts urgently to prevent the country from… Read more »
Chad: Chad Imposes Curfew After 50 Killed in Crackdown On Protests
The government of Chad says at least 50 people were killed and more than 300 injured after security forces opened fire on protesters demanding an end to military rule. The… Read more »
Ethiopia: African Union Peace and Security Council Meets On Tigray War
The African Union's Peace and Security Council is meeting Friday to discuss the escalating war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Malawi Police Exhume 25 Bodies of Ethiopians in Mass Grave
Police in northern Malawi are investigating the deaths of 25 male foreigners, believed to be Ethiopians, found buried in a mass grave in a forest in the Mzimba district. Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Official Blames Economic Decline On Corruption, Not Sanctions
Poor governance and corruption in Zimbabwe are responsible for the country's economic decline, not U.S. and other Western sanctions imposed after reports of election rigging and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Activists Say Police Brutality Lingers Two Years After Massive Protests
Activists in Nigeria say despite widespread protests two years ago against the police's controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), police brutality in the country is far from… Read more »
Cameroon: Military Arrests Soldiers for Human Rights Violations
Cameroon's military said several soldiers have been arrested for torturing a suspected separatist general and fighters, following deadly fighting in the northwestern village of… Read more »
Guinea: Paradise Untouched - Could Ecotourism Replace Mining Industry?
With its lush forests, abundant waterfalls and flamboyant birds, Guinea is the type of tropical paradise that draws tourists. But the West African country has few visitors and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fact-Checkers Arm Citizens With Truth Ahead of Elections
With Nigeria's election campaigns in full swing ahead of February's vote, fact-checkers in the country say they are working together to counter cases of disinformation. Read more »
South Africa: UK Warns Retired RAF Pilots About Training Chinese Military Pilots
The British Defense Ministry says it is seeking to ensure retired members of the British Royal Air Force who were recruited via a South African company to train pilots in China's… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Wants to Renegotiate Loans for Chinese-Built Railway
Kenya wants to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar loan from China that was used to build a major railway. Read more »
Botswana: Botswana Expresses Concerns Over Influx of Asylum Seekers
Botswana has expressed concern over an influx of asylum seekers who fled from countries where they had already been granted refugee status. Nearly 700 refugees have arrived from… Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Key Bridges, Kills At Least 21 People
At least 21 people were killed in two separate bombings in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, officials said. Read more »
Cameroon: Health Officials Battle Cholera Outbreak As Floods Ravage Border Areas
Cameroon says a fresh wave of cholera outbreak provoked by ongoing floods in its northern border with Chad and Nigeria has killed at least 17 people and many more are feared dead… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Hopeful After Massive Oil Theft Busts
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says that weeks of an intense crackdown on oil thieves have significantly reduced the scale of oil theft in the oil-rich Niger Delta and… Read more »
Botswana: Farmers Welcome Lifting of EU Beef Export Ban
Cattle farmers in Botswana, one of Africa's top beef exporters to the European Union, have welcomed renewed beef exports to Europe. The move follows a two-month ban that followed… Read more »
Somalia: Media Advocate Arrested Two Days After Bail Is Granted
Two days after a court freed Abdalle Ahmed Mumin on bail, the Somali Journalists Syndicate secretary general is back in custody. Read more »
October 18, 2022
Namibia: Chinese Rhino Horn Smuggler Escapes From Namibian Prison
Authorities in Namibia say a Chinese man jailed for smuggling rhinoceros horns has escaped from prison. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Floods Kill More Than 600, Slows Shipments of Essentials
The death toll from heavy flooding in Nigeria has now surpassed 600, with more than 1 million people displaced from their homes. The flooding has covered farms and roads and slowed… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Forces Seize Three Towns in Northern Tigray
Ethiopian government forces and their allies have captured the city of Shire and two more towns in the Tigray region in an offensive that aims to take control of airports and… Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Rights Chief - Fighting in Tigray Taking Toll On Civilians
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, says the escalating hostilities in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are taking a devastating toll on the civilian… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Cameroon: Thousands Protest Separatist Attacks, Seek Release Of Abducted Clergy
Thousands of people protested Monday against separatist attacks and abductions at schools and churches. Demonstrators demanded to know the whereabouts of scores of people,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Defend Decision To Burn Vessel Carrying Allegedly Stolen Oil
Nigeria's defense chief defended the destruction of a seized ship that was smuggling stolen oil, saying no investigation was needed. Critics say the military's burning of the ship… Read more »
Somalia: Regional Governor Puts Bounty On Al-Shabaab Chiefs
A governor in central Somalia has announced rewards of up to $25,000 for anyone who kills an Islamist militant with the al-Shabab terrorist group. Read more »