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 »
October 16, 2022
Somalia: Somali Journalists Chief Out On Bail After Appearance Before Mogadishu Court
Somali veteran journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is out on bail after being arrested last week on security-related charges. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Say Separatist Not Free Yet
Nigerian prosecutors say they will appeal a court's decision to drop terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. An appeals court dismissed the charges Thursday,… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Media Activists Say Computer Law Meant to Silence Govt Critics
Media freedom activists in Uganda have decried President Yoweri Museveni's signing of the Computer Misuse Act into law, saying its vague wording will be used to silence government… Read more »
West Africa: Western Sahel Conflict Sees Dramatic Rise in Year-Over-Year Deaths
Backers of Burkina Faso's latest coup cited the military's failure to stem a deadly Islamist insurgency that is spreading across the Sahel and has displaced millions of people. A… Read more »
Africa: China Party Congress - What Would Xi Third Term Mean for Africa?
Under President Xi Jinping, China's engagement with Africa reached new heights, economically and diplomatically. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Denies It Defaulted On Debt to China
The Kenyan government has denied media reports that Chinese banks have fined the country $11 million for failing to pay back loans used to finance a major railway. Kenya's ministry… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon, Chad Say Border River Floods Displace 100,000
Officials in Cameroon and Chad say heavy rainfall this week caused the Logone river, which forms their border, to overflow, displacing more than 100,000 people and leaving 70,000… Read more »
South Africa: 'Who's Xi?' What Do South Africans Really Know About China's Leader?
During his more than nine-year-long tenure Xi Jinping, who looks set to take on a third term as head of China's Communist Party at its party congress this week, has emphasized the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria University Lecturers Suspend 8-Month Strike
Nigerian university teachers have suspended an eight-month strike after authorities agreed to invest $1 billion to improve pay and working conditions. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Somalia: Somali Survivor Tells Tale of Greek Migrant Shipwreck
A failed engine and high waves were to blame for the fatal shipwreck that killed at least 18 Europe-bound migrants off the coast of Greece last week, one survivor tells VOA. Read more »
Cameroon: Armed Separatists Prevent Health Workers From Assisting Monkeypox Patients
A monkeypox outbreak has been confirmed in the town of Mbonge, health authorities in Cameroon say, but armed separatists are preventing workers from investigating suspected cases. Read more »
Zambia: Govt, U.S. Hold Inaugural Business Summit to Boost Trade, Investment
Zambia is hosting a two-day business summit in Lusaka this week to try to attract American investors to the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Appeals Court Drops Charges Against Separatist Nnamdi Kanu
An appeals court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja has annulled charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu and declared his arrest, detention and trial unlawful. For months, Kanu… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Uganda: Uganda, WHO to Try Two Vaccines for Rare Ebola Virus Strain
Uganda and the World Health Organization are planning to try out two vaccines for the Ebola Sudan virus to try and curb the spread of the rare strain. The virus has so far killed… Read more »
Somalia: Raid On Somali Journalists Syndicate Seen As 'Attack' On Media
The Somali Journalists Syndicate is coming under pressure from the government, with authorities trying to enter its offices in Mogadishu and arresting the organization's… Read more »
Nigeria: Officials - Nigeria Flooding Leaves More Than 500 Dead, 1.4 Million Displaced
Nigerian officials say at least 500 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced in the worst flooding in a decade. Officials say floods have affected nearly all of Nigeria's… Read more »
October 11, 2022
East Africa: Somalia - Lifting Arms Embargo Key to Battling Militants
Somalia is getting support for its campaign to have an arms embargo lifted after Ethiopia joined Uganda in backing the action. The U.N. Security Council is set to vote in November… Read more »
Cameroon: Girls Call for End to School Shutdowns
In Cameroon, hundreds of displaced girls have protested the conflicts that have disrupted or halted their education. Close to a million Cameroonian children have lost school time… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania, Kenya Agree to Fast-Track Construction of Gas Pipeline Project
The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increased trade and lower energy costs for both countries. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Announces Rollout of Children's Malaria Vaccine
Malawi's health ministry says it will soon roll out Africa's first malaria vaccine for children under age five. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Sees 100% Increase in Mental Health Care Seekers
Officials in Cameroon say the number of mental health patients in the country has more than doubled in the past year, as the country deals with a separatist crisis in its western… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Ships First Batches of Batteries, Tea Under AfCFTA Pact
In the past two weeks, Kenya has taken advantage of a pilot program by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area which aims to facilitate and increase trade across Africa. Read more »