September 30, 2022
Africa: Cholera Surging Globally As Climate Change Intensifies
Cholera is surging around the globe, the World Health Organization warns. Read more »
Africa: UN Report Targets Racism Against People of African Descent
A report by the U.N. human rights office finds systemic racism against people of African descent is deep-rooted and says urgent measures are needed to dismantle discriminatory… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Army Announces Overthrow of Military Government
Burkina Faso's army captain, Ibrahim Traore, announced Friday evening that the army had seized power and ousted military leader Paul Henri Damiba, who himself had taken power in a… Read more »
Somalia: Mogadishu Police Chief Killed in Blast
A top Somali police official and several of his guards were killed Friday in a roadside bomb blast near the southern town of Balad, according to Somali authorities. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Heavy Gunfire in Burkina Faso Capital, Soldiers On Streets
Troops in Burkina Faso have blocked streets in the capital, and state TV has stopped broadcasting after reports of heavy gunfire near the military camp where the country's junta… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Kenya: After Anti-China Campaign, Ruto Does About-Face
Kenya's newly elected President William Ruto, who talked tough on China while campaigning, has reversed his stance on Beijing since taking office. Read more »
Ethiopia: Security Forces Accused of Killing Civilian
Ethiopia's government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country's Gambella region in June. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Fights Deadly Ebola Outbreak As President Assures It's Under Control
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assured the country that an Ebola outbreak is under control and that no restrictions on movement are needed. The country's health officials… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Report - Million of Livelihoods in DRC Threatened By Planned Oil and Gas Exploration
The environmental group Greenpeace Africa has released a report saying planned oil and gas exploration in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could expose more than 1 million… Read more »
Guinea: 'I Just Wanted to Die'
Oumy Diallo recalls the day she wanted to die. She was attending a pro-democracy protest in 2009 at a stadium in Conakry, Guinea, when a group of government security officials… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Burkina Faso: 11 Dead, Dozens Missing After Militants Attack Convoy
Burkina Faso says an Islamist militant attack on an aid convoy has left 11 troops dead and dozens of civilians missing. Read more »
South Africa: Ukrainians in South Africa Slam ANC Youth League for Endorsing Russian Referendums
The youth league of South Africa's ruling ANC party has endorsed Russia's referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine, which are designed to pave the way for Moscow to annex the… Read more »
Nigeria: MSF Seeks Humanitarian Aid for Malnourished Children in Northwest Nigeria
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders has called on the United Nations to add northwest Nigeria to its humanitarian response plan, due to high numbers of children suffering… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Kenya: Architects Blame Corruption and Lack of Regulation for Building Collapse
Kenyan architects have blamed corruption and unregulated construction for the collapse of a six-story building Monday that killed five people, including two children and injured… Read more »
Cameroon: Anglophone Hospital Workers Say They're Victims of Both Military and Separatist Brutality
Separatists in Cameroon have abducted five hospital staffers in the western town of Kumbo. The rebels say they were retaliating after Cameroon's military entered the hospital and… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Egypt: Influential Cleric Al-Qaradawi Dies At 96
Prominent Egyptian Islamist cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a major force behind the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions across the Middle East, died Monday in Qatar at age 96, leaving… Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Blame Splinter Groups For Killings, Abductions
Cameroon's English-speaking separatists have for the first time acknowledged deadly clashes between splinter rebel groups. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Observes 'Car Free Day' to Promote Cleaner Air
Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos is the most congested city in Africa and has some of its worst air pollution. To highlight the problems, Lagos authorities on Sunday held the first… Read more »
Somalia: Military Makes Gains in Large-Scale Offensive Against Al-Shabaab
Somalia's state media on Monday said the military has pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country's central area in the latest gains in a large-scale offensive. Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Block Part of South Africa's Longest Highway
South African protesters angry over water shortages shut down part of the country's longest highway with rock barricades and burning tires. Read more »
Kenya: 'Marathon King' Inspires Runners After Beating World Record
Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge is spurring young athletes to follow in his footsteps after breaking his own world record Sunday in Berlin. Read more »
September 24, 2022
Africa: Why African Nations Are Mostly Silent On China's Rights Record
Most African states have stayed silent as Western nations and rights groups condemn China over a recent United Nations human rights report on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other… Read more »
September 23, 2022
South Sudan: South Sudan Hopes Planned Port in Djibouti Will Increase Market Access, Profits
Officials in South Sudan confirmed this month they have bought land on the coast of Djibouti to build a port. South Sudan says the port will be key for exporting the country's… Read more »
East Africa: Hunger Crisis in Horn of Africa Grows As Drought Persists
Aid groups say more than 37 million people in the Horn of Africa are struggling with hunger fueled by a deadly record drought that has killed nearly 9 million animals. The worst… Read more »