January 24
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Hopeful UN Cholera Vaccines Will Contain Outbreak
Zimbabwean health authorities -- battling a cholera outbreak that has infected about 20,000 people and killed more than 370 -- say they hope donated vaccines will ease the spread… Read more »
January 23
Africa: Blinken Expresses U.S. Commitment to Boosting Africa Partnerships
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States is committed to growing its partnerships across the African continent and increasingly sees African countries… Read more »
Kenya: Upcycling Flip-Flops - Kenya-Based Company Turns Discarded Footwear Into Colorful Art
Being the preferred choice of footwear for many, flip-flops - typically made of plastic or rubber - break easily and often aren't disposed of properly. Therefore, millions of them… Read more »
January 22
Kenya: Kenya Says 'Not At War,' Amid Diplomatic Tensions With Neighbors
Kenya says it wants to promote peace in East Africa and has no problems with neighboring countries. At the same time, there are undeniable signs of diplomatic strains with at least… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Rolls Out First Routine Malaria Vaccination Program for Children
Monday Cameroon became the first country to establish a routine malaria vaccination program for children. Read more »
Africa: Blinken Launching Four-Nation Africa Trip
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Monday with Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, as the top U.S. diplomat begins a four-nation tour in Africa. Read more »
January 19
Sudan: IGAD Gives Sudan's Warring Factions 2 Weeks to Meet
East Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development has given Sudan's warring factions two weeks to meet face-to-face to de-escalate the situation. The meeting, which also… Read more »
Sudan: 2023 - Highest Number of Humanitarian Emergencies in a Decade
The 2020s have not been kind. The decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic and has since seen climate disasters and conflicts impact millions around the world; but last year was… Read more »
January 18
Somalia: Somalia's Frontline Women Journalists Face Multiple Risks
In early January 2017, journalist Shukri Aden Hussein received an anonymous call, conveying an order. "Leave the government station," the caller told her. Read more »
Africa: Blinken Heading to Africa Next Week On Four-Nation Tour
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola next week, the State Department announced, his fourth trip to the African… Read more »
January 17
Rwanda: UK Lawmakers Pass Bill to Send Migrants to Rwanda, but Hurdles Remain
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons… Read more »
Africa: UN Concerned By Spread of Cholera to 10 African Countries
The U.N.'s Children's Fund expressed alarm this week about a cholera outbreak in Africa that has spread to at least 10 countries, with the situation in Zambia and Zimbabwe "very… Read more »
January 16
Ethiopia: White House 'Troubled' By Deal Between Ethiopia and Breakaway Somaliland Region
The White House sees national security concerns in a recent agreement giving Ethiopia leasing rights to the Red Sea coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region,… Read more »
January 15
East Africa: Somali, Palestinian Delegations Push Demands Ahead of Non-Aligned Summit in Uganda
The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) got underway this week in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where delegations from Somalia and the Palestinian people are lobbying members for… Read more »
January 12
Africa: With No Check On Abuses, 'Civilians Bear the Brunt of Wartime Atrocities in the Horn of Africa' - HRW
2023 was a consequential year for human rights suppression and wartime atrocities, especially in the Horn of Africa, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch published… Read more »
January 11
Africa: Life-Saving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies - WHO
The World Health Organization is warning that millions of people caught in conflict-driven health emergencies risk dying from traumatic wounds and infectious diseases because… Read more »
South Africa: UN Court Begins Israel Genocide Hearing Amid Dismissals By Washington
The United Nations' top court began hearings Thursday on South Africa's case against Israel for genocide -- a case that Israel and its top ally, the U.S., flatly refute -- raising… Read more »
Africa: African Catholic Bishops Reject Vatican's Same-Sex Blessings
The Roman Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar on Thursday issued a statement refusing to follow Pope Francis' declaration permitting priests to offer blessings to same-sex… Read more »
January 10
Tanzania: Malawi's Maize Import Ban Forces WFP to Mill Grain From Tanzania
Despite ongoing food shortages, the government of Malawi last month banned the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania, citing concerns about the spread of maize lethal… Read more »
South Africa: Why South Africa Has Taken Israel to the World Court
The U.N.'s International Court of Justice will hold hearings this week to decide whether an interim measure needs to be brought against Israel to try and halt the war in Gaza.… Read more »
Gabon: Demonstrations in Gabon As Regional Blocs Bloc Maintain Sanctions Against Junta
Opposition and civil society groups are rallying in support of Gabon's coup leader, after a bloc of Central African states refused to lift the sanctions on Gabon they imposed after… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Officials - UN Helicopter Landed in Al-Shabab Territory
The United Nations said Wednesday that efforts were underway to respond to the U.N.-contracted helicopter that al-Shabab militants captured earlier in the day in Galmudug state. Read more »
January 09
Zambia: Zambia Enacts New Access to Information Law
Zambia has become the latest country to enact an Access to Information law, as President Hakainde Hichilema signed the bill last month, more than 20 years since it was first… Read more »
January 05
East Africa: Diplomatic Spats in East Africa Spark Conflict Fears
The Horn of Africa is facing two diplomatic crises. Somalia recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia and Sudan recalled its ambassador from Kenya. Both countries complain of alleged… Read more »
January 04
Uganda: Museveni Slams West After U.S. Removes Uganda From Economic Program
Days after the United States removed Uganda from an economic assistance program due to human rights concerns, Uganda's president harshly criticized the West. Read more »