Africa: African Port Growth Hindered By Poor Road, Rail Networks, Report Says

Africa has seen the capacity of its ports grow significantly over the years, but a report from the Africa Finance Corporation says the expansions, upgrades and investments have not… Read more »

Eswatini: Eswatini University Steps Up Inclusion Efforts With the Opening of Disability Support Center

The University of Eswatini moved early this month to increase access for students with disabilities through the establishment of a Disability Support Resource Centre. Read more »

Somalia: Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Somali Capital

Police in Somalia say a suicide bomber killed at least seven people Thursday when he detonated an explosives-laden vest in front of a crowded restaurant in the capital, Mogadishu. Read more »

Chad: Business, Communication Nosedive As Chad Internet Blackout Enters Third Day

Civilians in Chad say many businesses are at a standstill since an internet outage that began Tuesday morning. Read more »

Botswana: Botswana's Electoral Body Warns Opposition About Rigging Claims

Botswana's election commission is warning opposition parties against what it calls "reckless" claims of poll rigging ahead of the October 30 general election, even as some… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Lawmakers Impeach Deputy President, Remove Him From Office

Kenyan lawmakers voted Thursday to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over accusations of gross misconduct, irregular acquisition of wealth, undermining of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Production Rises As Nigeria Intensifies Clampdown On Theft

Nigeria is ramping up efforts to curb crude oil theft, citing notable progress in key oil-producing areas. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria to Review Gasoline Transport Safety Protocols After Deadly Blast

Authorities in Nigeria have announced plans to review safety protocols for the transportation of gasoline after a deadly tanker accident and explosion in Jigawa state killed more… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Hosts Workshop On Health Care Access to LGBTQ+ Community

Namibians who are part of the LGBTQ+ community often find it difficult to get decent health care and many report discriminatory practices within the health care system. Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique's Ruling Party Candidate Poised for Presidential Victory

Daniel Chapo, the presidential candidate of Mozambique's ruling party, is comfortably leading the vote count in nine of the country's provinces and appears set to become the… Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Costs Force Some Nigerian Commuters to Quit Jobs

Surging fuel prices in Nigeria are making it unaffordable for some workers to commute to their jobs, forcing them to quit. The trend is hitting low-income and informal workers… Read more »

Africa: Conflict, Climate Change Increase Hunger and Malnutrition Across Africa

While the world's farmers produce more than enough food to feed the planet's nearly 8 billion people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "hunger and… Read more »

Nigeria/Libya: Libya Threatens Legal Action After Nigeria Pulls Out of Football Qualifier

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) is criticizing Nigeria's decision to withdraw from the 2025 AFCON qualifier in Libya and is threatening to take legal action. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Farming Future Could Include More Digital Solutions

More than 400 delegates and organizations working in Africa's farming sector are in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to discuss how digital agriculture can improve the lives of farmers… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Urges Awareness of Breast Cancer's Early Stages

Humanitarian groups in Cameroon are visiting homes and villages in remote areas this week to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, advising women to go to hospitals for free… Read more »

Cameroon: Trade Plummets Along Nigeria-Cameroon Southern Border After New Ban

Trade and maritime traffic between Cameroon and Nigeria nosedived this week after a Cameroonian state governor ordered a temporary trade ban Wednesday in the Bakassi Peninsula, in… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Extends Voting in Some Districts and for German Diaspora

Mozambique's electoral body extended voting until Saturday in some areas and in one overseas location because material didn't arrive on time. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonians Wait for News On President, Said to Be Alive in Geneva

The condition and exact whereabouts of Cameroon's President Paul Biya remain unclear Thursday, two days after the government was forced to announce Biya was alive in Geneva,… Read more »

Africa: UN Calls for Safer Migration From Horn of Africa to Gulf Countries

The head of the U.N. International Organization for Migration, or IOM, is calling for safe migration to and from the Gulf countries as the dangerous eastern Horn of Africa route… Read more »

Africa: Three African Countries On Cusp of Death Penalty Abolition

The international human rights organization Amnesty International says three sub-Saharan African countries considering ending the death penalty should do it now and pave the way… Read more »

Mozambique: Voters Brave the Rain to Cast Ballots

Mozambicans vote Wednesday between the party that has dominated their country's political landscape for nearly 50 years or something different. Whoever wins will inherit major… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Lawmakers Impeach Deputy President for Abuse of Office

Kenya's National Assembly has impeached the country's deputy president over accusations of corruption and abuse of office. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove Rigathi Gachagua… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Rights Council Says Human Rights in DR Congo On a Downward Spiral

Human rights experts warn the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already troubled for decades, is on a downward spiral again as armed clashes, attacks on… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Cases, Deaths Surge More Than 200% in Nigeria

Cholera is surging in Nigeria, health officials said this week, with the number of cases and deaths increasing by more than 200% this year. Read more »

Eswatini: Eswatini Groups Call for 'Hit List' of Game Rangers Accused of Shooting Poaching Suspects With Impunity

The main opposition party in Eswatini is compiling a "hit list" of game rangers in response to what it says are state-sanctioned murders of suspected poachers. Communities have… Read more »