August 23
Senegal: Senegal Begins Review of Oil and Gas Contracts in Bid to Reclaim Resources
Senegal has launched a major effort to reclaim control over its oil and gas resources, setting up a commission to review and renegotiate contracts with foreign companies that… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Mpox Outbreak Widens As Different Strains Reach Côte d'Ivoire, Thailand
Côte d'Ivoire has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022, while Thailand has confirmed Asia's first known… Read more »
August 22
West Africa: West African Juntas Complain to UN Over Ukraine's Alleged Support for Rebels
The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce what they said was Ukraine's support for rebel groups in West… Read more »
Africa: France to Donate 100,000 Mpox Vaccines As It Prepares for Outbreak At Home
France will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries hit by an outbreak of the disease as it readies vaccination centres at home, outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said… Read more »
August 20
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo On Standby for First Vaccines to Fight Mpox Outbreak
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it fight its… Read more »
August 19
Sudan: Sudan's Health Ministry Declares Cholera Epidemic After 22 Deaths
Sudan's Health Minister this weekend declared a cholera epidemic after 22 deaths were reported. The situation has become dire in the northeast African nation, where the population… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Sending Delegation to Cairo to Meet US and Egyptian Mediators
Sudan's government said it will send a delegation to Cairo for discussions with U.S. and Egyptian officials on Monday, keeping open the question of participation in peace talks… Read more »
August 18
Southern Africa: Nearly 68 Million Suffering From Drought in Southern Africa, Says Regional Bloc
About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Takes Historic Step Towards Universal Suffrage After 55 Years
Somalia's cabinet approved a bill that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, ending a process… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Film Explores the Struggles of Motherhood and Mental Health in Africa
Poignant Kenyan short film Act of Love, screened in Nairobi this week, is on a mission to raise awareness about maternal mental health in Africa - with a special focus on… Read more »
August 17
Algeria: Algeria Welcomes Home Gold-Winner Imane Khelif
Huge crowds have welcomed home controversial Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif to her native region of Tiaret southwest of Algiers after her triumphant return from Paris. Read more »
Somalia: Ethiopia and Somalia Move Closer to Resolving Somaliland Dispute
Ethiopia and Somalia have made "notable progress" in resolving a dispute sparked by Ethiopia's agreement with Somaliland, a breakaway region that Somalia claims as its own. Read more »
August 16
Chad: Chad Appeals for Aid As Dozens Killed in Floods Linked to Climate Change
Floods in Chad's northeastern province of Tibesti have claimed the lives of at least 54 people, authorities have said. The heavy rains are also causing devastation in neighbouring… Read more »
August 15
Africa: France's Macron Hails African Contribution to 1944 Provence Landings
Part of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence had to be cancelled Thursday because of the risk of violent storms in the south of France.… Read more »
August 14
Tanzania: Freed Tanzanian Opposition Leaders 'Beaten' During Mass Arrests
Top leaders from Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party and other senior officials were freed on bail Tuesday following their arrests ahead of a planned youth event in the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan At 'Cataclysmic Breaking Point' Amid Multiple Crises, UN Warns
Sudan is at a "catastrophic breaking point" with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations migration agency has warned. Read more »
August 13
Senegal: Media Blackout in Senegal As Publishers Denounce Government Threats
No newspapers were published in Senegal on Tuesday while television and radio broadcasts went dark as media organisations called a national blackout to protest threats to press… Read more »
Africa: African Authority Declares Mpox a Public Health Emergency
The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent. Read more »
August 12
Sudan: Deadly Floods in Sudan Displace Thousands, Hinder Aid Delivery
The United Nations refugee agency said that flood conditions in Sudan have hindered the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing hunger and famine, including to a… Read more »
Comoros: Broad Powers Given to Comoros Leader's Son Fuels Fears of Dynastic Control
Comoros President Azali Assoumani's recent decision to grant new powers to his son has raised concerns among critics, who view it as a step toward entrenching the family's control… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Arrests Top Opposition Figure Lissu in Mass Round-Up
Tanzanian police have detained leading opposition Chadema party figures including former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, and rounded up several hundred youth supporters, a… Read more »
August 11
Africa: Cultural Treasures in Africa and French Polynesia Join Unesco Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has this month inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties to Unesco's World Heritage List, including five in Africa and one in French Polynesia. Read more »
August 10
Sudan: Sudanese Delegation Meets U.S. Mediators Ahead of Peace Talks in Geneva
A Sudanese delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with US mediators on conditions for the government's participation in ceasefire negotiations in Geneva next week. Read more »
August 09
Congo-Kinshasa: US Pledges $424m in Humanitarian Aid to Conflict-Hit DRC
The United States has announced $424 million in aid and humanitarian assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is facing disaster as a result of armed violence in the… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters As New Cabinet Is Sworn in
Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of… Read more »