June 28, 2023
Mali: UN Vote On Maintaining Its Peace Force in Mali Is Postponed to Friday
The UN Security Council is due to hold a vote Friday on whether to maintain Minusma - the UN peacekeeping force in Mali - after 30 June when the mission ends. Read more »
June 26, 2023
Mali: 'Yes' to Junta's Constitution in Mali Opens Way for 2024 Elections
Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum held on 18 June, but the low turn-out and absence of participation of the Tuareg rebels in the… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Clashes At Opposition Headquarters Overshadow Sierra Leone Elections
Voters in Sierra Leone are waiting for the results of a general election that was overshadowed by violence at the opposition headquarters. Read more »
June 22, 2023
Cameroon: Govt Says French Ambassador for LGBT+ Rights Isn't Welcome
Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws. Read more »
June 21, 2023
Madagascar: Uproar As Leaked Documents Reveal Madagascar's President Is French
Revelations that Madagascar's President, Andry Rajoelina, holds dual French nationality have caused a stir in the Indian Ocean island, where the law says anyone who acquires… Read more »
Mali: Referendum Leaves the Country Divided On Its Political Future
The results of the referendum in Mali are due this week. For the ruling junta, the referendum paves the way for new elections in 2024. However, many have described it as a… Read more »
West Africa: Security in West Africa At Risk After Mali Asks UN Peace Mission to Leave, U.S. Says
The US State Department has said it "regrets" the Mali military regime's decision to call for the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping force from the West African country. Read more »
June 18, 2023
Mali: Divided Mali Votes On Constitution That Could Pave Way for Presidential Poll
Malians go to the polls Sunday to vote on the governing junta's constitution. The country's military rulers say the document has been drafted with the input of ordinary citizens,… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: African Leaders Prepare to Meet Putin After Zelensky Rules Out Talks
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A high-level African delegation was preparing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after its calls for talks between Moscow and… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Travel to Ukraine and Russia On Peace Mission
A delegation of four African heads of state are headed to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Vladimir Putin, in the latest in a series of… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Conflict Enters Third Month Amid Escalation of Violence
Sudan's devastating war has entered its third month, with the murder of a governor marking a fresh escalation of violence in the western region of Darfur. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Blames Tshisekedi for Insecurity As Over 50 People Die in Violence
At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »
June 11, 2023
Africa: A Force for Unity or Simply Toothless? the African Union At 60
The African Union is celebrating 60 years of unity in 2023. The organisation has achieved much since its creation, but ongoing conflicts have exposed the difficulties it faces in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Artist Weaves Women's Stories Through Traditional Cloth
Nigerian visual artist Wanger Ayu uses traditional fabric as the backdrop for her paintings that highlight the experiences of African women. Read more »
Sudan: Civilians in Sudan Brace for 'Return of Terror' As One-Day Ceasefire Ends
Shelling and gunfire resumed on Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that gave civilians a brief respite from nearly two months of… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Uganda: Archbishop of Canterbury Decries Ugandan Church Support for Severe Anti-Gay Legislation
The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "grief and dismay" to the Ugandan Church over its support for the country's anti-gay law. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeeping Mission in DRC Is to Withdraw 'As Quickly As Possible'
The top United Nations official Jean-Pierre Lacroix ended his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday saying that the peacekeepers should withdraw from the… Read more »
South Africa: World's Oldest Prehistoric Burial Site Discovered in South Africa
Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger claims that the oldest burial site in the world, dating back to some 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, is in South Africa. He believes the primitive Homo… Read more »
Sudan: Us and Saudi Mediators Reach a Ceasefire Agreement in Sudan
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have announced that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Heads to Power-Sharing After Parliamentary Vote
Guinea-Bissau's opposition has won an overall majority in legislative elections, ushering in power-sharing with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, according to official results… Read more »
June 06, 2023
West Africa: NGO Raises Alarm in Sahel As Conflict, Climate Change Claim More Victims
More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an American NGO report published on Monday. Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to Travel to Saudi Arabia in Push for Sudan Peace Talks
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today, Tuesday, for talks on global security and economic issues, as the conflict in Sudan enters its… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Senegal: President Sall's Refusal to Discuss New Mandate Source of Tension - Opposition
Senegal's President Macky Sall has not yet clarified whether he will run for a third mandate in the next presidential elections or not. Opposition presidential candidate Idrissa… Read more »
June 04, 2023
Uganda: Ghetto Kids Journey From Slums to Stardom
A group of six Ugandan street children from the capital Kampala have reached the grand finale of the hit UK television show Britain's Got Talent - a further step in proving their… Read more »
Africa: Colombia to Offer Swahili Lessons in Schools in Nod to African Heritage
Swahili will be taught in Colombian schools as a foreign language option, Colombia's vice president has announced. She says the move will help Afro-Colombians reconnect with their… Read more »