April 24, 2023
Sudan: Evacuation of Foreign Nationals Continues As Fighting Rages On
Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as fighting continued for a second week between forces loyal to rival army figures. Emergency flights were… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Ruto Vows Action As Religious Cult Death Toll Continues to Rise
Kenyan President William Ruto has vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of at least 58 people suspected of belonging to a… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Africa: European Union Adopts Law to Ban Products Driving Deforestation
The European Union has approved a law aiming to curb deforestation by prohibiting products obtained from degraded or deforested land. While some have hailed the legislation,… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Tunisia: Opposition Leader Remanded in Custody
Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been remanded in custody following his arrest earlier this week, his Ennahdha party said on Thursday, denouncing his "unjust… Read more »
Burundi: Govt Launches Manhunt for Former PM Accused of Plotting Coup
The authorities in Burundi are searching for former prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, seven months after he was dismissed in a high-level political purge. However, the… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum Residents Seek Medical Advice Online As Hospitals Attacked
The World Health Organization has urged both sides in Sudan to pause fighting to allow people to get medical attention, as Khartoum's residents have banded together on social media… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sudan: Country's Violent Power Struggle Puts Diplomatic Missions in Jeopardy as Death Toll Rises
World powers have been quick to condemn the ongoing violence between the Sudanese army and the powerful Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia which has resulted in the death of at… Read more »
Africa: Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2023 - Can Seko Fofana Keep His Crown?
Anointed the best African player in Ligue 1 during 2022, the Ivorian midfielder Seko Fofana features a year on in the 11-man shortlist for the 2023 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé. RFI… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Promises Military Assistance to Benin to Combat Sahel Conflict
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame met his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon at the weekend, promising military support to help the west African nation contain a spillover from jihadist… Read more »
Sudan: Dozens Dead in Sudan As Army Factions Struggle for Control of Khartoum
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday as fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries raged for a third day, with the confirmed civilian death toll… Read more »
April 16, 2023
Sudan: France Joins World Leaders in Voicing Concern Over Fighting in Sudan
France has joined the US and the UN in voicing "deep concern" at the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and called on warring military factions in Khartoum "to do everything to stop"… Read more »
April 15, 2023
Sudan: UN, U.S. Call for 'Immediate' End to Fighting Within Sudan Security Forces
The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan and the United States on Saturday called for an "immediate" end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries. At least… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Morocco: Morocco Appeals Court Imposes Tougher Jail Terms in Child Rape Case
Three defendants accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old Moroccan girl have been sentenced to between 10 and 20 years behind bars on appeal, after lower sentences awarded in a… Read more »
Uganda: Activists Brace for Ratification of Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, recently called on Africa to "save the world from homosexuality", suggesting he would sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Mali: UN Chief Guterres Pressures Mali's Junta On Return to Constitutional Rule
In a report presented to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Mali's ruling junta to "accelerate" the pace of the handover,… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Tunisia: Police Destroy Migrant Camp Outside UN Building
Police in Tunisia's capital, Tunis, have forcefully removed a group homeless sub-Saharan Africans had been camping outside of the UN buildings of the International Organisation for… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Western Sahara: UN Resupplies Mission in Western Sahara for First Time Since 2020
The United Nations has sent an overland convoy to resupply its peacekeeping mission in separatist-controlled Western Sahara for the first time since 2020. The UN says its presence… Read more »
April 10, 2023
South Africa: Communist Party Raises Questions Over Murder of Former Leader Chris Hani
Communist party leaders in South Africa on Monday paid tribute to their former general secretary Chris Hani who was murdered on 10 April 1993 in Johannesburg by a Polish-born… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Study Says Unregulated Cocoa Production Behind Deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire
Belgian researchers report that 45 percent of deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire in the past decade is the result of unregulated cocoa production. Read more »
April 09, 2023
Mali: Malian Director to Be Awarded Carrosse d'Or At Cannes
The Carrosse d'Or will be awarded to Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé on 17 May in Cannes, at the opening of the Directors' Fortnight, the Society of Film Directors… Read more »
April 08, 2023
Rwanda: France to Erect Paris Memorial to Rwanda Genocide Victims
France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter. Read more »
April 07, 2023
Rwanda: Remembering Rwanda's Darkest Hundred Days and the Thousands Who Died
Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by members of the… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Troubled Tigray Gets 27-Member Cabinet, Including Former Rebels
The newly elected president of Tigray's interim administration, Getachew Reda, has unveiled a cabinet which will lead the region's political transition. The 27-member team includes… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Bans Political Street Rallies Ahead of Elections
Sierra Leone has banned political street rallies, a tradition that has for decades characterised electoral campaigns, less than three months before the presidential election, the… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Call for Investigation After Head of DR Congo Broadcasting Body Attacked in Paris
The Head of the broadcasting body in the DR Congo, Christian Bosembe, was attacked in Paris while on a tour to meet with European media and francophone institutions.The Congolese… Read more »