October 23, 2022
Africa: France's Macron Attends Peace Summit in Rome, Set to Meet Pope Francis
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Rome on Sunday for the start of a three-day peace summit hosted by the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic charity known for its efforts to… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Burkina Faso: Coup Leader Sworn in As President, Warns of 'Humanitarian Crisis'
Ibrahim Traoré, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowing to win back territory from jihadists. Read more »
Zambia: Lawsuit Demands Justice for Zambians 'Poisoned' By Lead Mine
A class action lawsuit targeting mining giant Anglo American over alleged health problems caused by lead mines in central Zambia will hear who can participate in the case in… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Guinea: Gunshots Reported As Demonstrators Defy Ban to Protest Against Junta
Young demonstrators clashed with security forces in the Guinean capital on Thursday after an outlawed opposition group defied a ban on protests to rally against the country's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Army Backed Rebel Groups That Abused Civilians, Says Rights Group
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during… Read more »
Ethiopia: WHO Head Warns Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Tigray 'Genocide'
Action must be taken immediately to prevent "genocide" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from WHO headquarters… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Western Sahara: Ramaphosa Vows 'Unapologetic' Support for Western Sahara Independence From Morocco
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed his government's "unapologetic" backing for the partially recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara. Read more »
Mali: At UN Briefing, Foreign Minister Accuses France of 'Espionage and Destabilising Acts'
Mali's foreign affairs minister says the military government will exercise its right to self-defence if France "continues to undermine'" the country's sovereignty and national… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Floods Death Toll Tops 600, As Governors Plead for More Aid for Displaced
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that more than 600 people have died in flooding that has hit 33 out of 36 states throughout the country. Governors of… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Uganda: My Son Will Leave Twitter, Museveni Says in TV Interview
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that his son will stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of state, after a social media tirade that included a threat to invade… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Vows To Seize Airports, Facilities In Tigray As AU Calls For Truce
Ethiopia's government has vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in the country's Tigray region, a day after the African Union appealed for a ceasefire. Read more »
West Africa: West Africa Hopes to Strengthen Cocoa Prices With New Members Cameroon, Nigeria
Unifying the cocoa sector in four West African countries could be on the cards after Cameroon and Nigeria officially applied for membership in the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Holds Security Forum Two Weeks After Military Coup
A forum bringing together political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces got underway in Burkina Faso on Friday, two weeks after a coup.… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Africa: How Western Countries Could Stop Africa Making Vaccines of the Future
While Western donors have stumped up significant funding for a programme to make Covid-19 vaccines in Africa, activists say more support is needed to help poor countries secure the… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Mali: Draft Constitution Marks Major Shift Towards Presidential Regime
Mali's proposed new constitution will shift the balance of executive power from the parliament towards the president. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita received a draft of the… Read more »
October 12, 2022
South Sudan: Nearly a Million Affected By South Sudan Flooding, Warns UN
The number of people affected by large-scale flooding in South Sudan has doubled to almost a million since September, the UN's emergency response agency has warned. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Chad: Ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby to Create Unity Government 'In Next Few Days'
Chad's ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has said a "government of national union" would be created in the coming days to steer the course toward new elections following a forum on… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Artist Portrays Community During Covid Pandemic and Restrictions
A Covid-19 awareness campaign in Philippi Village, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, brought together local artist Nardstar and the people living there to show a positive side… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Liberia: Civil War Torture Trial of Rebel Commander Opens in Paris
A rebel commander during the first Liberian Civil War, Kunti Kamara goes on trial in Paris on Monday for crimes against humanity, torture, and acts of barbarity, including the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Overcomes the Odds, Beats Big Pharma, to Produce Its Own Covid Vaccines
Set on redressing vaccine inequality between rich and poor nations, a South African consortium is taking on pharmaceutical giants in its quest to produce Africa's first homegrown… Read more »
Algeria: France and Algeria Seek to Deepen Ties After Easing of Tensions
French and Algerian prime ministers have declared a wish to "deepen" their countries' ties as Paris seeks to repair relations with its former colony and major gas exporter. Read more »
October 09, 2022
West Africa: France Loses Economic Grip on Region
France is under fire in parts of West Africa for its alleged "stranglehold" on the continent's economy. Anti-French sentiment in Mali has spread to Burkina Faso where opinion… Read more »
October 08, 2022
Liberia: Survivors Sue Govt Over Failure to Track Down Civil War Killers
Survivors of a massacre during Liberia's civil war have sued the government in Monrovia for its failure to address wartime atrocities. The administration of President George Weah… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Macron's 'Foundation for Democracy' Launched in Africa
Proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Franco-African summit in Montpellier last year, an independent "foundation for democracy" is intended to help those working for… Read more »
Uganda: Health Workers Among 29 Killed in Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization says 63 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola have been reported in Uganda, including 29 deaths. Read more »