October 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Kenyatta, Obasanjo to Broker AU Peace Talks With Ethiopia and Tigray
Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will be heading to South Africa to join Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday as mediators for African Union-brokered peace talks… Read more »
Lesotho: Basotho Vote Amid Ongoing Political Crisis
Thousands of voters in Lesotho are casting their ballots this Friday in the southern African kingdom's general elections. Read more »
October 06, 2022
Burkina Faso: Military Junta Names Coup Leader Traoré President of Burkina Faso
Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country's second coup in less than nine… Read more »
Gambia: WHO Warns Against Indian-Made Cough Remedies As 66 Children Die in Gambia
The World Health Organization has issued a warning that four cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Tanzania: Maasai Lawyers to Launch Appeal in East African Land Grab Court Case
Tanzanian Maasai who took the Tanzanian government to a regional court over a land dispute that resulted in alleged evictions, loss of land, and in some cases, deaths, have vowed… Read more »
Burkina Faso: New Junta Vows to Respect Timeline for Return to Civilian Rule
Calm returned to Burkina Faso's capital on Monday after the country's military leader fled to neighbouring Togo following the second coup in less than nine months. His replacement,… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: Environment Ministers Gather for Climate Summit in DR Congo
Environment ministers from 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-Cop27" climate summit, with rich nations likely to come under pressure… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Burkina Faso: Anti-French Anger Grips Burkina Faso in Wake of Second Military Coup
Burkina Faso has been hit by confusion and uncertainty after suffering its second military coup in a year - with gunshots fired in the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday and… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Heavy Gunfire Near Burkina Faso Presidential Palace Sparks Fears of Mutiny
Shots and a large blast were heard early Friday morning around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and the headquarters of its military junta, which seized power in a coup last… Read more »
September 29, 2022
West Africa: Epic Starring Benin's Agojie Women Warriors Packs a Punch in Hollywood
Benin's historic female warriors known as the Amazons of Dahomey are legendary across West Africa. They are now in the international spotlight thanks to "The Woman King" starring… Read more »
Rwanda: Trial of Suspected Genocide Financier Felicien Kabuga Opens in the Hague
The trial of one of the last fugitives charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague on Thursday. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Libya: Anti-Torture Organisation Says Extrajudicial Killings in Libya Are Endemic
A report released by the World Organisation Against Torture says that extrajudicial murder and torture have become widespread in Libya, with nearly 600 people losing their lives in… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Senegal: Two Decades After the Joola Tragedy, Senegal Recalls the Wound That Won't Heal
Twenty years ago today, the coastal ferry Joola capsized off the coast of Senegal, drowning nearly 2,000 passengers. The Senegalese town where half of the dead lived will on Monday… Read more »
September 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Set to Relaunch National Airline With Major Ethiopian Investment
A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline. The rebranded Nigeria Air is looking to take off nearly 20 years after its… Read more »
September 24, 2022
West Africa: Air Traffic Controllers Strike Disrupts Flights in West Africa
Flights in and out of airports in a number of countries in West and Central Africa have ground to a halt after air traffic controllers defied a ban and launched a "wildcat strike"… Read more »
September 23, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Slap Gradual Sanctions On Guinea's Junta
West African leaders have agreed to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea-Conakry's military junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule. Read more »
September 22, 2022
West Africa: Guinea Junta Slams ECOWAS Chief's Transition 'Lies'
Guinea's ruling military junta has accused the president of the West African regional bloc Ecowas of "lies" over his call for sanctions on Conakry if it seeks a three-year… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Hits Out At Rwanda Over Alleged Backing of DRC Rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday renewed accusations that Rwanda is fanning rebel groups in his country during an address at the United Nations. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Announces First Death in Latest Outbreak of Ebola
Uganda's health ministry has announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Senegal: First PM Since 2019 to Tackle Cost of Living Crisis
Senegal's new "combat" government will prioritise purchasing power and employment, President Macky Sall said at the weekend after he appointed a new Prime Minister. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Plunged Into Darkness With Whopping Six-Hour Power Cuts
Power cuts in South Africa have intensified with the most industrialised state on the continent having to cut electricity for six hours every day. Anger is mounting over the… Read more »
September 17, 2022
Madagascar: Fears World's Smallest Primate May Have Quietly Gone Extinct
The world's smallest primate, Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, may have gone extinct as large swathes of its forest home are cleared for crops, scientists studying the species in… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Mali: Junta Holds Reconciliation Week to 'Chase Away Demons of Division'
Mali's junta has launched a week-long national reconciliation forum in a bid to bring civil society and political groups together as part of a roadmap towards a return to… Read more »
Niger: Suspected Boko Haram Jihadists Killed By Niger Military
Seven suspected "terrorists" have been reported killed and some 30 alleged accomplices of the Boko Haram jihadist group arrested over the past two weeks in south-eastern Niger. Read more »
September 13, 2022
West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Accuses Mali of Using Its Soldiers As 'Hostages
Tension between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire has flared up again after Bamako demanded that Malian politicians in exile in Côte d'Ivoire be handed over to Malian authorities.… Read more »