June 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Anti-Rwanda Protesters in DRC Denounce Alleged Support for M23 Rebels
Hundreds of people took to the streets in two cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week to protest neighbouring Rwanda's alleged meddling in the country's affairs. Read more »
June 02, 2022
Tunisia: President Purges 57 Judges, Tightening Grip On Judiciary
Tunisia's President has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political system… Read more »
Africa: AU Chair Macky Sall Heads to Russia for Talks With Putin Over Food Security
The head of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall, is scheduled to speak with President Vladimir Putin in the south-western Russian city of Sochi in a bid to offset… Read more »
Africa: NGO Warns World's 'Most Neglected' Refugee Crises Are All in Africa
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the world is paying too little attention to a profusion of mass displacements of people across Africa, who risk death by starvation and… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Guinea: Military Junta Dismisses UN Calls to End Ban On Protests
The ruling junta in Guinea-Conakry has rejected a call from the United Nations to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting protests should only be allowed during the… Read more »
Libya: EU Court Rejects Alleged Wagner Group Financer's Appeal Against Libya Sanctions
A top EU court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, alleged financier of the Wagner mercenary group, to overturn sanctions imposed over the… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Mali: Report Details Civilian Abuses and Deaths Quadrupled in Last Three Months of 2021 - UN
A United Nations report out on Monday noted a fourfold rise in civilian deaths and human rights abuses in late 2021 by all actors in the conflict, including jihadists, militias,… Read more »
East Africa: Protest Against Rwanda in Kinshasa Draws Hundreds
A recent upswing in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebel group M23 brought out hundreds on the streets of Kinshasa, the capital, on Monday. The protesters… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Halts RwandAir Over Alleged Support for Rebel Group
The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended RwandAir flights and summoned Rwanda's ambassador in response to what it says is Kigali's support for the M23 rebel group's offensive… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Kenya: Saving Lives in Nairobi By Vaccinating Dogs Against Rabies
Veterinarians in Kenya are promoting rabies vaccinations for dogs in an effort to eradicate the disease in Nairobi, the capital, and to stave off the threat of the virus spreading… Read more »
May 29, 2022
Sudan: 'Neglected' Nile Fishermen Tell of Struggle With Depleted Fish Stocks
Sudanese fishermen on the Nile, who have seen their fish stocks plummet as a result of both climate change and government-made dams, say their industry is being neglected - with… Read more »
May 28, 2022
Sudan: Women's Activist Amira Osman Hamed Wins Human Rights Prize
Sudanese activist and engineer Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. She was first charged in 2002 for daring to wear trousers,… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Halts Rwandair, Summons Ambassador
The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended RwandAir flights and summoned Rwanda's ambassador in response to what it says is Kigali's support for the M23 rebel group's offensive… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: AU Leaders Seek Home-Grown Solutions for Continent's 'Alarming' Humanitarian Situation
African Union leaders are meeting in Equatorial Guinea for two summits as the continent contends with humanitarian crises, terrorism and military coups. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Senegal: Eleven Newborn Babies Killed in Senegal Hospital Fire
Eleven infants have died in a hospital fire in Senegal, where great disparities exist between public health services in urban and rural areas. The tragedy was one of several… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Africa: Despite Climate Stress, Africa Is in 'Unique' Position to Fight Global Warming - Report
With six months to go before Egypt hosts the Cop27 climate conference, campaigners in Africa and elsewhere are looking to put the continent that is most vulnerable to climate… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Malawi: Attorney General Investigating Former Diplomats for Allegedly Selling State Properties
The Malawi government is investigating some of its former diplomats who served the country's embassies in Namibia, South Africa and the United Kingdom for allegedly selling state… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: 'Made in Cote d'Ivoire' Chocolatier Puts Women At Centre of His Cocoa Revolution
Cote d'Ivoire's premium chocolate maker Axel Emmanuel Gbaou saw a major problem in the country's cocoa industry - the farmers live in poverty, their wives were not involved and so… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Africa: Desertification Summit Ends With Promises to Restore a Billion Hectares of Land
The COP15 summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, which was focused on desertification and its impacts, closed with commitments by 196 countries to restore one billion hectares of… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Libya: France Urges Rival Parties in Libya to Find Political Solution to End Violence
Paris says all parties in Libya must work together to end the cycle of violence that has divided the country and decimated the economy. Read more »
May 19, 2022
West Africa: At COP15, 'Great Green Wall' Still Touted As the Sahel's Desertification Solution
Lack of communication, funds, and coordination are among the greatest challenges the Great Green Wall Initiative has encountered, 15 years after its launch by the African Union to… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Libya: Rival Factions Clash in Tripoli as PM Bashagha Forced to Flee
Clashes have reportedly erupted in Libya's capital, Tripoli as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take over the government there. However, he was… Read more »
Africa: Securing Land Rights Is Crucial to Land Restoration in Africa - COP15
Human rights-based land governance on the African continent is the best way to rehabilitate land and prevent its degradation.This according to a number of groups presenting at the… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Burkina Faso: Dozens Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attacks Across the Country
Around 40 people, many of them civilian volunteers with the army, have reportedly been killed in a series of suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso over the weekend. Read more »
West Africa: Junta Withdraws From G5 Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force
Mali's military junta has announced that it will quit the West African G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group. Read more »