March 19, 2023
Central African Republic: Several Killed in Attack On Chinese Mine
Nine Chinese nationals died when gunmen stormed a mine in the Central African Republic. Rebels suspected of the attack have denied their involvement and blamed Russia's Wagner… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Ethiopia: In Ethiopia's Tigray War, Rape Is Used As a Weapon
Sexual attacks on women and girls have continued since last year's peace deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigray leadership, witnesses told DW. Read more »
Kenya: Dollar Shortage Hits Motorists and Traders in Kenya
Kenya's economy is grappling with a shortage of foreign exchange reserves. As consumers feel the pain, bigger structural problems remain, and experts say relief might not come any… Read more »
West Africa: U.S. Announces Aid for Sahel Amid Russia Expansion
Niger, one of the world's poorest nations, has resisted a recent spate of coups and inroads by Russian mercenaries seen in neighboring countries and is set to benefit from millions… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Libya: Rebel Military Group Claims Tons of Missing Uranium Recovered
The IAEA had said the missing uranium "may present a radiological risk." The self-declared Eastern Libyan Army said it was recovered near the Chadian border. Read more »
Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy - Over 300 Dead in Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar
Hundreds of people have been killed as tropical cyclone Freddy continues its trail of destruction. Read more »
Senegal: Supporters of Opposition Leader Protest Trial
Supporters say charges against Ousmane Sonko are the latest attempt by the government to curb his political ambitions, including his likely 2024 presidential bid. Read more »
Libya: UN Nuclear Watchdog Warns Tons of Uranium Missing in Libya
The IAEA has said tons of missing uranium "may present a radiological risk" and added that it has no idea who took it. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Dilemma - Generate Oil Wealth or Combat Climate Change?
The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world's largest peat bog. And that could spell… Read more »
Rwanda: Explaining the West's Love Affair With Rwanda
Enforced disappearances, no political opposition and a longtime president who tolerates no dissent. So why are Western democracies so bent on doing business with Rwanda? Read more »
March 13, 2023
East Africa: Tigray - Evidence of a Massacre By Eritrean Soldiers
Eritrean soldiers allegedly massacred at least 300 people near Adwa just days before the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces signed a peace deal. A survivor in the village of… Read more »
March 11, 2023
Africa: Call for Vaccine Equity So Covid 'Mistakes' Are Not Repeated
More than 130 leaders are urging western countries in particular to do more to ensure vaccines can be distributed globally. Both now, with an end to COVID "within our grasp," and… Read more »
Tunisia: Saied to Restore Diplomatic Relations With Syria
Tunisia severed ties with Syria during the Arab Spring to protest the Assad government's brutal crackdown against the opposition. President Kais Saied has now vowed to reverse this… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Seeks to Block UN Probe Into Tigray Massacres
As Ethiopian courts support a motion to cut short a United Nations-mandated inquiry into atrocities committed during the Tigray war, observers fear the move could widen the divide… Read more »
Tunisia: Migrants Flee Tunisia After President's 'Racist Hate Speech'
Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans are heading back to their homelands amid a spike in vigilante violence -- including the stabbings of African migrants. Despite their ordeal, they… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Dead in Suspected ADF Attack
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants, an insurgent group with ties to the "Islamic State," have killed at least 36 people in an overnight attack in eastern Congo. Read more »
Zambia: Zambia Beefs up Its Borders to Tackle Illegal Migration
Zambia has become a major transit point for human traffickers who often smuggle people into the country enroute to South Africa. The government said tighter borders would be key in… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Africa: How Can Germany's Feminist Policies Benefit Africa?
Germany wants to empower women and girls worldwide with new feminist foreign and development policy strategies. The need in Africa is great, but major discussions loom. Read more »
South Africa: Spike in Gun Crime Angers Citizens
South Africa's police service is coming under intense criticism for allegedly doing little to tackle the country's rampant gun violence. But the police say that they are taking… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Mauritania: Mauritania - Four Jihadists Escape After Jail Break
Authorities are searching for a group of "terrorists" who escaped prison. Mauritania has largely been unscathed by the Islamist terrorism that has affected its neighbors in the… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: EU to Set Up Air Bridge to Fly Aid to DR Congo
The European Union says it will soon deliver aid to people in need in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-stricken North Kivu province. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Power Says Electricity Restored to Parts of Country
The blackout is just the latest in a country familiar with the struggle to keep the lights on. Read more »
Tunisia: Unionists Rally Against President Saied
In one of the biggest protests against President Kais Saied the UGTT labor union urged him to accept "dialogue." The union also slammed the president's "violent discourse." Read more »
March 03, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Women Held Ransom in Middle East
A civil rights group in Malawi has launched a crowdfunding campaign for women and girls stranded in Oman who had travelled to the country for job opportunities. Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Bans Upcoming Opposition Protest
The National Salvation Front had planned to protest the recent arrests of critics of President Kais Saied. Tunisia's national trade union federation also has its own demonstration… Read more »