August 16, 2022
Zimbabwe: Measles Outbreak Leaves More Than 150 Children Dead
Government says 157 children have died as the total number of suspected cases nationwide has doubled in four days. All of those who died had not been vaccinated against measles… Read more »
Ethiopia: Droughts and Flooding - Experts Blame #AfricaClimateCrisis
One part of Ethiopia is facing the worst drought in four decades and another is hit by flooding. Millions of people are at risk as climate change causes too much and too little… Read more »
Kenya: Election Degenerated Into Farce and Acrimony
Kenya's president-elect, William Ruto, has been accused of crimes against humanity and corruption. He's been declared winner in results now mired in controversy. It's a… Read more »
Kenya: Odinga Pledges to Challenge Election Loss
Presidential candidate Raila Odinga said he was looking into means of challenging official results of the Kenyan vote, which show him losing to William Ruto. Several election… Read more »
South Africa: 'I Saw Death. It Was Coming to Me' - 10 Years Since Marikana Massacre
A decade after 34 striking miners were gunned down by police in Marikana, South Africa, most of the victims and their families complain that nobody has been prosecuted, nor have… Read more »
Mali: Militant Group Claims to Have Killed Four Russian Wagner Group Mercenaries
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Mali claimed it has killed four mercenaries from Russia's private military Wagner group in clashes over the weekend. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Mali: France Says Barkhane Mission Troops Fully Withdraw From Mali
The French military on Monday confirmed that its last soldier with the Barkhane anti-terror mission in Mali had left the West African country. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya - A Close Finish to a Historic Race
Kenya's presidential election results came down to a knife-edge, and may be contested. But winner Ruto says "there is no room for vengance." Read more »
Kenya: William Ruto - From 'Hustler' to Kenya's President-Elect
William Samoei Ruto has politically outsmarted veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga to become Kenya's fifth leader since independence. DW digs into his journey from selling… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Sierra Leone: President Accuses Protesters of Insurrection
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday accused protesters who demonstrated earlier this week of attempting to overthrow the government. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Crisis Highlights UN's Shortcomings
After weeks of deadly protests against the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, Mathias Gillmann, the mission's spokesman, has been declared persona non grata in Congolese… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Southern Africa: More Than 150 Vultures Poisoned to Death, Seemingly for 'Muti'
The VulPro conservationist group in South Africa on Friday reported the deaths of more than 150 critically endangered vultures in two separate incidents in South Africa and… Read more »
Rwanda: Blinken's Delicate Mediation Between Rwanda and DR Congo
While in Congo's capital Kinshasa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chose cautionary words to set the tone for the sensitive talks with President Paul Kagame on Thursday in… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Seek to Revive Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Dream
The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) as the trilateral project with a decadeslong history is officially called recently saw a fresh attempt at a revival when representatives from… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Mali: Govt Declares Three Days of Mourning After Attacks Kill Dozens
Authorities in Mali have declared three days of mourning beginning Thursday after a pair of terror attacks killed dozens of soldiers over the weekend. Read more »
Cameroon: HRW - Cameroon Troops Killed At Least 10 People, Others 'Disappeared'
Troops in Cameroon's Northwest Region "summarily killed" at least 10 people amid a crackdown by President Paul Biya against Anglophone separatists earlier this year, Human Rights… Read more »
South Africa: 14 Men Accused of Raping Women at Abandoned Mine
A group of seven self-employed miners in South Africa have been charged with raping eight women at abandoned mine in late July. Seven more men are due to be charged later on… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Sierra Leone: Curfew Imposed After Deadly Protests
Officials in Sierra Leone on Wednesday announced a nationwide curfew amid anti-government protests, during which an unspecified number of people were killed, including two police… Read more »
Chad: 'Historic Agreement' No Guarantee for Peace
After more than five months of talks, 42 rebel groups signed an agreement with the ruling junta in the Qatari capital Doha on Monday. The ceremony was attended by the leader of the… Read more »
Kenya: Provisional Results Show Tight Race Amid Low Turnout
Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election have shown a very tight race between the two main front-runners, Vice President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila… Read more »
Tunisia: Instead of Migrating to EU, Tunisians Build New Lives in Other Parts of Africa
Insaf Boughdiri is happy to participate in Rwanda's monthly Umuganda national holiday, which brings together ordinary citizens to clean streets and tend to public spaces.… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Uneasy Calm in Sierra Leone After Deadly Protests
Shops in the central business district of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown have opened once again on Friday, with state agencies providing services to citizens following deadly… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Kenya: Battered Economy Takes Center Stage As Kenya Votes
Josephine Oguta is preparing traditional greens for one of her customers inside her kiosk in Kibera slum, Kenya's largest informal settlement. She says the cost of basic… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Election 2022 - What You Need to Know
On August 9, Kenyans will not only be electing a new president, but also a new parliament and county governors. Read more »
Chad: Military Government, Rebel Groups Sign Pledge At Qatar Talks
The military government and over 40 rebel groups in Chad signed a pledge in Doha, Qatar on Monday committing to a cease-fire ahead of talks later this month that are planned in… Read more »