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UN rights chief deplores abuse reports in Ethiopia's Tigray
The U.N. rights chief said on Monday she was "deeply disturbed" by reports of continued violations including executions in Ethiopia's Tigray region, and added that a long-awaited joint investigation should be ready by August.
Ghana plants 5 million trees in single day to combat deforestation
Ghana aimed to plant at least 5 million trees in a single day on Friday to help regrow the country's lost forests and curb the impacts of climate change, the president said.
‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
Nigeria suspended Twitter days after president's post removed
Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
African Union suspends Mali after military coup and threatens sanctions
The African Union has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Mali president and prime minister freed by military after resigning
Mali's ousted interim president and prime minister have been freed after they were detained by the military and later resigned, an aide to the vice president said on Thursday.
Suspected ADF militants kill 22 with knives, machetes in eastern Congo
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants killed at least 22 civilians with knives and machetes in an overnight raid on villages near the town of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Wednesday.
Mali's president and prime minister resign following military takeover
Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned on Wednesday, two days after they were arrested by the military, an aide to the vice president said.
Sudan's Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country's biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declares a one-year state of emergency and calls on parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to seek another term in a 2020 presidential election.
Nigeria delays vote at the last minute
Nigerians hoping to cast their ballots in elections set for yesterday were instead turned away from polling stations after the electoral
Dozens feared dead in Niger boat tragedy
Forty-three people, most of them from Benin, are missing after an overloaded boat sank in the Niger River, a local official said yesterday.
23 miners feared dead in flood
At least 23 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe yesterday after water flooded two disused shafts in a mining town 145
Several dead in rally stampede in Nigeria ahead of election
Several people are killed when a stampede erupted at a campaign rally of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari days ahead of general elections, his office says.
Outcry over Uganda plan to draw tourists with 'curvy women'
Female Ugandan activists yesterday slammed a government campaign to use "curvy women" as a tourism "product", which has sparked a furore in the east African nation.
Nigerian vice president safe after helicopter crash lands: spokesman
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was safe after his helicopter crash landed in the north central state of Kogi, his spokesman says.
31 killed after migrant boats sink off Djibouti
The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti has risen to 31, the UN migration agency said yesterday, with scores still feared missing.
US air raid kills 52 Somali Islamists
United States military forces carried out an airstrike Saturday against Islamist group al-Shabaab, killing 52 militants, according to a
Eight killed in Mali
Gunmen yesterday killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack on one of their bases in northern Mali, multiple sources reported.