Africa Unused
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.
Grandparents have right to see their grandchildren
Grandparents have a legal right to see their grandchildren, the EU's top court ruled yesterday, meaning divorced parents cannot deny
20 killed in suspected jihadist attack in Mali
Around 20 people including civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, sources
Suicide blasts kill three in NE Nigeria
Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday.
50 dead in Congo boat accident
Fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said yesterday.
Baby's birth breaks rule on remote island
She's a born rebel: a remote Brazilian island welcomed its first baby in 12 years after a local woman broke the rule against giving birth
Black box found of crashed Cuba plane
A black box from a Boeing passenger jet that crashed in Cuba, killing 110 people and wounding three others, has been found and is in
High alert as DR Congo toll rises
The Democratic Republic of Congo joined with world agencies and neighbouring countries yesterday in boosting the response to an Ebola outbreak in the sprawling country's northwest, as the toll mounted.
Armed group kills 26 ahead of Burundi vote
An armed group has killed 26 people in northwest Burundi, the security minister said yesterday, days ahead of a constitutional
Hundreds killed in E Africa
Weeks of torrential rain after a long drought have turned from blessing to curse in East Africa, killing hundreds of people and displacing hundreds of thousands of others.
More than 60 killed in NE Nigeria blasts
Suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a twin attack bearing the