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.
New leader of S Africa's ANC calls for unity
The new leader of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday called for unity as
14 dead in South Africa train crash
A passenger train smashed into a truck at a level crossing in South Africa yesterday, killing at least 14 people, injuring 180 and throwing
Al Shabaab kills five Kenyan policemen
Five Kenyan policemen were killed in an attack on their vehicle in the northeast county of Mandera near the border with
Blast kills 14 in Nigeria mosque
Fourteen worshippers were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque on Nigeria's border with
Boko Haram claims credit
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video message yesterday claiming a series of attacks in northeast
36 dead in central Kenya bus crash
Thirty-six people were killed and 11 injured early yesterday morning in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry on a road in
Zimbabwe ex-army chief sworn in as VP
Zimbabwe's former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule was yesterday sworn in
RFI reporter released from jail in Cameroon
A Cameroonian reporter with Radio France International, Ahmed Abba, was Friday released from jail after 29 months in detention, his
South Africa's ANC wrestles to elect new party leader
Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ruling ANC party yesterday prepared to elect their next leader in a vote
Inter-clan fighting kills 170 in S Sudan
The death toll from inter-clan fighting in South Sudan's Great Lakes region last week has reached at least 170, officials