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.
Fresh attack leaves 13 Niger soldiers dead
Thirteen paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger's restive southwest, just weeks after a deadly
Somalia truck bomb toll jumps to 358
Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, has now killed 358 people with 228 more
Boko Haram kills 3 soldiers in Nigeria
At least three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security and civilian
Kenya election chief casts doubt on fair poll
Kenya's polls chief yesterday cast doubt on his organisation's ability to hold a credible vote next week, pointing to internal divisions
29 killed in central Nigeria violence
At least 29 people were killed in a new flare-up of violence in central Nigeria targeting people sheltered in a primary school, prompting
Zuma fires critic in S Africa reshuffle
South African President Jacob Zuma sacked a vocal critic from his cabinet yesterday. In his second reshuffle this year, Zuma dropped
Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300
More than 300 people died after twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said yesterday, as locals packed hospitals in search of
Kenya bans protests in central Nairobi
Kenyan authorities banned protests in central Nairobi and other hotspots as they tried to keep a lid on mounting political turmoil in the
Truth prevails, 46 years on
An anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody 46 years ago did not commit suicide but was murdered by officers, a South
Nigeria begins Boko Haram mass trials
Nigeria on Monday began its first major trials of Boko Haram suspects, with a promise to "prosecute and not to