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.
Fears grow for 600 missing
Concerns shifted yesterday to the estimated 600 people still missing and thousands made homeless in Sierra Leone by deadly floods
27 killed in Nigeria suicide bombing
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in northeast Nigeria, two local officials say, in an attack bearing the hallmark of Boko Haram militants.
Grace Mugabe turns self in to S Africa police
Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe handed herself over to South African police and was due in court yesterday, officials said, after
270 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide
Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the mayor says.
2 wounded as gunmen attack UN base in Mali
Gunmen attacked a UN base in central Mali yesterday, wounding a UN peacekeeper and a Malian soldier. "The suspected jihadists fired on
Hunger crisis grips Congo
Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo has soared in the last year, leaving 7.7 million people in urgent need of food aid and
Kenya's defiant Odinga vows not to back down
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday vowed not to back down over an election he claims was stolen from
11 killed as 'riots' flare
Kenyan police killed at least 11 people in a crackdown on protests as anger at the re-election of President Uhuru
Declare Odinga president
Kenya's main opposition coalition yesterday demanded that its candidate Raila Odinga be declared president,
Zimbabwe plans $1b 'Mugabe University'
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe yesterday announced that it plans to build a $1 billion university to honour Robert Mugabe,