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.
Bus in Haiti flees accident, kills 38
A bus speeding away from a hit-and-run accident plowed into dozens of street musicians in northern Haiti on Sunday, killing 38 people,
Car bomb kills 13 in Somali capital: report
A car bomb near a hotel on a busy street in the Somali capital killed at least 13 people yesterday, police and the emergency medical
Which child to feed?
Somali mothers are facing an agonising choice over how to divide their shrinking food supply among hungry
110 dead in last 48 hours: PM
Some 110 people have died in southern Somalia in the last two days from famine and diarrhoea resulting from a
Mugabe turns 93
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe yesterday celebrated his 93rd birthday with a lavish party attended by thousands of loyalists
South African police disperse protesters
South African police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters in Pretoria
South Africa struggles to quell violence
The South African government yesterday called for calm after a wave of xenophobic violence in which dozens of shops and houses owned
New Somali prime minister named
Hassan Ali Kheyre, a former aid worker and oil executive, was named prime minister of Somalia yesterday by the country's new President
S African court slaps down bid to leave ICC
A South African court yesterday ordered the government to withdraw its "unconstitutional" bid to pull out of the International Criminal
1.4m children face famine in four countries: Unicef
Nearly 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk" of death in famines in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the UN children's