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.
Famine declared in S Sudan
South Sudan yesterday declared famine in some parts of the country, with more than three years of war leaving nearly five million
Zimbabwe's Mugabe rules out retirement
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turns 93 on Tuesday, has no plans to give up power, saying he has no
25 civilians killed in DR Congo
Militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo's Nande ethnic group have killed 25 civilians in the country's
Gambia to remain in Int'l Criminal Court
The Gambia's new government has asked the UN to halt the process of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) begun by
Brazil police strike on despite deal
Relatives of police in Brazil blockaded law enforcement stations Saturday in a protest over pay despite an agreement to
Court saves world's largest refugee camp
Kenya's High Court yesterday blocked the government's decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp -- the world's
'Dozens of Kenyan troops' killed in raid on army base
The Islamist group al Shabaab said its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military
Test to humanity
A migrant from Africa has drowned in Venice's Grand Canal as tourists and locals filmed the apparent suicide on
CRISIS IN GAMBIA: Ex-Gambia leader 'plundered' coffers
Gambia's exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered millions of dollars in his final weeks in power leaving state coffers "empty", an
Yahya Jammeh leaves power, flees Gambia
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh flew out Saturday from the country he ruled for 22 years to cede power to President