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.
African elephants 'suffer worst decline in 25 yrs'
Africa's elephant population has suffered its worst drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said yesterday, blaming the plummeting numbers on poaching.
Brazil SC okays Temer probe
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has authorized opening preliminary investigations into allegations that President
Family releases shocking video
The wife of the African American man whose death has triggered days of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina has
Shabaab militants storm Kenya police post
Islamist gunmen launched an overnight attack on a police camp in Kenya's north-east, close to the Somali border, police and militants
Brazil's Lula to stand trial for corruption
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial for corruption, a judge ruled Tuesday, after
MINNESOTA ATTACKER WAS HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENT
Dahir Ahmed Adan, the Somali American named as the perpetrator of the weekend stabbing rampage in Minnesota,
Somali general killed in suicide attack
A top Somalia general known for fighting the jihadist Shabaab group, was killed yesterday when a suicide bomber
Central Africa militia kills at least 20
Mainly-Muslim militia fighters in the Central African Republic have killed at least 20 people and wounded several more
Tutu readmitted to hospital: family
South African retired archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, 84, was readmitted to hospital yesterday in
38 Boko fighters killed in Niger
Thirty-eight Boko Haram Islamist fighters have been killed during military search operations carried out by Niger and