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.
Ex-Burkina PM charged with protester's murder
Luc Adolphe Tiao, the last prime minister of former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaore, has been detained and
Islamists' attack kills 7 troops in Somali town
Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya's border, killing at least seven
Niger, Chad armies kill 38 Boko Haram fighters
Soldiers from Niger and Chad have killed 38 Boko Haram fighters during operations that followed attacks by the Nigerian Islamist group on two border towns in southeastern Niger earlier this week, according to Niger's army.
Rousseff's impeachment trial opens
The impeachment trial of Brazil's first woman president, Dilma Rousseff, got underway yesterday with high
Boko Haram leader wounded in Nigeria
Nigeria's military yesterday claimed to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau and killed
Ex-S Sudan VP Machar 'safe' in DR Congo
South Sudan's former rebel leader and ex-vice president Riek Machar has escaped to the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo
Former slave to run for South Sudan in Olympic marathon
South Sudanese Olympic athlete Guor Marial may not be a hot medal tip for Sunday's marathon, but the former slave's road to Rio is one of the most astonishing stories of the games.
Rio police kill three in raid on favela
Rio police on Tuesday said they killed three alleged gunmen in a raid on a favela dominated by drug traffickers where
2 ‘Bangladeshis’ escape Mozambique rebel attack
Two persons, said to be Bangladeshis, narrowly escape an attack by Renamo rebels in Mozambique, in which, police say, six of its citizens were killed.
S African woman jailed for baby kidnap
A South African court yesterday jailed a woman for 10 years for kidnapping a newborn baby and raising her as her own, before an