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.
Shekau fumes as IS appoints new chief
The disputed leader of Boko Haram has said he is still in charge of Nigeria's militant Islamist group despite a statement by so-called Islamic State that he had been replaced.
Burundi rejects UN police deployment
Burundi's government has rejected the deployment of 228 UN police to the troubled African nation, saying a French-
Car bombs, assault on police base kill 6
Six people were killed in a gun and car-bomb assault on a police building in the centre of the Somali capital that also left seven
Brazil's ex-leader Lula charged in graft probe
Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, Brazil's hugely popular former president, has been ordered to stand on trial on charges that
Elephant poaching in Africa down
The illegal killing of African elephants for their ivory seems to have fallen from record peaks but poaching of the animal is still
'Suicide bomber was ex-Somali MP'
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near
Brazil arrests group planning terror acts
Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the upcoming
10 soldiers killed as gunmen attack Mali army base
Gunmen kill at least 10 soldiers and wound 38 in an attack on an army camp in central Mali, authorities say, and a movement within the Peul ethnic group claims responsibility.
South Sudan VP leaves Juba, says not seeking war
South Sudan's vice president has withdrawn with his troops to outside of Juba but is not planning for war, his spokesman said on
Ceasefire holding in S Sudan
A fragile ceasefire appeared to be holding in South Sudan's capital Juba after four days of gun battles that have left