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.
IS shows purported executions of Ethiopia Christians in Libya
The Islamic State jihadist group has released a video purportedly showing the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
10 killed in Somalia militant attack
Al-Shabab militants attacks a government complex in a busy area of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people.
Nigeria votes for local bodies, governors
Nigerians were voting yesterday to choose new state governors and local assemblies, with the main opposition party tipped to build on
Statue row blots Mandela's vision for SA
South Africa's University of Cape Town removed a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes yesterday, a symbolic step that exposes
Kenya unites in sorrow
Kenyans prayed for unity yesterday at the start of three days of national mourning for the 148 people murdered in a university
Boko Haram kill four in Nigeria village raid
At least four people were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters raided a local market in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of
Africa leaders to hold Boko Haram summit
Leaders of central and west African states will hold a summit on April 8 to try to draw up a joint strategy against the threat posed by
Kenya mourns Garissa attack dead
Kenya has begun three days of mourning following the massacre of over 100 students by militant group al-Shabab.
Explosion in Mali capital Bamako kills one
An explosion at a house in the Malian capital Bamako has killed a security guard and injured at least two other people, officials said
Zimbabwe ruling party expels Mujuru
A former vice president of Zimbabwe, Joyce Mujuru, has been expelled from the ruling party, Zanu-PF. The party said she had plotted to