Caroline Finnegan
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Sudan
UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Reaching Political Deal In Sudan
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday called out Sudanese factions to reach an agreement to…
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Somalia
Somalia’s President Hassan Mohamud Vows to Continue War On Al-Shabab
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday vowed to continue the war against al-Shabab militants in an address to lawmakers,…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast To Withdraw Troops From UN’s Peace Keeping Force MINUSMA In Mali
The Ivory Coast government has decided to withdraw its troops from the United Nation’s peacekeeping operations in Mali, a move…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Urges Foreigners Not To Cancel Travel Plans On Ebola Fears
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday gave an assurance to foreign visitors that the Ebola outbreak in the country was…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Vows Honest Implementation Of Tigray Truce
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday told parliament that the ceasefire agreement between his government and the Tigrayan forces…
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Somalia
UN Human Rights Chief Decries Steep Rise In Civilian Casualties In Somalia Attacks
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Monday said human rights and humanitarian situation is deteriorating in Somalia due…
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Mali
Britain Government To Withdraw Its Troops From Mali Peacekeeping Mission
The Britain government on Monday announced that it has decided to withdraw its troops from Mali six months earlier than…
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Ghana
Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo Fires Junior Finance Minister Over Corruption Allegations
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday fired Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, over corruption allegations, reported…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Confirms Spread Of Ebola In Country’s Eastern City Of Jinja
Ugandan health ministry on Sunday said a confirmed Ebola case had been reported from the country’s eastern city of Jinja,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EAC Leaders Announce Peace Talks In Nairobi To Stabilize & Calm Eastern DR Congo
East African Community (EAC) leaders on Sunday announced peace talks in a bid to stabilize eastern Democratic Republic of the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Burhan Warns Islamists Against Interfering With Military
Sudanese ruling military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday issued another warning to Islamists and other political factions against…
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Mozambique
UN Appeals For Funding To Tackle Extreme Food Insecurity In Mozambique’s North
The United Nations (UN) on Friday warned Northern Mozambique is facing extreme food shortages and appealed for more funding to…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Warns Of Looming Threat To Disrupt 2023 Elections
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday warned of the threat of intensifying election campaign violence just over three…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Claims 70% Of Tigray Now In Control Of National Army
The Ethiopian government on Friday said that 70 percent of the war-hit northern region of Tigray was now under the…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government To Spend $37 Million On Sending Troops To DR Congo
The Kenyan Parliament on Wednesday approved the deployment of the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops for a new regional force…
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World
French President Macron Officially Announces End Of Anti-jihadist Barkhane Operation
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced the end of the country’s decade-long Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa that supported…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Calls For Massive Influx Of Food, Medicines Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Wednesday called for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia’s war-embattled…
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South Africa
South African President Slams International Funders At COP-27 Summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday criticised international funders for making it difficult for poorer nations to access aid…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Shortens School Term By Two Weeks To Control Ebola Outbreak
Ugandan Education Minister Janet Museveni on Tuesday announced the government has decided to shorten the school term by two weeks…
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Kenya
Kenyan Labor Court Orders Striking Kenyan Airways Pilots To Resume Work
A Kenyan labor court on Tuesday ordered hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways to resume work on Wednesday while…
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Malawi
WHO: Malawi Receives 2.9 Million Cholera Oral Vaccine Doses As Outbreak Spreads
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said Malawi has received 2.9 million…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan Government Accuses DRC Military Fighter Jet Of Violating Country’s Airspace
The Rwandan government on Monday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military of violating the country’s airspace, calling the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Begin New Round Of Talks In Kenya
The Ethiopian government leaders and Tigray regional representatives have begun a new round of talks on Monday in the Kenyan…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Al-Burhan Says Talks On New Sudan Political Framework Ongoing
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Military Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday confirmed that talks on a new political framework…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian PM Kassim Majaliwa Says Death Toll From Sunday’s Plane Crash Rises To 19
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria has jumped to 19,…
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