Africa

Crimes have been committed since November 2020 during the conflict between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray forces where around 6 million people are deprived of basic services in Tigray, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council . Experts denounce in this document, the restrictions on access to …

African Union chairperson, Macky Sall called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe in his address to the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. The Southern African country has faced deep economic crises over the past few years with periods of hyperinflation – but there’s little evidence to suggest …

The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a note of clarification after President-elect William Ruto tweeted about Kenya’s position on the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ note aims to reassure Kenya’s partners, the UN and the African Union in the …

Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held an …

Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed Oulimata Sarr as head of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, replacing Amadou Hott, a first in this country. The former regional director of UN Women for West and Central Africa is placed at the head of such a strategic portfolio, against the …

Ousmane Sonko, mayor of the city of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal, called on African peoples to stick together behind Mali in its standoff against France. The main opponent of President Macky Sall said all Africans must give their support today to the Malian People who have shown France and the …

Airstrikes targeting terrorist groups reportedly landed on two houses housing three women and seven children on Wednesday, September 14, according to local sources. The incident occurred in the Oudalan region in the far north of the country as part of a new anti-terrorist operation in this border province with Mali …

The death penalty has been abolished in Equatorial Guinea, according to a new criminal code signed by President Teodoro Obiang, state media has reported. The last execution in the country took place eight years ago. Mr Obiang’s son, Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, described the decision as “historical and memorable,” …

Nearly 27 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are acutely food insecure, according to Bruno Lemarquis, UN representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Armed conflicts, particularly in the east of the country, population displacements due to violence, and poverty are among the causes of this situation. “Out …

Polish President Andrzej Duda has warned African nations to be wary of what he called Russia’s imperial policy towards the continent. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Duda said Russia’s growing influence in Africa in the areas of security and energy was a “new attempt at colonization”. He claimed …