East-Africa
Eritrea urges UN intervention in standoff with Ethiopia
Members of Ethiopia’s pro-government Tigray Peace Force (TPF) patrol after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) army withdrew from Mekelle, the regional…
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Somalia
UN urges halt to Baidoa fighting as famine, displacement and flood risks worsen
Mogadishu (AX) — Renewed fighting in Baidoa is deepening Somalia’s humanitarian emergency, prompting the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to…
Somalia
Somali Parliament Deducts Salaries From Lawmakers Absent During Parliamentary Sessions
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Lower House has cut the pay of an unspecified number of lawmakers who missed recent parliamentary sessions without…
North-Africa
Sudan’s Bashir Transferred to Khartoum
Sudan’s ousted president, Omar al-Bashir, has been transferred to a military-run hospital in Khartoum and may need treatment abroad, his lawyer said…
North-Africa
Egypt’s Sisi Calls for Peaceful Solutions
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called on African nations to resolve conflicts through peaceful means, reinforce state institutions and uphold national…
Somalia
Somalia Launches First National Mental Health Policy to Expand Care and Tackle Stigma
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has introduced its first national mental health policy, setting out a five-year plan to expand access to care,…
West-Africa
Ebola drug trial launches in Congo amid outbreak
More than 250 people have joined a clinical trial in Congo testing an experimental drug intended to prevent Ebola infection — a…
North-Africa
Egypt’s el-Sissi Calls for Peaceful Solutions
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called on African nations Saturday to pursue peaceful solutions to conflicts, reinforce state institutions and uphold national sovereignty,…
East-Africa
Ethiopia’s Government Forces Push Back TPLF in Bid to Retake Territory
Government-aligned forces entered Mekelle on Sunday after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it had withdrawn from the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray…
North-Africa
Libya’s Parliament Speaker Ousted After 12 Years in Office
Libya’s parliament on Tuesday ousted its longtime speaker after 12 years in office, removing a prominent ally of eastern military commander Khalifa…
North-Africa
RSF strikes kill four in southeastern Sudan as al-Burhan vows
At least four civilians were killed and dozens wounded when drones operated by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck civilian locations…
