West-Africa
Russia’s Africa Corps Activities and Role in Mali Explained
More than 100 fuel tankers were destroyed in the first months of a blockade of Bamako declared roughly a year ago by…
Topic
Economy
East-Africa
Mutharika’s South Africa Trips Fuel Health Rumours Across Malawi
President Peter Mutharika’s frequent and unexplained journeys to South Africa have intensified questions about his health, as opposition leaders press for evidence…
West-Africa
Human Rights Watch Says U.S. Exploits Migrants Through Deportations to Africa
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the U.S. of breaching international law by deporting migrants to African countries with which they have…
East-Africa
MSF Expands Migrant Aid as Thousands More Leave South Africa
Thousands of migrants have departed South Africa after targeted attacks and mounting pressure from anti-migrant groups calling for undocumented migrants to leave.…
East-Africa
Zambia Set to Sign Revised Health Deal With United States
Zambia is poised to sign a five-year, U.S.$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States after reaching a resolution over the…
West-Africa
Nigeria Warns UN Cash Crisis Must Not Harm Developing Countries
Nigeria has urged the United Nations not to allow its ongoing liquidity crisis to weaken human rights assistance for developing and conflict-affected…
Central-Africa
Illicit Drug Trade Turns Streets Into Pharmacies Across Central Africa
More than 250 tons of medical products were confiscated in Central Africa over six years, according to a new UN report highlighting…
West-Africa
Nigeria Opposes Ex-Minister’s Attempt to Cite UK Acquittal in Asset Case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is urging a Nigerian court to dismiss Diezani Alison-Madueke’s bid to use her acquittal in the…
Southern-Africa
Namibia Takes Steps to Contain Outbreak After EU Suspends Meat Imports
Namibia is moving to contain a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the //Kharas Region after President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah warned that the spread could…
Southern-Africa
Anti-Migrant Vigilantes Disrupt South Africa’s Reopening of Asylum Applications
Tension erupted at the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Durban when about 15 anti-immigrant demonstrators confronted asylum seekers waiting in line.…
West-Africa
Mali Army Retakes Kidal With Support From Russia
Mali’s army, supported by Russian paramilitary forces, has regained control of the northern town of Kidal after Tuareg separatists declared a “strategic…
