Africa

Devastating Flash Floods Claim 50 Lives, Displace 700,000 in Somalia In a tragic turn of events, flash flooding in Somalia has claimed the lives of 50 individuals and forced almost 700,000 people from their homes, according to a…

Sudan demands immediate withdrawal of UN peacekeepers Sudan has called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Horn of Africa country. In a letter sent to UN Secretary-General António Guterres,…

Liberians vote in presidential runoff Liberians began voting in the second round of presidential elections on Tuesday morning across the West African country. The presidential runoff is between incumbent President George Weah of the…

Guinea’s ex-dictator, Camara recaptured after jailbreak Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday. He was recaptured hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando,…

Rwanda Declares Visa-Free Travel for Africans In a significant move to promote the free movement of people and boost trade within the African continent, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has announced the elimination of visa requirements…

Uganda captures militia chief accused of murder Uganda said Thursday it has captured the head of a militia squad blamed for the murder of two honeymooning foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month. He was…

AfDB grants Burundi over $13m to tackle climate change impacts The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group had granted funding of $13.15 million to Burundi. The bank, in a statement on its website, said that…

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s military leaders have signed a deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant to increase electricity supplies, BBC reports. “The government of Burkina Faso has…

Sylvia Bongo, wife of Gabon’s deposed president jailed Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who had been under house arrest following the recent coup in late August, has now been incarcerated.…

Niger military rulers order UN official to leave country within 72 hours In a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday, Niger’s post-coup military rulers have demanded that the United Nations coordinator in the West African country leave Niger…