Category: Key Issues

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a criminal investigation after a revelation that he failed to report the theft

African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups.Leaders called fo…

Somali lawmakers have set May 15th as the date they will select the country’s next president.The presidential election committee, which includes 17 members from both houses of parliament, met in Mogadishu on Thursday and agreed on the date for the elec…

Despite Ethiopia’s declared humanitarian cease-fire with Tigrayan rebels, aid groups said they are struggling to get food and medicine to those in need. Even outside the worst affected areas in Tigray, which are off limits to reporters, providing aid i…

Across Africa, laws and customs respecting the media vary considerably. As the world marks World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, here’s a look at the brightest and darkest situations for the continent’s news media.On the positive side is the southwest Af…

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, at the start of a two-day visit to Nigeria, is in northeast Borno state, where the country has been struggling in its fight against Islamist militants.The United Nations information center in Nigeria said the Se…

Like dozens of other Sudanese who were members of resistance committees, Mohammed Mustafa has been held in Soba prison for more than a month without being charged with an offense.The 19-year-old’s mother, Zahra Abduwahab, said she could not celebrate t…

NAIROBI, East African Community Heads of State have directed all armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to participate unconditionally in the political process to resolve their grievances.The proposed mechanism is aimed at facilitating …