Google to Invest $1 Billion in Africa Over Five Years
Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent’s digital…
Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Tanzanian Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah
This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah for his body of work detailing the refugee experience and how colonialism shaped African culture. At…
Ash From Latest Eruption Shuts Down Airport in Canary Islands
Spain’s airport authority for the Canary Islands shut down the airport on the island of La Palma again Thursday because of accumulating ash from a volcano that has been erupting…
NATO Studying ‘Options’ to Bolster Africa Anti-Jihadi Force, UN Says
NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel Joint Force in the troubled three-borders region of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a surge in jihadis…
Hundreds in Burkina Faso, Including Minors, Await Trial on Terrorism Charges
In Burkina Faso, at least 400 people have been awaiting trial on terrorism charges for years, including several minors. Houretou Sidibé says three relatives, including her son, have been held…
Experts: Rebuilding Lake Chad Basin Key to Staving Off Militant Resurgence
Officials from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria have agreed to work together to reconstruct the Lake Chad Basin. The region has been a hotbed of insecurity due to attacks from…
WHO Backs Malaria Vaccinations for African Children
The World Health Organization recommended Wednesday that children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions on the continent with moderate-to-high malaria transmission receive a malaria vaccine. The vaccine, known as Mosquirix,…
Pentagon Warns Against Deal Bringing Russian Mercenaries to Mali
Add U.S. military officials to the crescendo of voices warning Mali’s interim government against brokering any deal to use mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help with security and counterterrorism.…
South Sudan Lawmaker Demands Press Curb Reporting on Parliament
South Sudan media rights groups condemned comments by a key parliament member who said that news organizations could have their licenses revoked if they report on parliamentary expenditures — including…
UNICEF: Mozambique Insurgents Recruiting Children to Fight in Cabo Delgado
The U.N. Children’s Fund reports that Islamist insurgents are recruiting young children to fight in northern Mozambique’s volatile, oil-rich province of Cabo Delgado. UNICEF says it has received numerous reports…