Host Cameroon Reports Cholera Ahead of African Soccer Tournament
Health workers in Cameroon are fighting a cholera outbreak that claimed 13 lives this week in two major cities of the central African state. The outbreak, which has affected several…
After Year of Fighting, Tigrayan Forces Say They Are Advancing on Addis Ababa
Ethiopia Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of brutal fighting between government forces and regional Amhara militiamen aligned with Eritrean forces against rebels in the northern Tigray region. Now, Tigrayan forces…
Facebook Removes Ethiopian PM’s Post for Inciting Violence
Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the…
Cycling Race Traverses Conflict-Stricken Burkina Faso
The Tour du Faso, a 10-day bicycle race through the conflict-stricken West African country of Burkina Faso, began in the southern city of Banfora on October 29. One Burkinabe rider…
Diplomatic Dispute Between Algeria and Morocco Prompts Energy Crisis in Spain
Spain faces a fresh energy crisis after Algeria shut off supplies of natural gas through one of the two pipelines linking Spain with the North African state. Like many other…
COP26: African Leaders Call on Rich Nations to Meet $100 Billion Pledge
African nations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, have criticized rich countries for failing to meet their promise of giving billions of dollars to help them cope with…
State Department Recap: October 28-November 3
Here’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Ethiopia The U.S. State Department raised the travel advisory for…
Death Toll Rises to 15 in Lagos Building Collapse
Rescue workers in Lagos, Nigeria, continued efforts Tuesday to extricate survivors and recover bodies after the Monday collapse of a 21-story apartment building that was under construction. “We have recovered…
WFP: Madagascar May Be Suffering World’s First Climate-Induced Famine
The World Food Program reports successive years of extreme weather events have plunged thousands of people in Madagascar into what WFP officials say is the world’s first climate-induced famine. Five…
US Suspends Ethiopia’s Duty-Free Access Over Tigray Violations
Citing “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights,” the United States on Tuesday said it suspended Ethiopia’s duty-free access to the U.S. market. Mali and Guinea will also lose access…