AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, continued a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23. Townsend expressed the command’s readiness to…
IAEA Joins Other UN Agencies at General Assembly Side Event to Discuss COVID-19 Response and Explore Approaches to Strengthen Health Systems
Speaking at a panel discussion hosted by Devex on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 14 September, IAEA representative Luis Longoria, Director of the Division for…
Researchers Detect Malaria Resistant to Key Drug in Africa
Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimately be rendered useless without…
Malians March Against ‘Foreign Meddling’ on Independence Day
An estimated 3,000 Malians marched Wednesday through the streets of Bamako on the country’s day of independence from France. Protesters, many of whom were against what they perceive as “foreign…
Report: Drugmakers Fall Short on Offering COVID Vaccines to Poorer Nations
Amnesty International is accusing the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies of creating an “unprecedented human rights crisis” by failing to provide enough COVID-19 vaccines for the world’s poorest nations. In a…
Rights Groups Condemn Rwandan Court Conviction of Paul Rusesabagina
Rights groups in Africa have condemned the Rwandan High Court’s sentencing of Paul Rusesabagina, made famous in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, to 25 years in prison. The court on Monday…
HRW: Kenya Has Failed to Protect Women, Girls From Abuse During Pandemic
A prominent human rights group has accused Kenya’s government of failing to adopt preventive measures to protect women and girls during pandemic lockdowns and curfews. Human Rights Watch says the…
Nine Chad Villagers Killed in Jihadist Assault
Nine people have died in an attack on a village in the Lake Chad area that is plagued by violence led by jihadist groups, a local governor and an NGO…
US: Ethiopia, Tigray Actors Can Avoid Sanctions by Ending Conflict
The U.S. government is urging the Ethiopian government, rebel group Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and other warring factions to end the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and allow humanitarian…
Rebel Attacks Kill 15 Soldiers in Troubled Cameroon
About 15 soldiers and several civilians have died in two attacks in English-speaking western areas of Cameroon in the grip of a breakaway campaign, the Defense Ministry said Monday. Heavily…