Abuses by Sahel Security Forces Against Citizens in Burkina Faso Down
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Once commonplace, abuses by state security forces against civilians in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have dropped...
12 Million Children ‘Afraid’ to Go to School, Nigeria’s President Says
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said 12 million children are scared to go to school in the country, where...
Top General Says Takeover in Sudan Was to Avoid Civil War
KHARTOUM, SUDAN / WASHINGTON — Sudanese military chief General Abdel-Fattah Burhan said Tuesday the army's overthrow of the country's transitional government...
UN: More Than 100,000 Somalis Displaced by Fighting in Central Galmudug Region
NAIROBI — United Nations officials say more than 100,000 people are displaced in central Somalia following days of fighting between the...
COP26 Climate Summit: What’s at Stake for Planet Earth?
LONDON — Global pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions are just a fraction of what’s needed to prevent catastrophic global warming,...
US to Review Support for Elite Somali Military Unit
The United States says it will review its support for an elite unit of the Somali National Army following its...
Facebook’s Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — In Gaza and Syria, journalists and activists feel Facebook censors their speech, flagging inoffensive Arabic posts...
International Community Condemns Apparent Military Coup in Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the “immediate” release of Sudan’s detained leaders following an apparent military coup....
US to Reopen Air Borders for Fully Vaccinated Visitors
WASHINGTON — The United States will soon reopen its air borders for foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated with an approved...
Uganda Police Investigate Bus Explosion That Killed 1 Person
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Ugandan police are investigating an explosion on a long-distance bus that killed one person Monday, the second fatal...
IGAD-Sustainable Development Through Blue Economy
(ARTA, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has started the validation process for the national Blue Economy baseline reports of...
Somali drama wins Pan-African film festival grand prize
OUAGADOUGOU, Somalia’s entry “The Gravedigger’s Wife” by Finish-Somali writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed won the prestigious Stallion of Yennenga grand prize...