Pan African Film Festival Begins in Burkina Faso
The Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou returns to Burkina Faso this weekend after being canceled last year due to the...
General Assembly Elects 18 Member States to Human Rights Council, Authorizes Dates of Conference for Establishing Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Middle East
Speakers Pay Tribute to Former President of Algeria, Twenty‑Ninth Assembly Session The General Assembly today elected 18 Member States to the...
Ten Villagers Killed in Mosque Attack in Western Niger
Suspected jihadis killed 10 villagers in an attack on a mosque earlier this week in western Niger's Tillaberi region, local...
Police Shoot, Kill Pro-Democracy Protester in Eswatini
Police shot a protester to death Wednesday in Eswatini, the latest casualty in months of demonstrations that have left more...
VOA Interview: US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield returned to public service earlier this year when President Joe Biden nominated her to be the representative...
Medical Aid Groups Welcome Plans by Moderna to Build Plant in Africa
NAIROBI — Medical aid groups are welcoming plans by U.S. drug maker Moderna to build a plant for manufacturing vaccines in...
Letter: UN Official Recalled From Ethiopia Over Audio Recordings
The United Nations' migration agency has recalled a staff member identified by two U.N. sources in Addis Ababa as the...
US Donates 3.5 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Nigeria
WASHINGTON — The United States is sending more than 3.5 million doses of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine to Nigeria, Africa’s most...
Court Awards Somalia Bulk of Indian Ocean Territory Also Claimed by Kenya
NAIROBI — The International Court of Justice has drawn a maritime boundary between Kenya and Somalia after the countries failed for...
Sierra Leone officially becomes 23rd African country to ban death penalty
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone has formally abolished the death penalty, becoming the 23rd African country to repeal capital punishment. President...
Lake Chad Basin Joint Task Force: Thousands of Boko Haram Militants Surrender
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — The commander of multinational troops fighting Boko Haram has said at least 3,600 of the militants have surrendered...
Eswatini Deploys Army, Police to Quell Student Protests
Eswatini deployed soldiers and police to multiple schools Monday as students continued to protest for political reforms. High school students...