‘There is famine in Ethiopia right now,’ says UN aid chief
"There is famine in Ethiopia right now," United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned on Thursday.According to the global Integrated...
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South African health minister placed “on special leave” pending investigation into awarding of contracts
"This period of special leave will enable the Minister to attend to allegations and investigations concerning contracts between the Department...
Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC announce $1.3 billion vaccine initiative
The Saving Lives and Livelihoods scheme aims to secure shots for more than 50 million people and help develop vaccine...
Attackers kill 88 people in northwestern Nigeria
Perpetrators swept through eight villages, killing people and sending residents fleeing, police said, giving a death toll of 88. Details...
Nigerians can now be prosecuted for sending tweets following ban on Twitter
Nigeria's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, issued the directive Saturday in a statement signed on his behalf...
African Union suspends Mali after military coup and threatens sanctions
The military arrested interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane last week and pressured them to resign, derailing...
Gunmen kill Ugandan minister’s daughter and driver in ‘targeted shooting’
Police said the Minister of Works and Transport was leaving the residence in the upmarket Kampala suburb of Kisasi when...
Gunmen abduct school children in latest Nigeria kidnapping raid
At least one person was confirmed dead in the latest in a string of school kidnapping raids the country has...
92 earthquakes and tremors recorded in past 24 hours around Mount Nyiragongo volcano
The 11,500-foot-high volcano first erupted last Saturday, killing at least 31 people. Since then, the area has experienced a series...
Democratic Republic of Congo hit with 61 earthquakes in a day following volcano eruption
The details were outlined in a daily report prepared for the government by the Goma Volcanic Observatory (GVO), and seen...
Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president
The ruling raises the stakes as West African leaders prepare to meet on Sunday to respond to the takeover, which...
Hundreds of detained Tigrayans released following CNN report
Speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity, out of fear for their safety, the sources said that the soldiers had...
Germany will pay Namibia $1.3bn as it formally recognizes colonial-era genocide
Germany will support Namibia and the descendants of the victims with €1.1 billion for reconstruction and development and ask for...
Tigrayans told, ‘We’ll see if America will save you now,’ as hundreds rounded up by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers
Witnesses speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity described how Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers invaded at least two IDP centers...
Macron seeks forgiveness for France’s role in Rwanda genocide, but stops short of apology
"France did not understand that, while trying to prevent a regional conflict, or a civil war, it was in fact...
Mali’s vice president ousts president and prime minister from office, assumes power
Goita -- who also led last year's coup -- said that President Bah N'Daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and several...
Nigerian army investigating reports that Boko Haram leader died blowing himself up to avoid capture
Shekau, the long-time leader of the extremist group -- also known as Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad (JAS) -- has...
UN confirms military forces blocking aid in Ethiopia’s Tigray following CNN investigation
A CNN team traveling through Tigray's central zone witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old Ethiopian military uniforms, blocking...
Eritrean troops disguised as Ethiopian military are blocking critical aid in Tigray
A CNN team traveling through Tigray's central zone witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old Ethiopian military uniforms, manning...
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch condemns Tigray ‘genocide’
Abune Mathias, a native of the northern Tigray region who lived in exile for 30 years for criticizing the country's...
