Category: Africa

Sudan: UN warns of rights violations ‘verging on pure evil’ amid escalating conflict

November 13, 2023

The United Nations has warned of soaring rights violations in Darfur region in western Sudan amid escalating fighting between the army and paramilitaries, with a ... Read More

Mali: fighting erupts in key northern area as army closes on Tuareg rebel town

November 13, 2023

Fighting resumed Sunday (12 November) between Mali’s armed forces and Tuareg separatist rebel groups in the country's northern region, after the soldiers reportedly closed in ... Read More

Madagascar: incumbent Rajoelina confident he is ‘going to win’ in 16 November presidential vote

November 13, 2023

With voters in Madagascar readying to cast their ballot in the upcoming presidential election, the incumbent President, Andry Rajoelina, has expressed little doubt in a ... Read More

CAR: Ambassador Hilale visits Morocco’s Contingent Deployed within MINUSCA

November 12, 2023

Morocco's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York visited Bangassou, in the southeast of the Central African Republic, where he was received by Colonel ... Read More

Saudi-African Summit: Riyadh Declaration highlights Moroccan King’s development vision for Africa

November 10, 2023

The "Riyadh Declaration" issued at the end of the Saudi-African Summit, held on Friday, stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation in the fields of air ... Read More

AfDB calls for more investment in agriculture to tackle Africa’s ‘great paradox of development’

November 10, 2023

Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the launch of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Alliance (SAPZ) to mobilize at least $2 billion in financing and ... Read More

Cameroon: dozens dead and injured in attack by Anglophone separatists

November 10, 2023

At least twenty people, including women and children, have been killed and another ten injured in a dawn raid on a village by Anglophone separatists ... Read More

Sudan conflict: rival military factions commit to facilitating humanitarian aid

November 10, 2023

After days of talks in Jeddah, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to commit to facilitating humanitarian ... Read More

Ethiopian PM’s call for Red Sea port access sends jitters across Horn of Africa

November 10, 2023

Horn of Africa is concerned about a new war in the battle-scarred region after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s call for a direct port access ... Read More

Hungarian legislature green-lights deployment of troops to Chad

November 9, 2023

Hungary will send up to 400 troops to Chad to protect the interests of the European country and assist international forces in the region in ... Read More