Apparent Military Coup Underway In SudanA takeover by the military would be a major setback for Sudan, which has grappled with a stop-and-go transition to democracy for two years.
Panel Finds 80 Alleged Abuse Cases Tied To W.H.O. Congo WorkAn independent commission found more than 80 cases of sexual abuse, including at least nine accounts of rape by World Health Organization staff.
U.S. Threatens Sanctions Against Officials In Tigray ConflictThe 10-month conflict in Tigray has grown from a political dispute and left hundreds of thousands of people facing famine.
Vaccine Hesitancy Rampant In CongoIn the Democratic Republic of Congo, only 1 percent of the population is vaccinated, but it’s not just a supply issue.
WHO, Partners Aim To Get Africa 30% Of Needed Vaccine Doses By Feb.Drugmakers have been appealing to rich countries and their regulators to authorize booster shots, making it difficult for poor countries to get doses.
Guinea's New Junta Leaders Seek To Tighten Grip On PowerIn announcing the coup on state television, junta leader Col. Mamadi Doumbouya cast himself as a patriot of Guinea.
Islamic Students Abducted In Nigeria ReleasedAbout 136 students were taken from this school back in May
CDC Head Says Africa Needs Higher Vaccine TargetThe Africa CDC has estimated that perhaps just 30% of Africa’s population can be vaccinated by the end of the year.
Death Toll Up To 65 In Algeria WildfiresClimate scientists say there is little doubt that climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas is driving extreme events.
Ethiopia Armed Group Says it Has Alliance With Tigray ForcesThe alliance brings together the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, who long dominated Ethiopia’s repressive government.
UN: 100K Children In Ethiopia's Tigray Region Face Deadly MalnutritionThe world's worst hunger crisis is unfolding and the U.S. says up to 900,000 people now face famine conditions in the war-torn region.
Protests Continue In Tunisia After President Suspends ParliamentTunisia's 2011 revolt is often regarded as the only success story of the Arab Spring protests.
South Africa Deploys 25,000 Troops To Quell Rioting, At Least 117 DeadWeeklong riots were sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for refusing to comply with an investigation into alleged corruption.
Cameroon's Conflict Puts Schools In The CrossfireThe most recent count found that four out of every five schools in the country's Anglophone region was closed.
Rioting, Looting Continues In South Africa, Deaths Up To 72The military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
6 Dead In South Africa Riots Over Jailing Of Ex-Leader Jacob ZumaPolice said shops and businesses have been looted and vandalized.
France To Pull More Than 2,000 Troops From Africa's SahelFrench troops have been present in Mali since 2013.
Rights Groups Hail Imprisonment Of South Africa's Ex-LeaderJacob Zuma began serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court after handing himself over to police minutes before a midnight deadline.
Could A Fragile Cease-Fire In Tigray End World's Worst Hunger Crisis?Millions of civilians in hard-to-reach Tigray areas, in northern Ethiopia, are at risk of malnutrition and illness.
South African Court Orders Ex-President To Jail For ContemptSouth Africa's former president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
Ethiopia Accepts Call For Cease-Fire In Tigray RegionAlmost a million people there face the world's worst famine crisis in a decade.
At Least 64 Dead In Tigray AirstrikeThe airstrike wounded more than 100 people, half of them seriously, a regional health official said.
Witnesses Say Airstrike In Ethiopia's Tigray Kills DozensHealth workers say soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene.
Voting Continues In Ethiopia's ElectionComplete results are unlikely until the second round of voting in September.
Pope Francis Demands Food, Aid For Tigray RegionThe United Nations says more than 350,000 people there are facing famine.
Wildfires Damage University Of Cape TownAuthorities urge residents to evacuate as firefighters work to put out the flames.
Slow Start For COVID Vaccines In KenyaThe East African country with a population of over 55 million citizens has vaccinated about 500,000 people.
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Shedding Light On A Clifftop Massacre In EthiopiaFor the first time, we've located the precise spot of a recent mass killing of civilians in Tigray based on videos that surfaced online this month.
Johnson & Johnson To Provide African Union With 200M VaccinesStarting in the fall, Johnson & Johnson will distribute 220 million doses to African Union member states.
Stuck Cargo Ship in Egypt's Suez Canal 'Partially Refloated'The obstruction in Egypt's Suez Canal has held up billions of dollars in global trade.
