Gangs target peaceful communities in new attacks on Haiti’s capital
Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital.
Associated Press journalists reported seeing at...
Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more...
Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday.
Gambian activists fear a repeal would overturn years of work...
Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the capital.
Sonko is widely...
African Development Bank chief criticizes opaque loans tied to Africa’s natural resources
The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent’s rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric...
Haiti Prime Minister Henry says he’ll resign once a transitional council is created
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, capitulating to international pressure that seeks to save the...
Zimbabwe’s president cancels a renewable energy speech after a bomb scare at Victoria Falls...
A bomb scare shut down Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Airport on Friday, forcing the country’s president to cancel a planned address at a conference on renewable energy, an official said.
Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell’s sale of assets in polluted region over environmental...
Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in...
West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue...
West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new...
Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia’s access to sea through a breakaway...
Somalia announced on Wednesday a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nation’s sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea by...
PM Abiy Presents 4th Biennial Review Report of CAADP to AU Assembly of Heads...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as the African Union Leader of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program, presented the fourth biennial review report of CAADP to the AU assembly of Heads of State...