The World Food Program warns Madagascar will continue to suffer severe food shortages and acute hunger if it does not tackle the climate crisis. Madagascar has been buffeted by four powerful tropical storms in as many weeks. The toll from the ... Read More

Decreasing the usage of plastic and increasing its recycling is the aim of a resolution being presented at a United Nations Environment Program conference that opens Monday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. According to the UNEP, 300,000 tons of plastic are ... Read More

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Sudan’s military leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, is flying to Moscow to hold meetings with senior Russian officials. Dagalo’s embrace of Kremlin leaders comes as western countries are punishing Russia over its actions in ... Read More

African health authorities are calling for better coordination to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are distributed quickly to all African nations. Vaccine supplies have surpassed demand for the first time since the pandemic began two years ago. But health officials at a conference ... Read More

Ms Hannah Tetteh Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hannah Serwaa Tetteh has been named by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to be his Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. She succeeds Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon to whom the Secretary-General reiterates his ... Read More

Russia has drawn the world’s attention with its aggressive stance toward Ukraine. The former Soviet power has been rebuilding ties with Africa more quietly, strengthening economic and military cooperation, but also raising Western concerns about its tactics and goals there. Russian ... Read More

A strong explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed 59 people and injured more than 100 others Monday, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported. The provisional toll was provided by regional authorities following the blast in the ... Read More

The United States' yearly counter-terrorism training program for African forces began on Sunday in Ivory Coast at a time of upheaval in which Islamist fighters control large areas, coups are on the rise and French forces are winding down. The training ... Read More

A controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile river began generating electricity for the first time on Sunday, according to state TV. The $4.2bn (£3.8bn) dam, located in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt ... Read More

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been sworn in as president Wednesday, less than a month after mutinous soldiers seized control of the West African country in a coup. The inauguration ceremony at the Constitutional Court ... Read More