France and its allies in an international force will withdraw their troops from Mali after almost a decade, President Emmanuel Macron has said. The troops have been involved in the fight against Islamist militants in the country. The forces will be re-deployed ... Read More

Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal are partnering with German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE, to fill, finish, and package BioNTech mRNA vaccines in Africa, as a first step in the chain of domestic vaccine production which will help improve vaccine supply in ... Read More

Ethiopian lawmakers have voted (Tuesday) for an early end to the state of emergency declared in November as Tigray forces moved toward the capital. The Ethiopian parliament, also called the House of People’s Representatives, has voted to end the country’s state ... Read More

Women pose in front of a replica of the ship Elizabeth, which was called "The Mayflower of Liberia" during the Liberia bicentennial commemoration in Paynesville, a suburb of Monrovia, Liberia February 14, 2022. Two hundred years ago, freed slaves from America ... Read More

The European Union and African Union are holding their once every-three-year summit this week, after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders from the two continents will meet in Brussels to discuss, among other things, the reaction to the ... Read More

U.N. Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed The U.N. deputy secretary-general on Friday urged Ethiopians to cease fighting, rebuild trust and begin reconciliation, as the conflict in the country’s north continues to inflict unimaginable suffering on civilians. “For me, trust has been broken ... Read More

After two years of struggling to contain the deadly spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization reports the African continent is poised to control the trajectory of the pandemic. The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Africa on February 14th, ... Read More

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a press conference in Dakar on Feb. 10, 2022 with Senegal President Macky Sall. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Thursday announced a more than $172 billion investment plan for Africa, as ... Read More

Ugandan rights groups are criticizing a proposed law that would punish people who refuse to be vaccinated during an outbreak with up to six months in prison. Last week, Uganda’s state minister for trade introduced an amendment to the Public Health ... Read More

Legislation has advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives to impose sanctions on Ethiopians committing human rights abuses, blocking food aid delivery, or taking other actions that are worsening the country’s 15-month crisis. It would also sanction those providing training, ... Read More