Uganda on Monday lifted its two-year COVID-19 curfew, allowing bars and nightspots to re-open. Excited revelers celebrated the end of one of the world's longest lockdowns. A reveler who only identified herself as Peace said she has been drinking every night ... Read More

The military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré. The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover. Mr Kaboré had faced growing discontent ... Read More

President Kaboré pictured at the Paris Peace Forum in November The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kaboré, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers. Some troops in the West African nation have demanded the sacking of military chiefs and more resources to ... Read More

UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, is appealing for nearly $60 million for tens of thousands of victims of intercommunal clashes over dwindling resources in Cameroon’s Far North region. The United Nations Refugee Agency Friday released an appeal for just under ... Read More

A voter casts the ballot paper at a voting station in Dakar, Jan. 23, 2022, during the 2022 municipal elections in Senegal. Voters in Senegal went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and local representatives in a vote seen ... Read More

Commuters ride their motorcycles through burning barricades in central in Ouagadougou where group of demonstrators supporting the army protested against President Marc Christian Kabore, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 23, 2022. Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina ... Read More

An artisan, who weaves and dyes cotton fabric in Bamako, Mali, says: "I earn my living through AGOA." (Moctar Barry/VOA) For Sammy Abdella, the new year has brought bad tidings: the prospect of a steep drop in sales of scarves, rugs, ... Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C-L) and South African-born American billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong cut the ribbon during the launch of NantSA, a future vaccine manufacturing facility, in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 19, 2022. South African-born U.S. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong and ... Read More

General Antonio Guterres expressed hope Wednesday there could be an opening to resolve the more than year-long conflict in northern Ethiopia, which has left millions on the brink of starvation. In a statement, Guterres said he spoke Wednesday with former Nigerian ... Read More

The U.N. peacekeeping mission to Mali, or MINUSMA, has temporarily suspended all flights after West African and EU states imposed sanctions that disrupted air and land transport. MINUSMA flights were abruptly grounded Sunday night in what an email to staff said ... Read More