SADC Summit Begins in Malawi with Concerns Over COVID-19 Vaccine Hoarding
BLANTYRE, MALAWI – Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has urged southern African leaders to increase efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and called on wealthy nations to stop hoarding vaccine.The Malawi leader was speaking at the annual summit of…
Security Experts Warn Al-Shabab May Try to Emulate Taliban in Somalia
The Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan has raised concerns that it could encourage other Islamist militant groups around the world, such as al-Shabab in Somalia. Experts warn that when and if international forces there try to hand over security to…
Commander of UN Peacekeeping in CAR Says Violence Continues in Country
The commander of U.N. peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic says rebels there continue to challenge authorities and threaten neighboring countries like Cameroon. General Daniel Sidiki Troare made the comments during a weekend visit to Cam…
Rights Activists Skeptical of Museveni’s New Concern About Torture in Uganda
Ugandan human rights activists have welcomed President Yoweri Museveni’s condemnation of torture allegedly committed by police and the armed forces. However, rights activists say they are skeptical whether Museveni will back up his words by prosecuting…
Cameroon Creates, Trains Militias Against New Terrorism Ideology
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has sent his top military officials and a governor to reactivate old militias and create new ones to combat terrorism on the central African state’s northern border with Nigeria. The militias are, for the first time, to t…
DR Congo Accepts US Military Help Against ADF Militia
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday authorized U.S. special forces to help the Congolese army fight the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group linked to the Islamic State.The ADF, which the United States has deemed a te…
UN Agency Calls for Protection from Sexual Attacks in D.R.C.
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, is calling on Congolese authorities to increase security and protect women and girls from widespread, systematic sexual attacks by rival armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tanganyika province. Horr…
Efforts Underway to Contain Marburg Disease in Guinea
GENEVA – Concerted efforts are underway by local health authorities and World Health Organization experts to prevent the spread of the deadly Marburg disease within Guinea and across borders. Health workers are in a good position to contain Marburg dis…
North Africa Fires Spread to Libya and Tunisia
CAIRO – As unusually hot weather persists over parts of Northern Africa, new forest fires reportedly have broken out in Tunisia and Libya during the past 24 hours, in addition to many that are still burning in Algeria.The presidents of Algeria and Tuni…
ICC Awaits Sudan’s Decision on Bashir
NAIROBI – Political analysts and rights groups have welcomed reports that Sudan may hand former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. Bashir is wanted by the court for alleged crimes in the Darfur region.Various Sudanese offici…