World Bank Pauses Mali Payments After Coup as Leader Warns Against Sanctions
The World Bank said on Friday it had temporarily paused payments to operations in Mali following a military coup, while the man expected to become the new prime minister warned sanctions would only complicate the country’s crisis.The World Bank’s actio…
Africa Parliament Scuffle Upends Leadership Talks
A well-aimed kick. A strong shove, body checks, shouting and a fight for dominance.This isn’t a rowdy football (soccer) match. This is the latest session of the Pan African Parliament.The continental body brings together African legislators to impleme…
Recognized in 2020, Somalia’s Cycling Federation Faces Challenges
Bicycling enthusiasts around the globe are celebrating World Bicycle Day Thursday, including in Somalia, a Horn of Africa nation still struggling for stability after years of conflict. Somalia’s cycling federation was just recognized last year and with…
‘It Was A War’: Ethnic Killings Cloud Ethiopia’s Election Buildup
As gunfire crackled outside, Genet Webea huddled with her husband and seven-year-old daughter, praying they would be spared in the latest bout of ethnic strife to rock central Ethiopia.But that morning in April, around a dozen gunmen broke down the fro…
Cameroon Clears Illegal Miners from Border Village after Landslide Kills 27
Cameroonian authorities say they are deporting more than 1,000 illegal gold miners on the country’s eastern border with the Central African Republic after 27 miners died in May due to landslides. Those being expelled include 400 Central Africans and S…
Twitter Deletes Nigerian President’s Tweet Invoking Civil War
Twitter deleted a post by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday invoking the country’s civil war. In a series of tweets sent out earlier Wednesday, Buhari, who served in the army during the 1967-1970 civil war, said that regional secessionists …
Ex Uganda Army Commander Survives Apparent Assassination Attempt
Uganda’s army spokesman said unidentified gunmen attacked the transport minister and former defense forces chief, General Edward Katumba Wamala, on Tuesday while he was traveling in an army vehicle with his daughter. The army says he was injured, while…
350,000 Victims of Goma Volcanic Eruption Urgently Need Aid, UN Says
Aid agencies say 350,000 people affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in need of urgent assistance.Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, turning the sky a fiery red and spewing lava int…
Testimony Concludes on Alleged Atrocities Under Gambian Ex-Dictator Jammeh’s Rule
Gambia’s truth commission has wrapped up more than two years of public hearings into alleged human rights violations committed during the 22-year rule of former dictator Yahya Jammeh. A steady parade of witnesses concluded their testimony Friday, del…
At least 55 Killed in Eastern Congo Massacres, UN Says
At least 55 people were killed overnight in two attacks on villages in eastern Congo, the United Nations said on Monday, in potentially the worst night of violence the area has seen in at least four years.The army and a local civil rights group blamed …