Families fleeing the devastating effects of Somalia’s prolonged civil war are paying the highest price as they seek refuge in makeshift camps across the country. Internal conflicts have deeply scarred the nation, made worse by recurrent droughts and famine. In displacement camps, the need for basic humanitarian supplies is critical, with livin...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian support Tuesday “for Africans displaced by historic droughts.” Speaking after touring Angola’s slavery museum in the southern African nation’s capital Luanda, Biden said that throughout his presidency, it has been his goal to create a strong, t...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Sudanese army recaptured a town in central Sudan on Monday amid military advances against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group. Defense Minister Yasin Ibrahim said that army forces seized control of Um Al-Qura town east of Al-Jazira State. “Our forces are also advancing on the outskirts of Umm [&helli...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – The French Foreign Ministry said Friday it had “taken note” of Chad’s decision to end an agreement with Paris to strengthen the cooperation in security and defense between the two nations. Chad, which currently hosts roughly 1,000 French soldiers, announced it terminated the agreement with France on Thur...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – Nearly 200 passengers reportedly went missing Friday after a boat capsized in Nigeria, officials and local residents said. The boat carrying women, traders, and farmers capsized along the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of River Niger in north-central Niger State, local residents told Anadolu. Ibrahim Musa, a resident and trad...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA)- Twenty-two people were killed after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, an official said Saturday. Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Abdullahi Warfa told state-run Radio Mogadishu that the boats were carrying 70 passengers — all Somali nationals....
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – More than a dozen soldiers have been killed in multiple attacks on a military base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, said local and military sources. The terrorists attacked the base in the remote town of Kareto in the Mobbar Local Government Area with improvised explosives and shot at it from different […]...
Sudan is grappling with a devastating cholera outbreak, which has killed 699 people and infected more than 24,000. The disease has spread to 11 of the country’s 18 states, with some regions like Al-Jazeera and White Nile witnessing an uptick in cases. The outbreak has been made worse by the ongoing civil war between the […]
Amnesty International has accused U.S. allies, particularly the UAE, of supplying weapons to the RSF, including French-made military technology. The human rights watchdog’s recent report highlights violations of the UN arms embargo, with evidence of UAE’s armored vehicles being used in Sudan’s war-torn regions. Amnesty warns these weapon...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has completed the handover of 21 military bases to the Somali national army, marking the official end of the three-phase troop withdrawal process, the mission has announced. The peacekeeping mission has withdrawn a total of 9,000 troops from Somalia in preparation f...
