News From Africa
- Rwanda won't guarantee how many migrants it will takeby BBC News on May 5, 2024 at 12:51 pm
Government spokesperson Yolande Maloko also feels Rwanda has been "attacked unjustly".
- Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugsby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on May 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but authorities with help from the UN are taking down criminal networks and making a record number of seizures of illicit drugs.
- First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birthby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on May 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a midwife working in a health centre supported by United Nations agencies, but that may be about to change.
- Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?by BBC News on May 5, 2024 at 1:42 am
Traders suffer a case of déjà-vu as any savings are wiped out with a new currency called the Zig.
- Ghanaians party big time with Medikal at O2 concertby BBC News on May 4, 2024 at 4:22 pm
The sold-out show had the cream of Ghana's talent in the British capital, to the delight of fans.
- Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siegeby BBC News on May 4, 2024 at 1:36 am
People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
- Homes demolished after Kenya flood evacuation orderby BBC News on May 3, 2024 at 6:28 pm
Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
- UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur regionby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on May 3, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver lifesaving aid.
- East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threatby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on May 3, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly killed upwards of 350 people since March.
- Russian forces sharing base with US troops in Nigerby BBC News on May 3, 2024 at 11:00 am
The Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.
- Liberia to set up first war crimes court - 21 years after conflict endedby BBC News on May 3, 2024 at 10:29 am
An estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.
- Binance Nigeria: What happens to your money?by BBC News on May 3, 2024 at 9:44 am
The BBC explains why the biggest crypto-exchange platform in the world faces legal trouble in Nigeria.
- Posers, pugilists and pussycats: Africa's top shotsby BBC News on May 3, 2024 at 1:40 am
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
- 'African countries can choose whom to partner up with'by BBC News on May 2, 2024 at 2:41 pm
US General Michael Langley, says that Islamist extremism, transnational crime and climate change continue to be destabilising factors in Africa.
- Sudan: Under siege, El Fasher teeters on the brink of famineby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on May 2, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The ongoing year-long war in Sudan continues to spread across the country, and now El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is surrounded by armed fighters amid the systematic burning of entire villages, escalating air strikes and blocked aid deliveries.
- ‘What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?’by BBC News on May 2, 2024 at 11:40 am
Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.
- Missing South Africa girl: Our children are scaredby BBC News on May 1, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Joshlin Smith has still not been found after going missing from a South African town in February.
- 'Nature fights back' as Nairobi battles delugeby BBC News on April 30, 2024 at 3:41 am
Kenya's capital, which sits on a floodplain, has not taken enough measures to mitigate against flooding.
- Migrants hit by high fees to send money homeby BBC News on April 29, 2024 at 11:08 pm
Sending money across borders, particularly in Africa, can still be expensive.
- Kenya's president defends government flood responseby BBC News on April 29, 2024 at 8:20 pm
Kenya's President William Ruto says that he will deploy 'every resource' to help tackle the flood emergency.
- UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floodsby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region.
- UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aidby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people.
- A president declared an emergency over rape. What happened next?by BBC News on April 28, 2024 at 11:28 pm
Despite Sierra Leone declaring sexual violence a national emergency, perpetrators are rarely punished.
- Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasherby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur.
- Burkina Faso: UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagersby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina Faso, where several hundred civilians, including children, were reportedly killed amidst fighting between security forces and armed groups.
- Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attackby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city, which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting.
- Hundreds of thousands grapple with East Africa floodsby BBC News on April 25, 2024 at 12:27 pm
East Africa is being pounded by unusually heavy rains linked to a combination of global weather events.
- UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djiboutiby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 24, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue search and rescue operations.
- War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities aboundby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 19, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people amid rampant atrocities against civilians and no end in sight, top UN and African Union officials warned the Security Council on Friday.
- UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discriminationby UN News - Global perspective Human stories on April 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, bringing together anti-racism activists, human rights defenders, government delegations and others.