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Cameroon Intensifies Military Offensive as Anglophone Crisis Escalates
Cameroon’s government has ordered mass evacuations in parts of the Anglophone Southwest region as it ramps up a military crackdown on armed separatist groups seeking…
Public Resistance Grows Over Plans to Scrap Uganda’s Presidential Age Limit
A widely shared WhatsApp video has sparked renewed concern among Ugandans over alleged plans to amend Article 102 of the Constitution, which currently bars anyone…
Global Health at Risk: WHO Warns of Escalating Antibiotic Resistance Crisis
The world is facing an alarming surge in resistance to commonly used antibiotics, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The…
10 African Innovators Named as TEDGlobal 2017 Fellows
TED Returns to Tanzania with a New Generation of Visionaries Arusha, Tanzania – May 23, 2017 – This August, Arusha will once again become a…
Ethiopia: How Long Can the State of Emergency Suppress Oromo Protests?
In Ethiopia, a state of emergency has temporarily silenced the Oromo population, but deep-seated grievances over land, political representation, and rights suggest unrest may flare…
Ethiopia Launches Major Anti-Corruption Operation Targeting Security Officials and State Firm
Ethiopian authorities have arrested at least 65 senior officials as part of a sweeping anti-corruption and human rights crackdown led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Celebrates 93rd Birthday Amid Calls to Step Down
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marked his 93rd birthday with a lavish celebration in the ancient, granite-strewn Matopo Hills, a symbolic show of strength amid growing…
Morocco Returns Stolen Guercino Masterpiece to Italy
Morocco has officially returned a 17th-century painting by renowned Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Il Guercino (1591 – 1666), to Italian authorities. The…
Silent Expansion: Western Balkan Cartels Establish Cocaine Strongholds in West Africa
Since 2016, highly organized and dangerous criminal syndicates rooted in the Western Balkans – already key players in Europe’s and Latin America’s drug markets –…
Cameroon Court Denies Bail to Anglophone Strike Leaders Amid Ongoing Unrest
A military tribunal in Cameroon has refused bail for two prominent civil society leaders accused of orchestrating violent unrest in the country’s English-speaking regions, the…
Ghana’s Golden Gamble: How Illegal Mining Is Destroying Cocoa Farms and Communities
In Ghana’s once-thriving cocoa heartlands, a silent crisis is unfolding. As soaring hopes for instant riches fuel illegal gold mining – locally known as galamsey…
Eight Tanzanian Police Officers Ambushed and Killed in Coastal Region
Armed assailants ambushed and killed eight officers of the Tanzanian police force late Thursday night, officials said, marking one of the deadliest single‐incidents against law…