Browsing: Africa

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his…

The warning comes as the world’s youngest nation remains among the top displacement crises, with nearly 10 million people in need of humanitarian assistance including returnees fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan. IOM requires just over $131 million for operations in South Sudan this…

The brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was the focus of debate as the Geneva-based Council holds its first session of…

The South African leader said that the men had come home two weeks after he had won agreement from President…

Briefing the Security Council on Wednesday, Special Representative Valentine Rugwabiza said the 28 December 2025 polls marked “an important milestone…

As of the end of November 2025, there were over 140,000 Burundian refugees in neighbouring Tanzania, who have fled over…

More than 1.8 million children under five are also at risk of acute malnutrition between now and June, according to latest analysis published on Tuesday by the IPC food…

“Just over a month ago, Sudan reached a horrific milestone: 1,000 days of a brutal war that has nearly destroyed…

The escalation comes amid rising protection risks for civilians and aid workers, with three humanitarian personnel killed between 7 and…

The country, a major center for African art, will not have an official presence at this year’s event after a…

The UN Security Council meets this morning to discuss Sudan as the war nears its third year and fighting intensifying…

In a report released on Thursday, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said the evidence establishes that at…

A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to…

An Associated Press reporter was beaten and held with three other journalists and a lawyer, two detainees said, while at…

Covering the period from January 2024 to December 2025, the report documents what it calls an “exploitative model preying on…

The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes…

Volker Türk was alarmed by the reports, which said that at least 15 children were among the victims. “These latest killings are yet another…

Briefing the Council in New York, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General said that despite active UN engagement, the Libyan…

Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more…

He made several trips to South Africa, and to other African nations, as a peace broke and a representative of…

The 2026 Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) aims to deliver lifesaving assistance this year to 5.9 million people across seven neighbouring countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South…

Some families have survived in those harsh conditions for months.Among them, 17-year-old Doha and her brothers and sisters reached Tawila…

Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.…

“Persistent impunity fuels continued cycles of violence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling for credible investigations…