Moussa Faki - Chairperson of the African Union Commission The Biden administration hopes to use a gathering of 50 African delegations in Washington "to uplift and empower African institutions, citizens and nations" through discussions about challenges such as health, democracy, governance, ... Read More

The World Health Organization reports COVID-19 cases are continuing their downward spiral in Africa but warns the pandemic is not over and nations must remain vigilant. Following a recent four-week resurgence of COVID-19, cases and deaths once again are dropping in ... Read More

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional peacekeeping force to fight terrorism and restore democracy after military coups. The ECOWAS standby force will be led by chiefs of defense staff ... Read More

Arshad Sharif was killed on October 23, when the car he was in sped up and drove through a checkpoint outside the Kenyan capital and police opened fire The killing of a Pakistani investigative journalist in Kenya was a “planned assassination”, a ... Read More

Moroccans in Rabat, Morocco, celebrate after the goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved a penalty during their win against Spain in a World Cup match played in Qatar, Dec. 6, 2022. Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities ... Read More

Rights groups are pressuring Spain’s government over the deaths of at least 23 people after thousands of migrants forced their way through the European Union’s only land border with Africa between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. In the worst ... Read More

President Samia Suluhu Hassan Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, ... Read More

Cyril Ramaphosa - South African President South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's fate was hanging in the balance on Monday ahead of a meeting of the executive committee of the governing party to discuss allegations he may have committed misconduct and ... Read More

Press freedom groups have condemned Burkina Faso's halting of broadcasts by French media outlet Radio France International (RFI). Ouagadougou's military leaders linked the ban to RFI reporting that the junta describes as false. Critics say the military is seeking to ... Read More

The first shipment of grain as part of Ukraine's own initiative to supply countries in need arrived Monday in Djibouti for delivery to neighboring Ethiopia amid the region's worst drought in decades. Ukraine's embassy in Ethiopia confirmed that the "Grain from ... Read More