Kenya’s President Demands End To Extrajudicial Killing...
Kenya's President William Ruto
Kenyan President William Ruto said during a meeting Monday with the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) that extrajudicial killings by police in the country must end.
Five police officers who were members of a now-disbanded special services unit ... Read More
Nigerian President Meets Security Chiefs Amid Terror Alerts ...
President Mahammadu Buhari
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is holding emergency meetings Monday with security chiefs after several foreign missions issued terror warnings last week for the capital, Abuja.
Buhar’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, made the announcement in a tweet late Sunday. He ... Read More
Burkina Faso Ambush Kills 13 Soldiers: Security Sources
Burkina Faso's new leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrives for a ceremony to honor soldiers killed in an earlier ambush in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on Oct. 8, 2022.
Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso's eastern province, ... Read More
Zulu Coronation: King Misuzulu Crowned In Historic South Afr...
A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa's coastal city of Durban.
King Misuzulu is the ninth Zulu monarch
King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who ... Read More
Ethiopia’s Tigray Runs Out Of Medical Supplies As Malaria ...
Ethiopia’s Tigray region has run out of medical supplies such as vaccines, antibiotics and insulin, World Health Organization officials say, warning that many deaths are probably going unrecorded from preventable and treatable diseases.
Only about 9 percent of health facilities in ... Read More
US Embassy Warns Of Terror Threat In South Africa’s Riches...
Armed guards are seen positioned at a shopping center’s entrance in the Sandton area of Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 27, 2022.
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa has issued a rare warning of a possible terror attack this coming weekend in ... Read More
South Africa Urged To Deny Russian Billionaire’s Yacht...
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged the South African government to deny entry to a Russian billionaire's megayacht, warning that allowing it to dock in the country could lead to sanctions.
Steel and mining tycoon Alexei Mordashov is close to ... Read More
Italian Coastguard Rescues Over 1,000 Migrants
Italy's coastguard said Wednesday it had rescued more than 1,000 migrants from two fishing boats in the Mediterranean overnight, while two bodies had been recovered.
The two "complex" operations off the coast of Syracuse in Sicily, involving boats from Libya, followed ... Read More
Ethiopia-Tigray Peace Talks Underway in South Africa
U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi speaks at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 25, 2022. Peace talks to end Ethiopia's Tigray conflict began in South Africa on Tuesday, and Grandi urged both sides to find a route to peace ... Read More
Security Forum Focuses On Stability Challenges In Africa
Senegalese President Macky Sall opened the eighth edition of the International Forum of Dakar on Peace and Security with a speech on Oct. 24, 2022. (Annika Hammerschlag/VOA)
Policymakers from around the world met Monday and Tuesday in Senegal to discuss Africa's ... Read More