Politics

On an African trip, US Secretary of State Blinken visits Niger

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, made the announcement on Thursday while he was in Niger. He was there…

March 19, 2023

Blinken says that the US needs to show in the Sahel that it can “deliver results”

Because the Russian Wagner mercenary group is becoming more powerful in the Sahel region of Africa, US Secretary of State…

March 17, 2023

On his post-war tour, Blinken urges Ethiopian reconciliation and aid

During a trip that showed the longtime allies were getting along better after a fight, US Secretary of State Antony…

March 16, 2023

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi has reached nearly 200

After wreaking havoc across southern Africa for the second time in a month, the catastrophic tropical cyclone Freddy is now…

March 15, 2023

After a deadly cyclone returned, Malawi declared a state of emergency

Tropical Storm Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in one week over the weekend, killing more than…

March 14, 2023

As the jihadi threat grows, the US is training West African militaries

As violent extremism in West Africa's Sahel region spreads southward toward coastal states, the United States military has initiated its…

March 13, 2023

In the midst of a crisis, the first EU aid plane lands in the DRC

According to sources, fighting broke out on Friday between M23 militiamen and government forces close to the city of Goma…

March 12, 2023

Uganda passes an anti-gay law with severe penalties

Even though human rights groups were against it, Ugandan lawmakers brought a bill to parliament on Thursday that would make…

March 10, 2023

UNHCR issues a humanitarian crisis alert for Somaliland as thousands seek refuge in Ethiopia

On Tuesday, the UN and the Ethiopian refugee agencies said that about 100,000 people had fled fighting in Somaliland, the…

March 9, 2023

Despite a ceasefire, fighting between the M23 and the DRC continues

Local sources say that fighting was still going on in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

March 8, 2023

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