Africa

The South Sudanese government has introduced Arabic language and Islamic Religious Education into the country’s national education system, a local media reported yesterday. Speaking at the launch of new textbooks in Juba, Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol described this as…

A severe drought exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern has left millions food insecure in Southern Africa, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain. During a recent visit to Zambia, the epicenter of the crisis, McCain described…

The Ugandan military has captured a senior commander of the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reported yesterday. The insurgent, identified as Ugandan national Anywari Al Iraq, is an…

In a concerning escalation, the Tunisian government has launched an unprecedented campaign targeting civil society organizations, journalists, and human rights defenders working to protect the rights of migrants and refugees, Amnesty International reported yesterday. Over the past two weeks, Tunisian…

The Cameroon military has transported more than 300 civilians, mostly women and children, who were rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity along the border with Nigeria and Chad to a military post in northern Cameroon this week, VOA reported yesterday.…

Thousands of Malians gathered this past weekend to participate in the annual replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building – the Great Mosque of Djenne, Africanews reported yesterday. This crucial ritual maintains the integrity of the historic structure, which has…

Students at Dandora Secondary School in Kenya’s capital are taking matters into their own hands to combat the dangerous air pollution caused by a neighboring trash dump, VOA reported in an article published on Sunday, May 12. More than 100…

In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, calling it “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. RSF attacks…

The Moroccan navy conducted a rescue operation on Thursday, saving 38 migrants from a boat in the Atlantic near Tan-Tan port, Xinhua reported today. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces confirmed the rescue, stating that a navy unit intercepted the boat…

Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby secured victory in the country’s presidential election held this week to end a three-year transition to democratic rule, the national electoral agency announced Thursday, Al Jazeera reported today. Deby won 61.03% of the May…