Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands
Tigray is the most dramatic example of ethnic and regional tensions that are surfacing across Ethiopia, imperiling the multiethnic democracy of Africa's second-most populous nation.
As the virus ravages poorer countries, rich nations are springing back to life
"It’s a moral issue,” said a doctor in Malawi. "This is something rich countries should be thinking about. It’s their conscience. It’s how they define themselves.”
Cash-strapped Africa overwhelmed by COVID-19 vaccine challenge
Many African countries, already facing a shortage of affordable vaccines, are being stunned by the unprecedented scale of the distribution challenge when doses do arrive.
Chad leader Idriss Deby, a key Western ally, killed in battle
Deby visited troops on the front line Monday after rebels based across the northern frontier in Libya advanced hundreds of kilometers south toward the capital, N'Djamena.
In Ethiopia's Tigray region, reports of sexual slavery and violent rape
Descriptions from doctors and women paint a detailed picture of the sexual violence against women in Tigray and the military’s alleged involvement in it.
A bid 'to exterminate us': Tigrayans recount massacre by Eritrean troops
Human rights groups fear that instead of an extreme example of the violence in Tigray, what happened in Dengolat could turn out to be disturbingly typical.
Nearly 27 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda, but the children born of rape perpetrated during the country's torment are still struggling with trauma.
Concern grows over first West Africa Ebola resurgence in five years
West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on Sunday, with Guinea responding to what its health chief called an "epidemic" after seven cases were confirmed. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic stretching health resources across the world, ...
So far only a small handful of African countries have started immunizing their populations against COVID-19, starting with the Seychelles and more recently Mauritius.
Six of the most powerful armed groups, who have occupied roughly two-thirds of the country for eight years, united a month ago to wage an offensive.
Africa's Great Green Wall aims for fresh growth spurt after sluggish start
About a quarter of the Earth's land area is in a bad condition due to natural processes such as erosion and human practices like deforestation and overgrazing, scientists say.
