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The number of Malians facing hunger has tripled since last year, and hunger is now at its highest level since Mali's security crisis began in 2012. A coalition of 22 humanitarian organisations said. Rising insecurity, droughts,…

Kenyan police have condemned the actions of a group of newly graduated officers who recorded a video threatening civilians once they were deployed. The young graduates can be heard in the widely shared video boasting that they…

The military court in Uganda has convicted two soldiers for the killing of three people during protests last year. The demonstration broke out following the arrest of then-presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as…

US President Joe Biden has nominated Meg Whitman as the ambassador to Kenya. The businesswoman and politician is quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying that "she looks forward to working with the Kenyan government if…

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has condemned the killing of seven soldiers in an attack on a convoy they were in. El-Ghassim Wane termed it a "cowardly attack." The UN convoy was hit by an…

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has condemned the killing of seven soldiers in an attack on a convoy they were in. El-Ghassim Wane termed it a "cowardly attack." The UN convoy was hit by an…

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has in a decree dismissed Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré and dissolved the government. "The functions of the prime minister are terminated, the government is…

The World Food Programme has suspended food aid distribution in Ethiopia's Dessie and Kombolcha towns after its warehouses were looted by rebel Tigray forces. The UN said WFP staff were unable to prevent the stealing after…

The authorities in Tanzania say they plan to lift bans and suspensions on media organisations which had been barred from operating. Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Constitution and Legal Affairs, Amon Mpanju, said…

Ethiopia Troops in Mission to Destroy Enemy Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed says the "enemy will be destroyed soon" while announcing the recapture by federal troops of areas previously held by Tigray rebel forces. Speaking on…