Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc in December. The three countries have been granted a six-month grace period from January 29, when their exit becomes…
On Oct 7, parents of schoolchildren in Nairobi, Kenya, posted on X, formally known as Twitter, that their children’s school encyclopedia contained a drawing depicting the image of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him). The…
Within weeks after the catastrophe, 11,300 people were declared dead, 10,100 went missing and 38,640 displaced and the numbers continue to grow in Libya. As the days pass by, the country is still feeling the aftermath of the devastating floods…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — As Cameroon’s young people prepared to observe national youth day on February 11, many were questioning their future. As the week long activities took place, youths were complaining that galloping unemployment and economic insecurity are causing many…
The Gambia has been declared an Islamic republic by President Yahya Jammeh who said he wanted to further distance the west African state from its colonial past. The tiny, formerly secular country – named after the river from which British…
Gunmen attacked military sites in Burundi’s capital and “many” assailants were killed or arrested after heavy fighting, officials and soldiers said, as Western powers fear the nation is sliding back into ethnic conflict. Heavy gunfire and blasts erupted early on…
Teaser: Tamarod, the youth movement that organized the demonstrations last year that toppled former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, has announced its supports of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision not to run for presidency in the next election. It added…
Peter Clottey/VOA news Teaser: Citing ‘undue persecution of African leaders’, an African Union decision may mean a boycott. A Kenyan senator has called on the majority leader this week to introduce a measure to ratify a decision by the African…