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Ethiopia: US and WFP suspend food aid to Tigray
The United States and the World Food Program (WFP) announced on Wednesday that they were suspending "until further notice" their food aid to the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, ravaged by years of conflict, denouncing the diversion of ugly.
Illegal mining threatens Ghana forests
Since taking office in 2017, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised to rid the country of "galamsey," the name given by locals to these illegal mines where deadly accidents frequently occur.
Benin orders investigation after attacks that killed 15 civilians in north
Benin's President Patrice Talon has ordered an investigation after attacks that killed some 15 people in the north of the country, the government announced, denouncing "criminal" acts.
20 Senegalese and Bissau-Guineans evacuated from Sudan
Dakar has announced that it has evacuated around twenty Senegalese and Bissau-Guineans from Sudan, a country plunged for two weeks into fighting between armed groups which has led to the massive evacuation of foreign nationals.
South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
"The diamond needs to come to South Africa. It needs to be a sign of our pride, our heritage, and our culture,"
Joel Embiid reacts to NBA MVP award
The Cameroonian basketball star reacted to winning the 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award
Burkina Faso alleges foreign interference and violation of its airspace
Burkina Faso's defence minister on Wednesday denounced what he said was an "international coalition" lined up against his country and alleged there had been violations of the country's air space.
Death toll in Rwanda’s floods rises to at least 127
Torrential rains have swept through Rwanda's Western, Southern and Northern provinces destroying homes and causing landslides
Nigerians arrive home after fleeing fighting in Sudan
The first group of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan arrived in Abuja on Wednesday evening
Three percent of the world suffered acute food insecurity last year
In seven of them - Somalia, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen - people faced starvation and death.