Africa

Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win

Polls have closed in the presidential election in Mauritania. Incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is widely expected to win the vote after positioning Mauritania as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence.

Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too

South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalition

Scientists inject rhino horns with radioactive isotopes in controversial project to fight poaching

A mother’s pain as the first victim of Kenya’s deadly protests is buried

AFRICA PULSE

More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains

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CHINEDU ASADU

It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas

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TAIWO ADEBAYO, DAN AKPOYI

Ivory Coast sets up mobile enrollment for a health coverage program criticized over glitches

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by HILAIRE ZON

It’s hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands of people are dying every year

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ZELIPHA KIROBI

Only 17% of targets to improve life around the world are likely to be reached by 2030, UN reports

The United Nations is warning that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are likely to be reached by the 2030 deadline.

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

International experts have portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan by warning in a report that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals.

Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year

Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the stalwart democracies of Britain and France.

A father who lost 2 sons in a Boeing Max crash waits to hear if the US will prosecute the company

Families of the 346 people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners are waiting to hear if the Justice Department will prosecute the U.S. aerospace company.

West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan that analysts say might not work

Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say might not work due to challenges of funding and division within the regional bloc.

Mauritania’s President Ould Ghazouani seeks reelection amid regional security crisis

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani — who is seeking a second term in office in a vote on Saturday — is promising more economic growth and social programs to eradicate poverty and prevent extremism in the vast West African desert nation, even though he is accused of corruption and mismanag

Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets

Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to gather despite President William Ruto’s repudiation of unpopular tax legislation that prompted deadly unrest earlier in the week.The finance legislation has drawn fierce resistance from the Kenyan pu

Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons, families say

Opposition politicians who were arrested in a crackdown in Mali were sent to prisons across the country this week.

Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

Kenya’s president says he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament on Tuesday.

ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of abusing prisoners in Mali

The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu.

Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa

Sick children across the country and in Africa are having their hospital stays brightened somewhat by the efforts of two young sisters from New Jersey, who make and donate brightly colored, kid-themed hospital gowns for kids.

21 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush by ‘terrorist group,’ ruling junta says

Niger’s ruling military junta says a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso.

Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies

Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics, they could attack the U.S. or Western allies.

Here’s what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president’s resignation

Kenya’s president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler” and vowing relief from economic pain.

At least 24 killed by flooding, landslides after days of heavy rains in Ivory Coast’s largest city

Flooding and landslides in Ivory Coast’s largest city of Abidjan have left more than 20 people dead following a week of heavy rains, four times the usual volume in some cases.

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs

Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against powerful gangs. The deployment is controversial.

1 killed in stampede as Rwanda’s Kagame begins campaign for reelection

Authorities in Rwanda say one person was killed in a stampede at a reelection rally for President Paul Kagame in a remote western area of the country.

US struggles with shaky relations and troop cuts in African nations as military leaders meet

The forced U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad and the potential to shift some troops to other nations in West Africa will be key issues as the top U.S. military officer meets with his counterparts at a conference.

Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began

A pipeline project built with China’s support that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin.

International court unseals arrest warrant for Mali suspect accused of crimes in Timbuktu in 2012

The International Criminal Court has unsealed an arrest warrant for a Malian accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the desert city of Timbuktu in 2012-13, where he is suspected of leading an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist group.

Namibian court overturns and declares unconstitutional a law criminalizing gay sex between men

A law in Namibia criminalizing gay sex between men has been overturned and declared unconstitutional and illegal by a court, in a victory for LGBTQ campaigners in the southern African nation.

Floods in mostly arid Niger kill 21 people as rainy season just gets started

Heavy rains and floods killed 21 people and affected over 6,000 since the end of May, a public official announced on Thursday evening. 8 people died by drowning and 13 after their homes collapsed, the Director General of Civil Protection of Niger, Colonel Boubacar Bako, said on national television.

Niger revokes French company’s operating permit at major uranium mine

Nigerien military authorities have withdrawn the operating permit for a large uranium mine from the French company Orano.

US tourist killed in Zambia elephant attack, the second this year

Zambian officials say a U.S. tourist has been killed by an elephant in the city of Livingstone, the second such attack in the country this year.

Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya’s anti-government protests

Kenya’s police watchdog says it has begun an investigation into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes.

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

June 13–19, 2024

Muslims celebrated Eid al-Adha in Istanbul, Turkey, French President Emmanuel Macron paid homage to World War II resistance fighters, and a group of Kurdish migrants failed in their attempt to reach the United Kingdom.

South Sudan’s vice president expresses concerns over ongoing peace talks

South Sudan’s vice president says peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country’s peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal.

Macron and African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa.

Some life-saving food assistance entered South Darfur, UN says, but aid groups say more is needed

South Darfur has seen a slight increase in critical aid since the UN’s World Food Program delivered life-saving food and nutrition to some families across the violence-riddled western Sudanese state.

Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake

A new report says there is mounting evidence that jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin.

Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president with help from coalition parties

Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria.

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous’

The Sudanese government is accusing the United Arab Emirates of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force.

Haiti police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of deployment of UN-backed mission to fight gangs

A team of Haitian police commanders have met Kenya’s inspector general of police ahead of a planned deployment to the violence-hit Caribbean country expected to take place by the end of June.

More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill

Hundreds of protesters have been arrested in Kenyan capital Nairobi in ongoing protests against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament.

In Burundi, shortages and power cuts slow a return from international isolation

Burundi seems to be running short of everything but patience. A deadly nationwide political crackdown in the East African nation is now in the past.

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