Over the past 15 months, Desalegn, his wife, and their five children have lived in a dozen different places. After their own home in western Guji, in Ethiopia's Oromia region, was ... Read more »

Tanzania's Foreign Minister, Palamagamba Kabudi, says he was quoted out of context on his comments about missing freelance journalist Azory Gwanda during an interview with BBC. "I ... Read more »

Citizens head to the polls on June 22 to mark the first democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960. This follows President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who assumed control ... Read more »

Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected head of state who was later ousted from power, has died. Officials said the 67-year-old had just ... Read more »

In an open letter to President Isaias Aferwerki, Africans from various walks of life has congratulated Eritrea for the normalizing of diplomatic relations with Ethiopia, but ... Read more »

Medicins Sans Frontiers has said that in the first five months of 2019, more than 1,500 measles-related deaths were officially recorded, making this the worst measles epidemic ... Read more »

For many years, Uganda suffered internal conflict and regional turmoil that undermined the country's prospects for development, stability and prosperity.  Victor Ochen, the ... Read more »

Nine human rights organizations are calling on members of the United Nations Security Council to focus on the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in Cameroon at ... Read more »

Amnesty International has suspended operations at its Zimbabwean branch following alleged evidence of mismanagement and massive fraud. In addition, previous members of the ... Read more »

Five high-level staff members will leave Amnesty International, after an external investigation showed a stressful work environment and little support for staff wellness. The ... Read more »