May 3, 2023 Rwanda floods leave at least 129 dead Floods caused by torrential rainfall in northern and western Rwanda have left at least 129 people dead, according to a regional public broadcaster.
May 3, 2023 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2020, UN reports More than a quarter-billion people faced acute food insecurity during the pandemic, according to a United Nations report. The worst-off countries include Afghanistan, Yemen, and Haiti.
May 3, 2023 Russian warlord expands activity in Africa on Moscow's behalf, creating foothold in vital region The Wagner Group has appeared to involve itself in a number of armed conflicts across the continent and gained access to mining operations valued at around $1 billion.
May 2, 2023 Kenyan pastors appear in court over followers' deaths, starvation cult Kenyan pastors Paul Mackenzie and Ezekiel Odero appeared in court Tuesday, each charged in connection with the mass deaths of their followers.
May 2, 2023 Sudan's rival military factions agree to cease-fire as tensions remain high Sudan's rival military factions have clashed over the future of the country. A cease-fire just announced by neighboring South Sudan brings some hope that the conflict may come to an end.
May 2, 2023 Serbia, Kosovo leaders to discuss EU-backed plan to normalize ties The leaders of Kosovo and Serbia are meeting in Brussels to continue talks on a European Union-backed plan to normalize ties between the former enemies.
May 2, 2023 Ugandan minister fatally shot by bodyguard after private dispute The Ugandan army said a bodyguard fatally shot a government minister in an apparent private dispute on Tuesday morning. The attacker turned the gun on himself after the shooting.
May 2, 2023 Uganda lawmakers pass revised bill prescribing death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ Lawmakers in Uganda have passed a bill that would impose the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," or sex acts involving people infected with HIV or vulnerable individuals.
May 2, 2023 Kenyan police clash with anti-government protestors during demonstrations Protestors in Kenya held demonstrations led by an opposition leader on May 2, 2023. The country's police clashed with protestors during the demonstrations.
May 1, 2023 Kenyan starvation cult death toll reaches 110 as exhumations slow 110 people have now been confirmed dead in Kenya after reportedly starving themselves at the instruction of pastor and cult leader Paul Makenzi.