China has appointed senior diplomat Xue Bing as its new special envoy for the Horn of Africa, a region that is currently troubled by conflict including in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.Xue has previously worked as China’s Ambassador to Papua New Guinea…

The United Nations’ independent expert on human rights in the Central African Republic says the government and its Russian allies should stop obstructing investigations.The U.N.’s Yao Agbetse says the C.A.R. military and Russian mercenaries prevent acc…

Somalia’s al-Shabab militant group has an annual budget of $24 million to spend on purchasing weapons, a new report finds.The report by a Mogadishu-based research group, the Hiraal Institute, said the group uses various methods to procure weapons, incl…

Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against last year’s military coup, an AFP correspondent said, as a United Nations human rights expert arrived in the country.Thousands rallied in the capital Khartoum, carryi…

ADDIS ABABA— Germany is providing assistance to the tune of 20 million Euro via the United Nations in order to mitigate the suffering from the ongoing severe drought in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.Following a historic drought, the United Natio…

The United States’ yearly counter-terrorism training program for African forces began on Sunday in Ivory Coast at a time of upheaval in which Islamist fighters control large areas, coups are on the rise and French forces are winding down.The training p…

GENEVA — A new seasonal forecast for the drought-stricken Horn of Africa shows many parts of the region can expect a good rainy season.The forecast by the World Meteorological Organization is good news for millions of people suffering acute hunger beca…

The U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF, is assisting Malawi’s students to continue their education in areas affected by a recent tropical storm.Students in the country’s 17 flooded districts are taking their lessons outdoors, in the shade of trees, after T…