The Africa Report

The Africa Report

It's D-Day for Madagascar as Millions of Malagasy voters head to polls to choose a new President. Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on African leaders to take action to tackle the biodiversity crisis facing the continent.

As Cameroon prepares for the inauguration of President Paul Biya, children are abducted in the Anglophone region. Kenyan farmers cash in on the global avocado craze.

Iranians react strongly against moves by the United States to impose sanctions on the country. A Christian woman jailed Pakistan seems asylum. New Caledonia votes to remain a French colony.

The UN Security Council is preparing to lift sanctions on Eritrea. There is a new tax on alcohol and drinks, to raise funds for HIV treatment in Uganda.

The United Nations welcomes moves to restart negotiations on Western Sahara. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed makes waves again, appointing the country’s first female Supreme Court president.

The huge economic boost that Africa could get from its youth population is close to being squandered, according to the annual African Governance report by the Mo Ibrahim Index. Angola seeks UN support to fight corruption.

Violence in South Sudan is blocking food aid, according to the UN World Food Programme. The UN and the African Union step in as political tensions escalate in Somalia.