Chad conducted its first evacuation flights from Sudan carrying more than 200 people, including dozens of children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.
The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid - with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year - would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis released Thursday.
Police in Uganda detained 11 female members of parliament on Thursday who they accused of staging of an unlawful protest, with some of the lawmakers sustaining injuries during their arrest.
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday said it was safe for TotalEnergies to restart the Cabo Delgado liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that was halted in 2021 after insurgent attacks on civilians.