Africa

Death toll from Nigeria floods rises to 151
Thousands displaced as torrential rains devastate Niger State town
Death toll from Nigeria floods rises to 151
Thousands displaced as torrential rains devastate Niger State town

US State Department cables reveal aid cuts fuel violence in African refugee camps: Report
US diplomats in Malawi said in April cable that cuts to WFP led to increase in criminality, sexual violence and trafficking, ProPublica reports

Kenyan President Ruto apologizes to Tanzania, Uganda amid diplomatic tensions
Kenya seeks to ease regional strains following activists' deportations, diplomatic standoff

West African bloc ‘confident’ Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger will return to bloc
‘Even without brothers who left our organization,’ ECOWAS has an ‘understanding of the need to continue together as members of the West African family,’ says bloc’s President Omar Alieu Touray

Namibia marks inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day to honor nearly 100,000 victims of German colonial rule
Genocide occurred between 1904 and 1908, with victims being taken to concentration camps to be tortured and killed, with their skulls said to be needed for pseudoscientific experiments by Germans

Kenyan president urges united African military defense strategy at Nairobi summit
Military leaders from 37 African countries meet to forge stronger regional alliances, confront rising transnational threats