August 31, 2016
Gabon: Protesters Set Fire to Parliament Building - Witnesses
Supporters of Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping have clashed with security forces in the capital Libreville, after incumbent President Ali Bongo was named the winner of a closely… Read more »
November 17, 2015
Rwanda: Senate Votes to Allow Third Term for Kagame
Rwanda's upper house of parliament has unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term. Read more »
June 04, 2015
Africa: Reviving Thomas Sankara's Spirit
Thomas Sankara, who ruled Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987, was one of the most riveting leaders of the last half-century. A pan-Africanist, Marxist and gifted orator, he came to… Read more »