September 18
Mali: Malian Capital Bamako 'Under Control' After Surprise Islamist Attack
Authorities in Mali say the capital Bamako is "under control" following an early morning attack on Tuesday in which shots were fired at a gendarmerie building and a military zone… Read more »
September 15
Africa: 'Dahomey' Film Invites Colonial Past to Speak Through Benin's Stolen Treasures
In her award-winning documentary Dahomey, director Mati Diop imagines the voice of royal treasures looted from West Africa by European colonisers and only recently sent back to… Read more »
September 13
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Told DRC's Makala Prison Was Set to Erupt Before Deadly Riot
Congolese authorities were warned of a situation "on the verge of explosion" at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed a deadly riot last week when inmates forced open locked… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal's President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Snap November Election
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the opposition-led National Assembly just six months after taking office, clearing the way for early legislative elections… Read more »
September 12
Senegal: Parliament Shake-Up Looms As Senegal's Government Faces Showdown With Opposition
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to dissolve the opposition-led parliament and initiate a sweeping anti-corruption campaign that could implicate dozens of… Read more »
Sudan: UN Security Council Extends Arms Embargo On Darfur Only in Sudan
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for another year, after experts said it had been regularly violated amid the ongoing civil… Read more »
September 10
Senegal: At Least Nine Migrants Perish Off Senegal's Coast in Desperate Bid to Leave the Country
At least nine people have died after their boat sank off the coast of Senegal, the navy said Monday, in the latest migration-linked tragedy to occur off the coast of West Africa. Read more »
September 03
Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Killed During Attempt to Break Out of DR Congo's Largest Prison
At least 129 people were killed as prisoners tried to break out of the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest prison, which is chronically overcrowded. Read more »
August 28
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for 50 Defendants After Coup Attempt
Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are calling for 50 defendants, including three Americans, to face the death penalty over what the army says was a coup attempt in… Read more »
Mauritania: Spain and Mauritania Agree Deals to Stem Flow of Illegal Migrants
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a series of agreements on Wednesday aimed at stemming a surge in migrants… Read more »
August 14
Tanzania: Freed Tanzanian Opposition Leaders 'Beaten' During Mass Arrests
Top leaders from Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party and other senior officials were freed on bail Tuesday following their arrests ahead of a planned youth event in the… Read more »
August 12
Tanzania: Tanzania Arrests Top Opposition Figure Lissu in Mass Round-Up
Tanzanian police have detained leading opposition Chadema party figures including former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, and rounded up several hundred youth supporters, a… Read more »
August 09
Kenya: Kenyan Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters As New Cabinet Is Sworn in
Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of… Read more »
August 07
Algeria: Algeria Arrests Dozens Over Alleged Election Fraud Ahead of September Poll
Three rejected presidential candidates were placed under "judicial supervision" by a court in Algiers, while another 68 people, including elected officials, were temporarily… Read more »
August 02
Nigeria: Nigeria Anti-Hardship Protests Turn Deadly As Police Fire Shots, Tear Gas
At least 13 protesters have been killed during mass protests in Nigeria over the country's economic crisis, a rights group confirmed Friday. Read more »
August 01
Kenya: New Blow for Ruto's Govt As Court Declares 2023 Finance Bill Unconstitutional
Kenya's Court of Appeal has declared the government's 2023 finance bill unconstitutional, inflicting a new blow to the government of President William Ruto who withdrew this year's… Read more »
July 31
Cameroon: Cameroon Arrests Activist Over TikTok Posts, Says HRW
Cameroon has imprisoned an activist who posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Read more »
July 24
Uganda: Ugandan Court Charges Over 40 Youths Arrested During Anti-Graft Protest
A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption protest on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody. Read more »
July 13
Kenya: Kenya Watchdog Probes Possible Police Link to Bodies Dumped in Nairobi Landfill
Kenya's police watchdog has launched an inquiry into possible police involvement in mutilated bodies found dumped in a rubbish tip in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi. Read more »
July 09
Kenya: Kenyan Cult Leader Faces Terrorism Charges Over Mass Starvation Deaths
The self-proclaimed leader of an evangelical doomsday cult in Kenya has gone on trial in Mombasa, facing charges of terrorism for allegedly inciting more than 400 of his followers… Read more »
July 05
Kenya: Kenya Rights Groups Decry Abductions As Government Cracks Down On Protests
Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who, they said, were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies in the… Read more »
June 26
Kenya: Finance Bill Withdrawal Means 'Significant Shortfall of Funding' - Ruto
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn" following massive protests in which at least 20 people died. But… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Promise More Rallies As President Pressured to Rethink Tax Hikes
Kenyan protest leaders on Wednesday vowed to carry on marches against controversial tax hikes, a day after 13 people were killed when police opened fire on the youth-led crowds who… Read more »
June 25
Kenya: Five Killed, Dozens Injured in Kenya During Anti-Tax Hike Protests
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Kenya on Tuesday in mounting anti-tax hike protests, NGOs said, as police clashed with demonstrators who stormed the parliament… Read more »
June 21
Namibia: Namibia's High Court Strikes Down Laws Criminalising Gay Sex
Namibia's high court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country. Read more »