November 06
Zimbabwe: Beitbridge Bus Robbers Jailed 84 Years Each
The Herald
Two armed robbers, who robbed passengers in a Beitbridge-bound bus of more than US$8 600 and R62 000 in cash in July, have been jailed for an effective 84 years each by the… Read more »
Nigeria: From Fuel Subsidy to Russian Flags - How Anti-Governance Protests in Northern Nigeria Took a Foreign Turn [opinion]
Daily Trust
The Russian flags waving syndicate share a common identity in all the northern states - their written slogans promoted Russia and Putin while their songs/chants echoed anti-Tinubu… Read more »
Nigeria: Let's Dialogue Over Tinubu's Tax Laws
Vanguard
Early last month, President Bola Tinubu sent four tax-related bills to the National Assembly for deliberation. These were: Nigerian Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyebanji Restates Ban On Use of School Premises for Social Events
This Day
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has restated the government's ban on the use of public schools' premises for social functions, adding that any head of school that flouts the… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Neutralise Five Bandits in Plateau Community
This Day
Troops attached to the Forward Operation Base (FOB) of Operation Safe Haven, stationed in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State have killed five bandits, including their… Read more »
Nigeria: Detaining Minors for Protesting Is Oppressive [opinion]
Daily Trust
Nigerians should pay attention to the tricks played by the administrators of this Tinubu-led government. As observed and documented in many of my columns, the idea of refusing to… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Director's Bid to Defraud ZRP Backfires
The Herald
Preperco Investments director Langton Madara, who attempted to defraud the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) of US$1,6 million in a bond paper supply contract, has been ordered to… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Media Forum Launches '#Silence Kills - No Time to Waste for Sudan' Campaign
Dabanga
The Sudan Media Forum (SMF)*, an alliance of independent Sudanese press and media organisations, today launched a new campaign, 'Silence Kills: No Time to Waste for Sudan,' to… Read more »
November 05
Mozambique: Shouts of Revolution in Maputo as Govt Shuts Down Internet
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The night of shouts of revolution in central Maputo Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Banned From Using Cellphones On Duty
The Herald
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has, with immediate effect, banned the use of cellphones by officers on duty. Read more »
Kenya: End Criminal Charges for Taking Part in Protests - HRW
HRW
Kenyan security forces abducted, arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and killed perceived leaders of the anti-Finance Bill protests between June and August 2024, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Frees 119 People Charged With Treason Over Cost of Living Protests
RFI
A Nigerian court freed 119 people including minors on Tuesday, after the authorities dropped charges against them arising from deadly protests in August against economic hardship. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan War Keeps Reaching Across Borders, Security Council Hears
UN News
In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Strikes Down Treason Charges Against 119 Minors #endbadgovernance
Premium Times
A total of 119 defendants believed to be minors were freed of the charges. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Sai Island Permanently Bans 'Toxic' Mining Mixers
Dabanga
Authorities in Wadi Halfa, Northern State, have permanently banned the use of environmentally harmful gold mining mixers on Sai Island, ordering the immediate removal of all… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Dark Hour - - Repression, Digital Isolation and the Struggle for Freedom [opinion]
Daily Maverick
For more than a week, internet access in Mozambique has been restricted, throttled by authorities in a desperate bid to silence protests that have swept the nation. Read more »
South Africa: Former Top Cop Andre Lincoln Dismisses Claims That Foiled Kinnear Grenade Attack Was a Set-Up
Daily Maverick
Former Anti-Gang Unit boss Andre Lincoln has dismissed a suspect's claim that an attempted grenade attack on the late Charl Kinnear's house was a police plot to implicate alleged… Read more »
Malawi: Amid Criticism and Controversy, Commission Begins Work On Chilima Plane Crash Inquiry
Nyasa Times
The Commission of Inquiry into the June 10, 2024, military plane crash that claimed the life of Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others has officially begun its work,… Read more »
Kenya: Passengers Entering Kenya Must Declare Mobile Devices, Says KRA
Capital FM
Passengers entering Kenya will soon be required to declare their mobile phones, including their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers, as part of a new compliance… Read more »
South Africa: How Government Is Hindering Its Own Drug Policies
GroundUp
A program supplying sterile injection equipment was stopped for months in Cape Town Read more »
Mali: Drone Strike Deaths Must Be Investigated As a War Crime [press release]
AI London
Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali Read more »
Kenya: KMHCR Wants Govt Officials Sanctioned Over Rights Violations During Gen Z Protests
Capital FM
The Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHCR) are pushing for the acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and the Inspector General Douglas Kanja sanctioned for the… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Not Smelling the Coffee, Says Besigye
Nile Post
Dr Besigye argues that the institution has already been stripped of its power and autonomy, and President Museveni's plan to incorporate the UCDA as a government department would… Read more »
Rwanda: Justice Info Publishes the Report Supposedly Behind the Genocide Plot in Rwanda
JusticeInfo.net
Thierry Cruvellier is Editor-in-Chief of Justiceinfo.net. For more than 20 years, he has been covering international and transitional justice for more than twenty years. He is an… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Official Arrested Over Sex Tapes With Vips' Wives
Daily Trust
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sex tapes of the… Read more »
