December 17, 2014
Burkina Faso: Interim Govt Suspends Former Ruling Party
Burkina Faso's interim government has announced the suspension of the country's former ruling party, according to Reuters. Read more »
Uganda: Anti-Gay Law - U.S. Man Faces Crimes Against Humanity Suit
The crimes-against-humanity lawsuit filed against American evangelist Scott Lively for allegedly violating U.S. law by trying to influence the laws of a foreign country will… Read more »
November 27, 2014
Ghana: Opposition Wants Inquiry into London Drug Bust
The opposition New Patriotic Party has called for an investigation into how a Ghanaian woman who was arrested at Heathrow Airport in London with about 13 kilograms of cocaine, had… Read more »
November 21, 2014
Egypt: Sisi to Pardon Al Jazeera Journalists?
Egypt's military commander-turned-president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is considering pardoning three Al Jazeera staff jailed for nearly a year. Read more »
November 20, 2014
Egypt: Doctor Walks Free After Girl Dies from Genital Cutting
An Egyptian court has acquitted the first doctor ever brought to trial in Egypt on female genital mutilation charges that resulted in the death of 13-year-old Sohair… Read more »
November 12, 2014
Botswana: President's Bid to Name Brother as VP Stopped
National leader Ian Khama's attempt to appoint his brother as vice president of the country has been blocked by a High Court ruling, the SABC says. Read more »
November 04, 2014
South Africa: Mystery Surrounds Couple's Death in Tanzania
The death of a young South African couple remains unsolved, after their bodies were found in an apartment in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, according to IOL. Read more »
October 20, 2014
Lesotho: No End to Lesotho's Instability?
A political and security crisis in Lesotho has eased since parties agreed to call early elections next February in a bid to secure a new government with a clear mandate. But one of… Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - Seeing Is Believing
Only when the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram militants six month ago actually emerge from confinement can the world believe that the deal reportedly negotiated with the… Read more »
September 16, 2014
Lesotho: Back to the Polls for Lesotho
Lesotho will hold early elections in a bid to end the nation's political deadlock. Read more »
September 15, 2014
Southern Africa: Regional Leaders Meet Amid Threat of Lesotho Violence
Southern African regional leaders are holding a mini-summit on Monday amid fears that the political deadlock in Lesotho could lead to violence. Read more »
September 01, 2014
Lesotho: Police Absent, Courts Close as Lesotho Crisis Talks Continue
Talks between Lesotho's coalition partners on the future of the nation's government were continuing in Pretoria on Monday, the country's news services reported. Read more »
August 12, 2014
Africa: Why Are We So Poor? Yet We Are So Rich?
Briggs Bomba calls for domestic resources to be mobilized to bring about inclusive development in Africa, in particular by stopping the illicit flow of money out of the continent. Read more »
June 24, 2014
Sudan: Woman Freed from Death Row Re-Arrested - Report
A Sudanese woman freed from death row has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, the BBC has reported. Read more »
June 20, 2014
Lesotho: Maseru Coalition Govt Under Threat
Lesotho is in political turmoil after Parliament was prorogued and one of the members of its coalition government threatened to pull out. South Africa has responded by expressing… Read more »
June 19, 2014
Liberia: Taylor in Bid to Transfer to Rwandan Prison
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has launched a bid to serve his prison sentence for war crimes in Rwanda instead of Britain. Read more »
June 02, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Rape, Sexual Violence Targets Women Across the DRC
Rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not limited to the war zones in the eastern parts of the country - women detained miles away… Read more »
May 16, 2014
Mali: Most Malians Want a United Country - Survey
Nine of every 10 people in Mali want the country to remain a single, united nation, and this desire is even stronger in much of the north than it is in the south, according to a… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: World's Media Chiefs Press African Leaders on Freedoms
Editors and publishers from across the world have singled out the governments of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Swaziland for threatening free expression and media freedom. Read more »
April 16, 2014
Ethiopia: Stop Arresting Journalists, Say World Editors, Publishers
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on the Ethiopian government to review its use of anti-terrorism laws against… Read more »
South Africa: Send 'Secrecy Bill' for Court Review, Says IPI
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on South Africa's president to send the 'secrecy bill' for constitutional review: Read more »
Eswatini: IPI Calls On Swazi Govt to Free Editor
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on Swaziland's government to drop charges against jailed editor and human rights… Read more »
April 13, 2014
Africa: From North to South, East to West, Media Freedom in Africa Under Challenge
The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, delivered a wide-ranging report on press freedom in the world to the institute's world… Read more »
March 24, 2014
Egypt: Court Sentences 529 Mursi Supporters to Death
AFP reports that 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi have been sentenced to death during a mass trial. Read more »
March 18, 2014
Somalia: Piracy Declines Dramatically, Report Insurers
Somali piracy could be eliminated within a few years if foreign navies continue their patrols off the country's coast, reports a major insurance company. Read more »