January 20, 2023
Cameroon: Two Election Officials Killed in Nw Cameroon As Separatists Vow to Disrupt Senate Elections
Officials in Cameroon say separatists have killed two election officials in Cameroon , capital of the Northwest region. The rebels have vowed to disrupt Cameroon's March 12 Senate… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Nigeria: Security Forces Search for Abducted Students
Nigerian authorities say search teams are going after armed men holding four students out of six kidnapped from their school Friday, one of many violent incidents reported in… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Kenya: Ruto Revives Allegation That Election Chair Was Targeted During August Election
Kenya's President William Ruto said this week that there was a plot to murder the country's top electoral official last August to prevent him from announcing Ruto as the winner of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Independent Journalists Barred From Courtroom
Following incidents of journalists being obstructed in their work and a lawyer being attacked in Zimbabwe, media and lawyers' associations are demanding that police respect their… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Nigeria: Authorities Investigate After Mob Burns Police Station to Protest Priest's Killing
Police in Nigeria's central Niger state say a mob angry at the killing of a Catholic priest torched a police station, other buildings, and cars, and threw stones at officers… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Kenya: U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Mastermind of 2019 Nairobi Terrorist Attack
The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of the alleged leader of the 2019 attack on Nairobi's Dusit D2 hotel complex.… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Nigeria: Activists Welcome Release of Nine #EndSARS Protesters
Nigerian activists have welcomed the release of nine protesters who took part in 2020 demonstrations against police brutality. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Nigeria: Abducted Train Passengers Rescued, 24 Still Missing
Nigerian officials say security forces have rescued seven people who gunmen abducted from a train Saturday, in the first such attack in southern Edo State. Another 24 passengers… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Christian Group Condemns Gruesome Murder of Priest, Church Attack
The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in central Niger state Sunday and suggested Christians might need to take up arms to defend… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Opposition Members in Court Following Arrests for 'Illegal Meeting'
Twenty-five members of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Monday on charges of holding an illegal meeting… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Kenya: More Suspects Held After Murder of Kenya LGBTQI+ Activist
A court in Kenya says five suspects are being held in connection with the murder of prominent LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was found on a roadside last week… Read more »
January 06, 2023
South Sudan: Journalists Detained Over Viral Video of President Kiir
South Sudan's national security service has detained six journalists who work for the country's national broadcaster, SSBC, the country's press union said. Read more »
Kenya: Rights Groups Welcome Ruto's Promised Investigations Into Police Killings in Kenya
Rights groups are welcoming Kenyan President William Ruto's order for investigations into extra judicial killings carried out by police. Ruto told Kenyan media Wednesday one police… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Found Dead
The body of a Kenyan gay rights activist was found in a metal box discarded along a road in Kenya's Uasin Gishu county, in the western region of the country. Read more »
December 27, 2022
Somalia: Civil Servants Mostly 'Ghost Staff' On Government Payroll - Somali President
Somalia's president over the weekend said the vast majority of paid civil servants were neither in the country nor working. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said 3,500 of 5,000 people on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Probe Officer Accused in Pregnant Lawyer Shooting
Nigerian police say they are investigating an officer who shot and killed an unarmed pregnant lawyer after she left a Christmas church service. A spokesman for the Lagos city… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Zambia: Hichilema Repeals Defamation Law and Death Penalty
Critics of Zambia's law against insulting the president have welcomed the government's repeal of the controversial measure as a step forward for democracy. Rights groups say the… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Deploys Troops to Quell Gang Violence in Port City of Douala
Cameroon has deployed troops to its port city of Douala, the country's economic hub, to try to stem a wave of gang violence. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Malawi: Court Workers Return to Work After Strike
Support staff for Malawi's judiciary system has ended a week-long labor strike after the government promised to consider its demands next year. The government has told the workers… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Egypt: Egypt Draws Maritime Border, Ignites Tensions Among Regional Gas Alliances
Vast undersea natural gas resources and the right to drill in waters off the coast of Egypt and Libya are prompting recriminations between regional governments after economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Chinese Nationals Get Medical Attention After Rescue From Captivity in Nigeria
Nigerian officials say seven Chinese nationals received medical attention Monday after being rescued from nearly six months in captivity. Nigerian military forces recovered the… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Botswana: Botswana Develops Security Strategy to Counter Terrorism Threat
Botswana is developing a national security strategy amid fears of heightened terrorism threats. Read more »
December 15, 2022
Malawi: Bomb Explosion Injures Five At Malawi Refugee Camp
Five refugees at the Dzaleka refugee camp in central Malawi were injured when a hand grenade exploded at the camp's main market Wednesday evening. Police have arrested a Rwandan… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Malawi: Judicial Strike Paralyzes Courts Operations
Support staff of Malawi's judiciary system are holding a nationwide strike aimed at forcing the government to improve their working conditions. The strike, which started Monday,… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Attacks On Election Facilities Raise Concerns Ahead of February Polls
Police officials in southeast Nigeria say operatives killed three armed men on Monday when a gang attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC --… Read more »