August 11, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Hunt for Hundreds of Prisoners After Massive Jailbreak
Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from Kakwanguru central prison when gunmen attacked the facility Tuesday… Read more »
Guinea: Guinea's Military-Appointed Government Dissolves Opposition Group
Guinea's military-appointed government this week announced the dissolution of the main opposition group, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution, or FNDC. Read more »
Somalia: Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - Three Reported Killed
Clashes between opposition protesters and security forces in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region have killed three people and injured nearly 90, security and medical sources said… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Anti-Government Protests Turn Deadly in Sierra Leone
Authorities in Sierra Leone say at least 13 civilians and six police officers have been killed in clashes that broke out during anti-government protests. Read more »
Somalia: Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - One Death Reported
Opposition groups in the breakaway region of Somaliland clashed with security forces Thursday, with an activist saying at least one person was killed. Read more »
Mali: Mali Declares Three Days of Mourning Following Deadly Attack
Mali's military government Wednesday confirmed Islamist militants killed 42 of its troops last weekend in a sophisticated drone attack and announced three days of national… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Make Arrests in Deadly Church Attack
Nigerian security forces say they have arrested four suspects in the attack on a Catholic church in June that killed 40 people. Authorities blamed the massacre on the militant… Read more »
South Africa: Brutal Gang Rape - Seven Charged in Court
The National Prosecuting Authority in South Africa says at least 14 men out of dozens arrested face rape charges in an attack on a group of women who were making a music video… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Malawi: Former Anti-Corruption Chief Arrested Over Graft
The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Malawi has arrested its former director, Reyneck Matemba, for allegedly taking a bribe for a contract to supply food to the country's police service.… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Arrest of Journalists 'Out of Sync' With Press Freedom Norms
Zimbabwe has charged two journalists under its cybercrime law in a move media advocates say runs counter to global trends to support and promote press freedom. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Malawi: Prosecutors Add New Charges Against Alleged Child Exploiter
Malawian state prosecutors have added charges against a Chinese national who was already facing five counts for allegedly exploiting children. A BBC investigation found 26-year-old… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Cameroon: Traditional Rulers Visit Villages Attacked By Nigeria's Wildlife
Traditional rulers in Cameroon are urging villagers to stop farming near Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park after a flurry of human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife officials say… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Deploy Massively in Abuja
Nigerian police have increased security around the capital of Abuja after last week's ambush of presidential guards in a suburb and a deadly attack on a military checkpoint. Read more »
August 01, 2022
South Africa: Country Shocked by Gang Rape as Women's Month Begins
A South African court on Monday began proceedings against more than 80 people arrested after the brazen gang rape of eight women. The women were filming a music video last week… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Execute Seven People By Firing Squad
Somali-based militant group al-Shabab has executed seven men in Somalia's southwestern region of Bay. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Somalia: Ethiopian Authorities to Create Buffer Zone Inside Somalia
A local Somali official has welcomed a plan by Ethiopia's Somali state to create a buffer zone along the border inside Somalia to fight militant group al-Shabab. The plan was… Read more »
Malawi: Abducted Rights Campaigner Found Safe
A Malawian rights activist has been found safe a day after his reported abduction led to the cancellation of an anti-government protest. Read more »
Kenya: Facebook Approved Hate Speech Calling for Ethnic Violence in Kenya - Report
Kenyan authorities have called on Facebook to do more to rid the platform of hate speech ahead of the August 9 general election. Rights group Global Witness said the social media… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Malawi: Rights Groups Cancel Protests Following Abduction of Organiser
Activists in Malawi suspended planned anti-government protests, following the abduction Wednesday night of one of the protest organizers. A witness says men grabbed Sylvester… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Kenya: Mercy Corps Says Hate Speech Spreading Ahead of Kenya's Election
The run-up to Kenya's Aug. 9 elections has seen an increase in hate speech aimed at influencing voters, mainly through social media. Groups such as the U.S.-based charity Mercy… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeepers, Congolese Civilians Killed in Violent Protests
The United Nations said that three of its peacekeepers were killed in ongoing anti-U.N. protests that turned violent in eastern Congo on Tuesday, while several civilians were also… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: At Least Five Killed, 50 Wounded in Anti-UN Protest in DRC
A Democratic Republic of Congo government spokesman said at least five people were killed and 50 wounded during protests against a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the eastern city of… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Families Call for Release of Kidnapped Relatives After Fresh Threats From Kidnappers
A demonstration was held at the Ministry of Transportation in Abuja on Monday morning by the relatives of victims still in captivity. Read more »
Kenya: Reports - A Bus in Kenya Plunges Into River Killing 34
Kenyan local reports say 34 passengers on a bus have died after the vehicle swerved off a bridge and fell 40 meters into a valley. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Kenya: Kenyan Court Convicts 3 Police Officers, Informant of Murder
Kenya's high court on Friday convicted three police officers in the 2016 slayings of a human rights lawyer, his client and a driver. Read more »