March 21, 2023
Niger: Niger Credited With Negotiating Release of U.S. Aid Worker, French Journalist
The government of Niger says it negotiated the release of a U.S. aid worker and a French journalist who were held captive by Islamist militants in the Sahel region. Aid worker and… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Rwanda: Western Donors Pressed to Sanction Rwanda As DRC Violence Escalates
Around 100,000 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes following a string of recent attacks, and fighting between M23 rebels and government forces,… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Namibia: Russian Uranium Company Appeals Govt Decision
A court in Namibia is hearing an appeal by the local branch of Russia's state-owned atomic energy agency, Rosatom, which is seeking water permits needed for uranium mining. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Executes Islamist Militant 'Doctor,' 'Soldiers'
A military court in Somalia has ordered the executions of three al-Shabab militants it said pretended to be a doctor and soldiers to carry out bombings and shootings. Read more »
Senegal: Opposition Promises More Protests Against Sall
Opposition supporters in Senegal are planning a second day of protests Wednesday against what they say are "dictatorial" practices by President Macky Sall, which his government… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zambia: Police Arrest Feminist NGO Leaders, Accuse Them of Promoting Homosexuality
Zambia's government said it will not tolerate the promotion of LGBTQ rights, saying such rights are against the country's Christian values. The warning came a day after police… Read more »
Somalia: Lower House Passes Historic Anti-Terrorism Law
The lower house of Somalia's Parliament on Wednesday approved a new anti-terrorism law that aims to provide a legal framework that will help government security agencies to better… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Cameroon: Media Mogul, Officers Charged in Journalist's Death
A military court in Cameroon over the weekend charged a media mogul, a military officer, and a police commissioner with complicity in the January torture and killing of journalist… Read more »
Mauritania: 4 Jihadists Escape From Mauritania Prison in a Shootout
Four jihadist prisoners have escaped from a prison in Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Malawi: Malawi's Ex-Information Minister Jailed Amid Concerns of Selective Justice
Malawi's high court has sentenced a former information minister and a subordinate to six years in prison for stealing computers and generators meant for a state-owned news agency.… Read more »
South Sudan: Lawyers Seek Release of Missing South Sudanese Activist
A group of African lawyers is calling for the release of a South Sudanese rights activist allegedly taken by security forces last month from his family's home in Kenya's capital,… Read more »
Tunisia: Arrests in Tunisia Alarm U.S. Diplomats
U.S. officials say they are alarmed by a wave of arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia, including reports they are being targeted because they were in contact with U.S.… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Kenya: BBC Uncovers Sexual Abuse On Tea Plantations
The BBC said Monday it has uncovered evidence of sexual exploitation on Kenyan tea plantations that supply some of Britain's most popular brands. Read more »
February 16, 2023
Cameroon: Women's Protest Pushes Military to Release Detained Youths
Cameroon's military has released about 30 youths it detained as suspected rebels after a protest by several hundred women, including mothers of those detained. The women from the… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Launches Operation to Weed Out Rift Valley Criminals
Kenyan security forces have launched an operation to clear bandits from its northern Rift Valley Region and recover illegal firearms. Critics have voiced concern that the… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities in Talks With Burkina Faso to Probe Pilgrims' Killing
Nigerian authorities have vowed to provide justice after armed men in Burkina Faso attacked a group of Nigerian pilgrims on their way to Senegal, killing at least 16. Burkina… Read more »
Cameroon: Authorities Detain Media Mogul, Police Over Journalist's Killing
Authorities in Cameroon say 27 people, including senior police officers and a well-known media mogul, have been detained in connection with the killing last month of popular… Read more »
February 04, 2023
Nigeria: 41 Dead After Bandits, Vigilantes Clashes In Katsina State
Authorities in Nigeria's Katsina state have launched a joint security operation after 41 people were killed when a vigilante group clashed with bandits who attacked their village. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Electoral Commission Faces Growing Insecurity Ahead of February 25 Polls
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission says an attack Wednesday on its offices in southeast Anambra state destroyed hundreds of ballot boxes and other election… Read more »
Central Africa: Central African States Fail to Honor Timber Export Ban
Officials say most member states in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC, have failed to honor a ban on raw timber exports that was enacted last year to… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Somalia: Regional Leaders Vow to Support Somalia's War Against Al-Shabab
The leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia met Wednesday in the Somali capital to discuss the ongoing fight against al-Shabab militants. The security summit took place… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Eswatini: Govt Hits Back at Accusations It Was Involved in Activist's Death
The government of Eswatini has criticized speculation it may have been responsible for the killing of well-known human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and has pledged to investigate.… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Somalia: Refusing to Stay Silent On Media Directives, Journalist Goes On Trial
The old maxim that "the pen is mightier than the sword" couldn't be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. Read more »
Cameroon: Journalists Call for Investigation After Abduction, Death of Prominent Radio Reporter
Cameroonian journalists are calling for an independent investigation after popular radio reporter Martinez Zogo was found dead in the capital, Yaounde. Zogo was abducted last week… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Security Forces Kill 10 Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants
Security officials in Kenya say they have killed 10 suspected al-Shabab militants in Kenya's northeast, just a week after militants there killed four engineers near a regional… Read more »