June 21
Namibia: Namibia's High Court Strikes Down Laws Criminalising Gay Sex
Namibia's high court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country. Read more »
Kenya: One Dead, Scores Arrested in Kenya Protests Against Tax Hikes
Rights groups in Kenya say at least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested in nationwide protests Thursday against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional… Read more »
June 10
Uganda: Ugandan Environmental Activist Freed After Five Days in Detention
An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday. Read more »
May 01
East Africa: Former Rwandan Opposition Leader Asks Court to Allow Her Run in Elections
Rwanda's historic opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights,… Read more »
April 22
Gabon: Paris Court to Rule On Corruption Charges Against Gabon Ex-President's Daughter
A Paris court is preparing to deliver its verdict on corruption charges against Pascaline Bongo, the daughter and chief of staff of Gabon's late president, Omar Bongo. She is… Read more »
April 18
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels French Diplomats for 'Subversive Activities'
Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities", according to a foreign ministry note seen by AFP on Thursday, in a further sign of mounting tensions… Read more »
April 14
Ethiopia: Killing of Politician From Ethiopia's Oromia Region Sparks Fear of Unrest
In Ethiopia, the killing of a senior politician from the Oromo Liberation Front has already led to protests and is likely to aggravate tensions in Oromia, the country's largest and… Read more »
April 10
South Africa: South Africa's Zuma Wins Court Bid to Run in May Election
A court in South Africa court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in next month's general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him… Read more »
April 09
Rwanda: NGO Files Complaint Over Two French Officers Slain in Rwanda Genocide
A French NGO has filed a complaint seeking a probe into the deaths of two French officers killed in the early days of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Read more »
April 03
Uganda: Uganda Court Rejects Petition Against Harsh Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to overturn its highly contentious Anti-Homosexuality Act - one of the toughest such laws in the world. Read more »
March 28
Guinea Bissau: Son of Former Guinea-Bissau President Jailed in US for Drug Trafficking
The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US… Read more »
March 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Freed DRC Journalist Says He Was Imprisoned As Warning to Others
Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate… Read more »
March 21
Kenya: Kenya to Release Bodies of Cult Victims Found in Mass Forest Graves
The Kenyan government will be releasing some of the bodies discovered in mass graves in the Shakahola forest last year, connected to a religious cult, after they were identified… Read more »
March 01
Ghana: Ghana Activists Denounce New Bill That Makes Identifying As LGBTQ+ a Crime
Ghana has joined Uganda and Kenya in passing harsh legislation that not only penalises LGBTQ+ people, but also those who defend them, with up to 10 years' imprisonment. Activists… Read more »
March 03
Burkina Faso: Prosecutor Says Around 170 'Executed' in Attacks On Villages
Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said in a statement on Sunday. Read more »
February 27
Ethiopia: French Journalist Arrested in Ethiopian 'Assault On Press Freedom' - RSF
A French journalist has been arrested and detained in Ethiopia since 22 February on suspicion of conspiring "to create chaos" in the country, his employer announced on Monday. Read more »
February 22
Senegal: Macky Sall to Address Nation As Calls to Set Election Date Intensify
Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The… Read more »
February 19
Senegal: Senegalese Presidential Candidates Unite in Call for New Election Date
Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal's delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April, the day… Read more »
February 18
Kenya: Women in Kenya Demand Justice for Femicide Amid Spate of Killings
A spate of femicides has spurred calls for justice for women across Kenya, where more than a dozen women have been killed since the start of the year. Read more »
February 01
Senegal: Senegal to Probe Constitutional Council's Handling of Presidential Polls
Lawmakers in Senegal have opened an inquiry into why presidential candidate Karim Wade, son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, was excluded from running in this month's elections.… Read more »
January 17
Kenya: Preacher to Face Murder Charges Over Mass Starvation Deaths
A Kenyan judge on Wednesday ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and dozens of others to undergo mental health tests before being charged with murder, terrorism and torture over the… Read more »
January 10
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Constitutional Court Upholds Tshisekedi Election Win
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has confirmed Felix Tshisekedi's landslide re-election in December polls - paving the way for him to serve another five… Read more »
January 05
Senegal: Court Dashes Election Hopes for Senegalese Opposition Leader Sonko
Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld opposition politician Ousmane Sonko's defamation conviction - dealing yet another blow to his hopes of contesting next month's presidential… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: At Least 13 Wounded As DRC Police Break Up Banned Election Protest
At least 13 people were injured in Kinshasa on Wednesday after riot police fired tear gas in clashes with demonstrators protesting against last week's presidential elections in… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Somalia: Hijacked Cargo Ship Has Moved Towards Somalia, Says EU Naval Force
The European Union's maritime security force says it's monitoring a Maltese-flagged merchant ship that was hijacked last week in the Arabian Sea off the Horn of Africa. Read more »