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 »
December 17, 2023
Cameroon: 'Worse Than Death' - Surviving Sexual Violence in Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis
Yaoundé, Cameroon - Sexual and gender-based violence has been pervasive in Cameroon's Northwest and Southwest regions since separatist fighters launched their armed… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Cameroon: At Least 24 Civilians Killed in Attack by Armed Group in Mamfe
At least 24 civilians were killed in Mamfe, in the English-speaking southwest region of the country. According to municipal and prefectural authorities, children, women and men are… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Senegal: Senegal's Authorities Refuse to Reintegrate Sonko On Electoral Lists
The Senegalese electoral commission has asked that Ousmane Sonko be placed again on the electoral lists after being removed from them following his conviction on a morals case in… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Senegal: Senegalese Opposition Leader Wins Legal Fight to Rejoin Electoral List
A court in Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's stronghold of Ziguinchor has ordered his reinstatement to electoral lists. The decision paves the way for Sonko to be a… Read more »
October 02, 2023
East Africa: Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over 'Devastating' East Africa Oil Pipeline
Four environmental groups have filed a law suit against the French group TotalEnergies and its EACOP oil project in Tanzania and Uganda. They maintain that it threatens the… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Mali: Mali Faces an Increase of Tuareg Armed Groups Attacks in the North
Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed they captured the key town of Bourem, located between Gao and Timbuktu, before pulling out of the town, fuelling fears of the… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Egypt: Egypt Brands Ethiopia's Move to Fill Nile Mega-Dam As 'Illegal'
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the river Nile, which has been the source of a long-running dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. Cairo… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Gabon: Authorities Take Down International Ivory Trafficking Network
Authorities in Gabon have dismantled a broad network of international ivory traffickers who smuggled the prized elephant product from Gabon to Cameroon and on to lucrative Asian… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Nigeria: Tribunal Rejects Opposition Challenges to President Tinbu's Election Win
A Nigerian tribunal has dismissed major opposition challenges to overturn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's February election victory after a highly contested ballot. Read more »
Central Africa: Coup Leader Meets Regional Envoy, Opposition Leader Following Inauguration
Gabon's new military leader has started to give amnesty to dissidents and has met central Africa's mediator for the country, following last week's coup that brought the curtain… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Senegal: Opposition Leader Ends Hunger Strike but Remains Ineligible to Stand for Election
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, an aspiring presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall's fiercest critic, ended a hunger strike Monday. Read more »
September 03, 2023
Cameroon: Religious Leaders Call for Schools to Reopen in Anglophone Regions
Schools across Cameroon are due to reopen on 4 September, but in English-speaking regions separatist militias have warned them to remain closed as they enforce a boycott.… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gabon: Coup Chief Named Interim Leader As West Condemns Bongo Ouster
Gabon's junta has named coup chief General Brice Oligui Nguema, head of the presidential Republican Guard, as the country's interim leader. The move comes after soldiers deposed… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Ethiopia: At Least 183 Killed in Clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara Region
At least 183 people have died in violent clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region since July, according to the United Nations. Read more »
August 21, 2023
West Africa: Fear and Frustration On Nigeria's Border With Niger, Closed Over Coup
Trade between Niger and its neighbours in West Africa has been frozen since regional bloc Ecowas imposed sanctions on the landlocked country when military officers overthrew the… Read more »
August 17, 2023
West Africa: West African Bloc Meets On Niger As AU Rebuffs Military Move
Defence leaders from West Africa's Ecowas bloc are meeting in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a potential military intervention in Niger, whose president was ousted in a coup. The… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Africa: CAF Probes Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o for Alleged Improper Conduct
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is investigating accusations of inappropriate conduct by the president of the Cameroon football federation, Samuel Eto'o Fils. Read more »
August 10, 2023
West Africa: Interpol Leads Vast Operation Targeting Organised Crime in West Africa
A vast police operation against West African mafia groups specialising in internet fraud has been carried out by Interpol, the international criminal police organisation. More than… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Senegal: Political Arrests, Media Restrictions a Worry in Lead up to Senegal Elections
In six months' time the Senegalese will head to the polls to choose their next president. But observers say that government-imposed restrictions on social media, journalists and… Read more »