November 17, 2022
Uganda: Rights Groups Challenge Controversial Internet Law in Court
A coalition of leading Ugandan rights groups and lawyers on Thursday filed a court challenge in Kampala to a controversial internet law, which they say is aimed at curbing free… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Tanzania: 19 Killed After Tanzanian Plane Plunges Into Lake Victoria
At least 19 people have died after a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba. Read more »
November 04, 2022
Guinea: Junta Orders Corruption Case Against Ousted Leader Alpha Condé
Guinea's justice minister has ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Condé and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Liberia: Activists Welcome Life Sentence for Liberian Rebel
A Paris court has sentenced a former Liberian rebel commander to life in jail for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity after France's first trial… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Endangered Elephants 'Eavesdrop' On Poachers in DRC
Critically endangered forest elephants use their acute senses of hearing and smell to detect poachers while they are still some distance away and well before they have fired a… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Malawi: President Chakwera Fires Agriculture Minister and Deputy in Crackdown On Fraud
In a televised address to the nation, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy to immediate effect for "incompetence and gross… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Kenya: Body of Veteran Pakistani Journalist Repatriated From Kenya Today - Was Working On Documentary
The body of well-known Pakistani television journalist Arshad Sharif is being repatriated to Pakistan on Tuesday from Nairobi, Kenya, two days after he was allegedly killed by… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Zambia: Lawsuit Demands Justice for Zambians 'Poisoned' By Lead Mine
A class action lawsuit targeting mining giant Anglo American over alleged health problems caused by lead mines in central Zambia will hear who can participate in the case in… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Army Backed Rebel Groups That Abused Civilians, Says Rights Group
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during… Read more »
Ethiopia: WHO Head Warns Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Tigray 'Genocide'
Action must be taken immediately to prevent "genocide" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from WHO headquarters… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Liberia: Civil War Torture Trial of Rebel Commander Opens in Paris
A rebel commander during the first Liberian Civil War, Kunti Kamara goes on trial in Paris on Monday for crimes against humanity, torture, and acts of barbarity, including the… Read more »
October 08, 2022
Liberia: Survivors Sue Govt Over Failure to Track Down Civil War Killers
Survivors of a massacre during Liberia's civil war have sued the government in Monrovia for its failure to address wartime atrocities. The administration of President George Weah… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Tanzania: Maasai Lawyers to Launch Appeal in East African Land Grab Court Case
Tanzanian Maasai who took the Tanzanian government to a regional court over a land dispute that resulted in alleged evictions, loss of land, and in some cases, deaths, have vowed… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Burkina Faso: Anti-French Anger Grips Burkina Faso in Wake of Second Military Coup
Burkina Faso has been hit by confusion and uncertainty after suffering its second military coup in a year - with gunshots fired in the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday and… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Heavy Gunfire Near Burkina Faso Presidential Palace Sparks Fears of Mutiny
Shots and a large blast were heard early Friday morning around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and the headquarters of its military junta, which seized power in a coup last… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Rwanda: Trial of Suspected Genocide Financier Felicien Kabuga Opens in the Hague
The trial of one of the last fugitives charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague on Thursday. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Libya: Anti-Torture Organisation Says Extrajudicial Killings in Libya Are Endemic
A report released by the World Organisation Against Torture says that extrajudicial murder and torture have become widespread in Libya, with nearly 600 people losing their lives in… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Senegal: Two Decades After the Joola Tragedy, Senegal Recalls the Wound That Won't Heal
Twenty years ago today, the coastal ferry Joola capsized off the coast of Senegal, drowning nearly 2,000 passengers. The Senegalese town where half of the dead lived will on Monday… Read more »
September 23, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Slap Gradual Sanctions On Guinea's Junta
West African leaders have agreed to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea-Conakry's military junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule. Read more »
September 22, 2022
West Africa: Guinea Junta Slams ECOWAS Chief's Transition 'Lies'
Guinea's ruling military junta has accused the president of the West African regional bloc Ecowas of "lies" over his call for sanctions on Conakry if it seeks a three-year… Read more »
September 13, 2022
West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Accuses Mali of Using Its Soldiers As 'Hostages
Tension between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire has flared up again after Bamako demanded that Malian politicians in exile in Côte d'Ivoire be handed over to Malian authorities.… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Algeria: Migrants Deported From Algeria 'Dumped in Northern Niger'
Local authorities in Agadez, Niger, say that more than 800 people, including children, were expelled from Algeria - many of whom are from Niger. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Rwanda: French Judges Drop Rwanda Massacre Charges Against Army Peacekeepers
French judges have dropped a case against French soldiers deployed during Rwanda's 1994 genocide. The men had been accused of complicity in crimes against humanity. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Burundi: Govt Gets New Prime Minister in Wake of Presidential Warning About Coup Plot
Burundi's parliament on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new prime minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned last week of a possible coup plot against him. Read more »
September 04, 2022
Kenya: Presidential Poll Winner Promises to Respect Court Ruling
William Ruto, who was declared winner of Kenya's presidential election in August, says he will respect the Supreme Court's decision expected Monday confirming or invalidating the… Read more »