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 »
September 02, 2022
Angola: Opposition Files Legal Complaint Over Election Result
Angola's leading opposition party has filed a legal complaint challenging the integrity of last week's election, which saw the ruling MPLA party win by a narrow majority. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Liberia: President Under Pressure Over Handling of Corruption Allegations Made by U.S.
Liberian President George Weah is facing a backlash over how he has handled corruption accusations made by the United States against three top officials. Read more »
August 24, 2022
Sudan: ICC Chief Prosecutor Demands 'True Accountability' for Darfur Genocide
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has urged the UN Security Council to accelerate action to deliver justice for thousands of people in Sudan's western Darfur… Read more »
August 21, 2022
Somalia: Somali Security Forces End Al-Shabaab Siege At Mogadishu Hotel - At Least 13 Dead
Somali security forces ended the siege by al-Shabaab militants at Hayat hotel in Mogadishu late Saturday, 30 hours after it began. At least 13 civilians were killed and dozens… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Somalia: Somalia - 12 Civilians Dead After Al Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel
At least 12 people have been killed after al Shabaab rebels attacked Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu with two car bombs, then storming the hotel and seizing control, according to an… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Guinea: Clashes Erupt in Conakry After Opposition Call for Anti-Junta Protests
Dozens of young men clashed with security forces in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Wednesday after an opposition alliance called for protests against the ruling military junta. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Mali: Court Charges 49 Ivorian Soldiers of Being Mercenaries
Soldiers from Cote d'Ivoire who were reportedly delpoyed as reinforcements to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, had been held in custody for over a month,… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Rwanda: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Rwanda to Discuss Tensions With DRC, Human Rights
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame amid calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Expels MONUSCO Spokesman Over Deadly Anti-UN Protests in Eastern Kivu Provinces
Kinahsa has asked the UN peacekeeping mission, Monusco, to withdraw spokesman Mathias Gillmann over "indelicate and inappropriate remarks" he made in the wake of deadly mass… Read more »
Kenya: Presidential Candidate Ruto Claims Government Is Attempting to 'Sabotage' His Rallies
Kenyan deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto described the obstacles placed in his way to holding final political rallies as "sabotage". Speaking at a press… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Kenya: Human Rights Activists Warn of Police Violence During Elections
Kenya's failure to hold police accountable for allegedly killing dozens of people after the 2017 elections heightens the risk of officers again abusing their power, a leading human… Read more »
July 30, 2022
Gabon: France Charges Five More Members of Gabon Ruling Dynasty in 85 Million Euro Fraud Case
France has charged five more children of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo in a long-running inquiry into the financing of the late president's real estate empire, said to be… Read more »
July 29, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Says Progress Made Towards Return to Civilian Rule
The chair of the West African regional bloc Ecowas said the military junta in Guinea has agreed to reduce its transition to civilian rule from three to two years.This as violent… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Benin: Benin Marks Macron Visit By Releasing 30 Jailed Opposition Politicians
This week's visit to Benin by French President Emmanuel Macron was marked by the release of 30 opposition figures, imprisoned during the April 2021 election campaign. Macron's… Read more »