Equatorial Guinea: Top UN Court Backs France in Paris Mansion Row With Equatorial Guinea

Judges at the United Nations' highest court have handed France a legal victory in its long-running legal battle with Equatorial Guinea over a Paris mansion once owned by the son of… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Becomes Fifth African Nation to Take in U.S. Deportees

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama confirmed on Thursday that his country had started receiving West Africans expelled from the United States. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa's Biggest Dam, Despite Concerns in Egypt and Sudan

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, has finally been inaugurated. While many celebrate its potential to boost the country's economy,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Will Face Four Other Candidates in Côte d'Ivoire Presidential Election

The constitutional court in Côte d'Ivoire has definitively barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former banker Tidjane Thiam, from standing in… Read more »

Uganda: ICC Opens War Crimes Case Against Ugandan Rebel Leader Joseph Kony

The International Criminal Court will open hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in a landmark step for international justice nearly two decades after issuing its… Read more »

Uganda: The Hague Opens Case Against Joseph Kony, 20 Years After Issuing Warrant

The International Criminal Court will open hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in a landmark step for international justice nearly two decades after issuing its… Read more »

Mali: Mali Files ICJ Case Against Algeria Over Destruction of Military Drone

Mali's transitional government says it has filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of "premeditated destruction" of a Malian… Read more »

Cameroon: Fears Over Divided Opposition and Instability, As Cameroon Heads to the Polls

Ahead of Cameroon's 12 October presidential election, the opposition remains divided, despite agreement on the need to unite behind a candidate to face off against President Paul… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Criminalises Homosexuality in Far-Reaching Family Law Reform

Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations tightening laws against same-sex relations, with an extensive new code set to reshape family and nationality rules. Read more »

Comoros: Comorian Woman Says Justice Minister Among Men Who Raped Her for Years

A young Comorian woman, Raanti A, has spoken to RFI about multiple rapes she alleges she was subjected to by a man she is related to, who she says also invited several other men to… Read more »

Kenya: Police Link New Bodies Exhumed From Kenyan Mass Graves to Starvation Cult

As Kenyan police continue to exhume bodies from a mass grave discovered last week, authorities are linking these new discoveries to a starvation cult uncovered with the discovery… Read more »

Mauritania: EU Urged to Uphold Human Rights, as Mauritania Accused of Abuse of Migrants

Mauritania’s role as a key transit hub for African migrants seeking passage to Europe has come into sharp focus, following renewed claims by the NGO Human Rights Watch of… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Passes Law to Protect Whistleblowers in 'Historic Moment for Democracy'

Senegalese parliamentarians have adopted a law to protect whistleblowers, in order to strengthen transparency in the country - a promise made by the government that came to power… Read more »

Africa: How Trump's 'Deportation Campaign' Is Reshaping Ties With Africa

Some African nations are striking deals to take in migrants deported from the United States. Others are refusing. The split shows how Trump's policy is reshaping Washington's ties… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Supporters of Ex-DR Congo President Kabila Denounce Proposed Death Penalty As 'Sham'

Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on charges including… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force Pushes Back Jihadists On Cameroonian Border

Nigeria's air force said it has killed at least 35 jihadists who had gathered near the border with Cameroon to plan an attack on ground troops. The army is battling an ongoing… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Strikes Deal With Washington Over Migrants Deported From the U.S.

Uganda - which has Africa's largest refugee population - has become the latest African country to agree to take in failed asylum seekers deported from the United States, under… Read more »

Mali: Mali's Junta Charges Former Prime Minister Maiga With Embezzlement

Choguel Maiga, the former prime minister of Mali, was taken into custody on Wednesday after he was charged with embezzlement. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Brutal War Needs 'More Than Battlefield Wins' After U.S. Peace Push

A secret meeting in Zurich between Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and US envoy Massad Boulos has raised hopes of progress towards ending Sudan's brutal war and… Read more »

Madagascar: Southern African Leaders Meet in Madagascar to Chart Path for Self-Reliance

Southern African leaders are meeting in Madagascar to decide how to make the region more self-reliant and less vulnerable to global economic shocks after years of instability and… Read more »

Mali: France in Talks With Mali Over 'Unjustified' Arrest of French Citizen in Bamako

France's foreign ministry said Saturday that it was in talks with Mali over the arrest of a Frenchman accused of working with intelligence services to "destabilise" the country,… Read more »

Mali: Mali Arrests French National and Generals Accused of Foreign-Backed Plot

Malian authorities were on Friday searching for possible accomplices in what they say is a foreign government-backed plot to destabilise the country. This follows the arrest of a… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Braces for Heavy Job Losses As Stiff U.S. Tariffs Take Hold

As sweeping new US tariffs take effect on Thursday, dozens of countries are facing sharp new duties on their exports. South Africa is among the hardest hit, with key goods now… Read more »

Cameroon: Outcry in Cameroon As Opposition Leader Kamto Barred From Presidential Race

Cameroon's Constitutional Council has confirmed opposition leader Maurice Kamto will not be allowed to run in the October presidential election. Read more »

Africa: French Bill Clears Path to Return Artefacts Looted During Colonisation

A bill to make it easier for France to return cultural objects taken during the colonial period was presented at a ministerial council in Paris this week by Culture Minister… Read more »