Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that observer missions should be handled by African institutions built over the past two decades. Read more »
Head of anti-terror Police unit, Boniface Mwangi, has denied claims of being involved in the alleged disappearance of Badru Mramba, an ally to the late Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo. Read more »
South Africa has become one of the first countries to sign a commitment pledge with the United Nations to end violence against women and girls. Read more »
Judges could receive special training on performing amputations on convicts should doctors refuse to carry them out, according to the country's deputy chief justice. Read more »
Mourners at the memorial service of taxi driver Mido Macia - who died in a police cell hours after being dragged behind a police van - vented their anger throughout the event on ... Read more »
The Movement for Democratic Change has described police disruption of its constitution campaign public meeting as irresponsible. Read more »
Mystery surrounds the shooting of the Nasarawa University students who were killed during a peaceful protest over a lack of water in the area. Read more »
French prosecutors have called for a former army captain to be put on trial for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide. Read more »
Liberian timber worth thousands of euros has been found at a French port less than three weeks before a new EU law prohibiting the import of illegal timber comes into force, ... Read more »
Militia leader Thomas Lubanga wants the International Criminal Court's president removed from the chamber handling the appeal against his conviction. Read more »
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