Nigeria has decided that all suspects and those charged with terrorism will be tried behind the doors, prompting criticism by human rights advocates. A new court practice has been under implementation in the West African…
A series of raids in Plateau State, central Nigeria, resulted in the deaths of dozens of people and the abduction of many more. People on motorcycles with guns attacked at least four small communities near…
Russia has blocked a UN Security Council request for independent inquiries into the alleged Moura massacre in Mali. France made the request in a statement that was submitted to the Security Council for approval on…
Gambian citizens are voting for legislators in parliamentary elections that are expected to enhance President Adama Barrow's grip on power following his re-election last year. On Saturday, voters in the West African state will renew…
Situation in South Africa has turned violent in recent days as the threat extremist or vigilante groups poses in the country. Things escalated towards the safety of people as well as human rights after South…
Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Burkinabe court on Wednesday. He was found guilty of the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, in a coup. The trial in…
Kenya's finance ministry announced the government's budget for the fiscal year 2022/23 on Thursday, with the goal of recovering the economy. The budget is still awaiting approval by Parliament. An estimated $28 billion budget from…
Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez is on a two day visit to Morocco and will meet King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday. The visit to Rabat is said to be an attempt by…
Eleven major international groups have issued a warning: West Africa is experiencing its greatest food crisis in a decade. 27 million people are starving, with 11 million more at risk if nothing is done by…
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) of Somalia said that the al Shabaab group linked to al Qaeda plans to target Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. Somalia’s spy…
Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries killed over 300 people in a town in the country's central area, according to new reports. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement released on Tuesday that individuals…
President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, and his deputy have shaken hands, signing an agreement on Sunday in an attempt to ease political conflict in the country and re-commit to peace deal in the East…
Uganda -Thousands of Congolese have fled to neighboring Uganda after fighting erupted between the national army and M23 rebels in eastern DRC earlier this week. Kinshasa is now requesting that they return to their communities,…
Kenya’s cost of living is increasing rapidly amid rising food and fuel prices. The inflation rate rose to 5.56 per cent in March from 5.08 per cent in February because of the surge in the…
According to the state-run SUNA news agency, 29 people were on board when the ship overturned and sank near Sennar province's southeast. Sudanese authorities announced Monday that a boat capsized on the Blue Nile, killing…
President Joe Biden said in March that the United States would welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees while also awarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to another 30,000 already in the country. However, while Ukrainians who flee the…
More than 200 militants have been killed in the Sahel region, Mali’s army has confirmed. The military operation comes at a point when there has been an excessive surge in violence in the African country.…
After listening to five weeks of testimonies over the July unrest that rocked South Africa, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has now got South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to testify. Various other oral…
Thousands of people have sought safety in neighbouring Niger as a result of violence in northern Mali, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). As the UN says, security sources…
According to state television, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, who has been in control in Sudan since a coup on October 25, began his first official journey to Cairo on Wednesday, where he met with Egyptian…
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