A prominent Ugandan academic arrested on accusations of spying for regional rival Rwanda has been released following an intervention by President Yoweri Museveni, and a rights group says South Sudan is witnessing a “new wave of repression”. … Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Kenya to appeal to Supreme Court over constitutional reforms
The Kenyan government said on Friday it will go to the country’s top court to challenge a ruling that halted President Uhuru Kenyatta’s bid to change the constitution, a source of growing controversy ahead of next year’s polls. Read more…
Stop ‘arbitrary’ policies, anti-torture group tells Tunisia’s Kais Saied
The World Organisation Against Torture on Friday urged Tunisia’s President Kais Saied – who suspended the country’s parliamentary democracy in a recent power-grab – to end “arbitrary practises” and restrictions on freedom. Read more…
AU urges Ethiopia to step up efforts to ensure humanitarian access to Tigray
The African Union on Friday urged Ethiopia’s government to step up efforts to ensure humanitarian access to the war-torn Tigray region to prevent starvation, as aid workers struggle to reach desperate populations. Read more…
South Sudan facing ‘new wave of repression’, Amnesty warns
South Sudan is witnessing a “new wave of repression”, global rights group Amnesty International warned on Friday, with many activists now in hiding after a string of arrests in the conflict-wracked country. Read more…
Mali commander freed after being held over police violence
A special forces commander in Mali was freed on Friday after angry police officers marched to the prison where he was detained for allegedly using brute force to quash deadly protests last year. Read more…
Uganda releases prominent academic accused of ‘espionage’
A prominent Ugandan academic arrested on accusations of spying for regional rival Rwanda has been released following an intervention by President Yoweri Museveni, a businessman familiar with the case said on Saturday. Read more…
Libyan army units use artillery in Tripoli clash
Two Libyan army units used heavy artillery in an exchange of fire overnight centering on a barracks in a densely populated area of southeast Tripoli, the military command said. Read more…
Ethiopia says more aid trucks enter war-hit Tigray
Ethiopia said on Saturday that more than 150 aid trucks had entered war-torn Tigray over the past two days, after the United Nations warned of a “looming catastrophe” in the northern region. Read more…
Senegalese TV cast handed suspended jail terms over racy trailers
A Senegalese court handed suspended jail terms to a television producer and five actors on Friday over racy trailers that religious groups decried as “pornographic”. Read more…
12 dead after mining pollution in DRC river
Twelve people have died and thousands have fallen ill after a river in southern Democratic Repoblic of Congo was polluted by toxic waste from a diamond mine, the government said. Read more…
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