Nigerian police ordered to free 5 anti-Buhari activists
Abuja – A Nigerian court has ordered the secret police to release five suspects detained for wearing T-shirts criticising... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
South Africa to spend $67 million on post-unrest security
Johannesburg – South Africa will spend an additional $67.4 million on security following this month’s deadly unrest sparked by the... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Beer and sneakers: SA raids township for looted wares
Vosloorus – A lively radio tune stopped abruptly as a line of armed police officers marched into a Johannesburg... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Leader of Tanzanian opposition party Freeman Mbowe charged with terrorism
Dar es Salaam – A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, with... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia’s Afar region urges civilians to fight Tigray rebels
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Afar region has called on civilians to take up arms against rebels from neighbouring Tigray,... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Benin’s opposition goes into hiding
Lagos – Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
At least 16 civilians killed in suspected Islamist militia attack in DRC
Beni – Suspected members of an Islamist militia killed 16 people as they were returning from a weekly market... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to learn ‘terror’ trial verdict in August
Kigali – A Kigali court said on Thursday it will issue its verdict next month against detained “Hotel Rwanda”... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Heavy fighting kills 20 in region bordering Tigray, says official
Addis Ababa – At least 20 civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in “heavy fighting” between... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Key Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe ‘to face terror charges’
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Thursday that its leader Freeman Mbowe and other members could be... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
