Cameroon court frees students jailed for Boko Haram joke
Libreville – Three Cameroonian students sentenced to 10 years in jail for making jokes about jihadist group Boko Haram have... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Cameroon jails 47 opposition activists for ‘rebellion’
Yaoundé – A military tribunal in Cameroon has jailed dozens of opposition supporters for terms of up to seven years... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Togo charges two journalists with ‘contempt of authority’
Lome – Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with “contempt of authority” and “spreading... Read more
26 Dec, 2021
HRW says Tunisia using ‘repressive’ laws against critics
Tunis – Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday that Tunisian authorities are using “repressive” dictatorship-era laws to snuff out criticism... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
Algeria to put teenage girl on trial over protests
Algiers – Algerian prosecutors are putting a 14-year-old girl on trial in connection with the country’s Hirak protest movement, her... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
Benin opposition leaders will not appeal jail terms, lawyers say
Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
Guinea rights groups protest airport renaming
Conakry – Guinean rights groups on Saturday protested a plan by the ruling military junta to rename the country’s airport... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Gabon president demands probe over youth soccer coach rape claims
Libreville – Gabon’s president has asked for an investigation into allegations that a former coach for the country’s under-17 soccer... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
Tunisia appeal seeks to decriminalise homosexuality
Tunis – Tunisian lawyers and rights activists lodged an appeal on Thursday against the imprisonment of two men for same-sex... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Guinea-Bissau state media staff strike over pay
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau state radio and television did not broadcast on Thursday, as public media employees started a three-day strike... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
