Police have arrested 14 suspects for “trying to smuggle cocaine” through Ethiopia’s main airport in the capital, Addis Ababa. Ethiopian federal police said the suspects, 13... Read more
Armed fighters released at least 900 prisoners in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the local mayor. Among the inmates who have escaped... Read more
Burundi’s Supreme Court has handed a life sentence to former president Pierre Buyoya for having a hand in the assassination of his successor Melchior Ndadaye. Mr Buyoya, now 70, is cur... Read more
The governor of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, has announced an indefinite 24-hour curfew in the state saying that protests against police brutality have “degenerated” in... Read more
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dressed downed members of the house of representatives about their sartorial choices, saying his locally-made suit was “superior” t... Read more
A member of parliament in Kenya has been detained for three days pending psychiatric evaluation before she is charged with murder. Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa was arraigned before a court in the... Read more
Police in Uganda have arrested 25 travellers suspected of presenting forged Covid-19 test certificates. Some 23 travellers were arrested on Sunday while checking in at Entebbe International... Read more
The warring parties in Libya have begun around of negotiations in Geneva, chaired by the United Nations. The talks have brought together two delegations of military officials. One represents... Read more
The man who set up the hated Nigerian police unit, Sars, accused of human rights abuses, has told the BBC that he feels “sad” and “guilty” about what the agency has b... Read more
The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned a recently signed law in Nigeria’s Kaduna state that introduced tough penalties for convicted rapists.... Read more
Hundreds of people in Kankan city in eastern Guinea have fled their homes as tension rises before Sunday’s presidential election in which Alpha Condé is seeking a controversial third t... Read more
The two main challengers to Ivory Coast’s President Alassana Ouattara in this month’s election have announced they are boycotting the poll. At a joint news conference, the former... Read more
A Congolese activist has been fined for stealing an African artefact from a museum in France. Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza said he took the 19th Century Chadian funeral staff from the Quai Branly... Read more
Consumer rights campaigners in Cameroon have called on citizens to boycott a tax on mobile phones and tablets which the government is due to introduce on Thursday. The tax requires customers... Read more
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