The head of Kenya’s police force has ordered the arrest of two MPs in connection with an outbreak of violence between rival political supporters that left two people dead and several i... Read more
Former Burundian MP Fabien Banciryanino is in police detention for what the authorities said was an attempt to overthrow the government, according to his family. Mr Banciryanino was arrested... Read more
Ethiopia has banned flights in its airspace over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for security reasons, according to the privately-owned Reporter website. “The director-gener... Read more
A court is Kenya is set to pass judgement in the case of three men charged with helping armed militants launch an attack on a shopping mall the capital, Nairobi, in 2013. At least 67 people... Read more
The special UN envoy for West Africa has urged peaceful elections in Ivory Coast at the end of a week-long visit. Mohamed Ibn Chambas met President Alassane Ouattara who is running for a thi... Read more
Mali’s transitional President Bah Ndaw has named a new civilian prime minister, the state television announced on Sunday. Mr Ndaw appointed former diplomat Moctar Ouane to the position... Read more
Mali’s new president will be sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Bah Ndaw, a former defence minister, was picked by the coup leader,... Read more
The Ethiopian government has said that 2,000 people have been charged in connection with the killing of Oromia singer Hachalu Hundessa and the violence that followed. Attorney general, Gedio... Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has supported the removal of statues that glorify the country’s apartheid past. He said “any symbol, monument or activity that glor... Read more
French prosecutors are reported to have opened an inquiry into the banking giant BNP Paribas over allegations it was complicit in genocide, torture and crimes against humanity in Sudan. The... Read more
Four human rights groups are seeking compensation for victims of police brutality in Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya, International Justice Mission Kenya, Haki Africa and the Kituo cha Sh... Read more
At least 15 top Kenyan government officials and businesspeople are to be recommended for prosecution in connection with the alleged theft of tens of millions of dollars meant for purchase of... Read more
West African leaders have indicated they might lift the sanctions they have imposed on Mali following last month’s coup. Their envoy, the former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan,... Read more
Cameroon’s opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been confined at home for planning Tuesday’s anti-government protests. A video showing police vehicles outside the leader’s... Read more
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