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

Kapchorwa hospital in eastern Uganda has been partially closed after 19 staff members tested positive for coronavirus. The district chief administrative officer said only maternal health ser... Read more

The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has praised African leaders for supporting a joint continental strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. John Nkengasong told t... Read more

The head of Mali’s military government, Colonel Assimi Goita, has called on West African leaders to lift economic sanctions imposed in the wake of last month’s coup, following th... Read more

The authorities in Mozambique are considering closing up beaches and tightening safety measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. This is after beachgoers were witnessed violating safety p... Read more

A protester was killed and others injured in Cameroon during anti-government protests held across the country on Tuesday, according to the opposition party’s lawyer. The lawyer, Robert... Read more

A section of police officers in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been buying their own uniforms from civilian tailors to comply with an alleged order to wear new-look uniforms despite la... Read more

The UK has threatened to issue visa bans on Nigerian politicians linked to electoral violence ahead of governorship elections in two states later this month. It has also warned of their pote... Read more

The UN children’s agency Unicef has “expressed deep concern” over the imprisonment and treatment of a 13-year-old boy convicted for blasphemy. In August, Omar Farouq was se... Read more