Somali judge elected President of International Court of Justice
Somali Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf has been elected to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Chamber of Summary Procedure along with four other judges and […]
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DR Congo’s Kabila to name successor in July
Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph Kabila will not contest upcoming elections, the information minister Lambert Mende said. According to Mende, Kabila intends to […]
Niger: 81 Lake Chad’s Boko Haram suspects go on public trial
A special international court in the Nigerien capital Niamey has started the trial of eighty-one people accused of fighting for militant Boko Haram. The suspects […]
Equatorial Guinea’s president dissolves government, PM Powers
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema dissolved his government, the powers of the prime minister and his three deputies, a decree read out on state […]
Cameroon: European Union offers FCFA100 mln in Boko Haram war
The European Union is set to mobilize 100 billion FCFA to finance the fight against the Boko Haram sect, La Tribune Afrique news portal reports. […]
Zimbabwe: Female High Court judge appointed chair of election body
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed High Court Judge Priscilla Chigumba as the new chairperson of the Electoral commission, local media reported. General elections are […]
Nigeria’s air force killed at least 35 civilians – AI
Nigeria’s air force killed at least 35 people in attacks on villages in December, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday (January 30). According […]
Kagame takes over AU Chairmanship, vows institutional reforms
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has officially taken over the chairmanship of the African Union with the tough task of steering the continental body away from […]
Landmine explosion kills 26 civilians in central Mali
A landmine explosion in a civilian passenger vehicle has killed 26 people in Central Mali on Thursday, state TV reported. According to Malian army spokesman […]
Cameroonian government sued over internet shutdown
Two net freedom groups, Access Now and Internet Sans Frontières (ISF), on January 19, sued the government of Cameroon before the country’s top court over […]