Kenya: Police Disperse Protests against Electoral Body
Kenyan police on Monday clashed with opposition leaders and their supporters who are calling for the dissolution of the country’s electoral body. “IEBC must go,” […]
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DRC: Katumbi Appears before Prosecutor, Rejects Accusations
Moise Katumbi, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition presidential candidate on Monday appeared before a prosecutor amid accusations from the government that he hired foreign […]
Mali: Yacouba Toure, 2nd in Command of Ansar Eddine South Arrested
Malian security forces have arrested near Bamako, Yacouba Toure, the second leader of the Ansar Eddine South group operating in Mali and Burkina Faso. The […]
Trial of President Gbagbo & Co. Resumes at ICC
The trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and youth leader Charles Blé Goude, resumes on Monday at the International Criminal Court. The trial of […]
CAR President Declares Assets
President Faustin Archange Touadera of Central African Republic has declared his assets publicly as required by the new law in force in the country. According […]
Nigeria: Buhari Signs Delayed-Budget into Law
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the delayed 2016 budget into law, ending weeks of wrangling with lawmakers as Africa’s biggest economy contends with […]
Kenya to Close Refugee Camps Hosting 400,000 Refugees
The Kenyan government says it plans to close the country’s two main refugee camps, a move that would impact some 400,000 refugees. The government is […]
DRC: Is Opposition Candidate’s Arrest in the Air?
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) opposition candidate Moise Katumbi has claimed on Thursday that security forces plan to arrest him after they surrounded his […]
Mali: 2014 Coup Plotters Get 5 years in Prison
A Malian court has sentenced two men to five years in jail for a coup attempt in 2014 against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the […]
Kenya’s Election Commission Dismisses Calls to Resign
Kenya’s election commission on Thursday rejected opposition calls to resign, saying it was reforming the way it handles technology to avoid repeating the failures of […]