Kenyan police fire tear gas at demonstrators, at least 2 killed
On Wednesday, the police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered in several Kenyan towns to protest against price rises and new taxes imposed by […]
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Former candidate for Presidency in Cape Verde arrested for various crimes
The former candidate for President of the Republic of Cape Verde Gilson Alves was arrested on suspicion of committing several crimes on the island of […]
Chinese arrested in Luanda for involvement in drug trafficking and prostitution
The Angolan authorities arrested two Chinese citizens accused of drug trafficking and promoting prostitution, for more than three years, in the province of Luanda, announced […]
Tunisia: Ennahdha leader arrested for warning against risk for civil war
Tunisian authorities arrested Monday Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the country’s largest opposition party on the grounds that he allegedly called for a civil war […]
Equatorial Guinea: son of President Obiang arrested for alleged corruption
One of the sons of the president of Equatorial Guinea, Ruslan Obiang Nsue, suspected of having sold a plane of the national airline, was arrested […]
Former Guinean President Alpha Conde faces legal action
The Guinean judiciary has taken a new step in the prosecution of former President Alpha Conde by opening a judicial investigation against him and several […]
Miss Rwanda contest suspended over sexual assaults
The Miss Rwanda pageant has been suspended following the April arrest of its organizer on suspicion of sexual assault, the Rwandan Ministry of Youth and […]
Three Germans arrested in central Mali
The army announced in a communiqué issued during the night of April 12-13, 2022, the arrest of three Europeans in central Mali. There are no […]
UN agency deplores Algeria’s crack down on Human Rights activists and journalists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has reiterated serious concern about the serious human rights violations and growing restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities […]
Zimbabwe: Opposition leader Tendai Biti, briefly detained
An opposition figure in Zimbabwe, former Finance minister Tendai Biti, was detained Monday for several hours while campaigning for parliamentary by-elections in Harare, a spokeswoman […]