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 […]
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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 […]
François Beya’s arrest: Kinshasa reports “acts against national security
The presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said Tuesday evening, after the arrest Saturday of its security adviser François Beya, that investigators had […]
South Africa: indigenous “king” arrested for growing cannabis outside the presidency
A “king” of an indigenous community in South Africa was arrested Wednesday outside the presidency in Pretoria, where members of the Khoisan people have been […]
Burkina Faso: Eight soldiers arrested on suspicion of coup attempt
Suspected of attempting to destabilize institutions, i.e., a coup d’état, eight soldiers were arrested by the military judicial police, according to a statement from the […]
Malawi: A former minister and a banker arrested for lying to the IMF
A former Finance minister and a former Central bank governor have been arrested in Malawi on charges of providing false balance sheets to the IMF, […]
Sudan: Al-Jazeera chief arrested, six protesters killed
Security forces arrested the Khartoum bureau chief of the Qatari TV station Al-Jazeera on Sunday, increasing pressure on the media in the wake of the […]
Rebels and security forces killed in Eastern DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, six rebels, two police officers and one Congolese soldier were killed during an incursion by armed men on Tuesday […]