Uganda: Y. Museveni relativizes his country’s exclusion from the US Agoa trade program
In a series of posts on the social network X, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni put into perspective Washington’s exclusion of his country from the African […]
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U.S. Ambassador-designate to Liberia pledges to fight corruption and promote economic growth
The newly nominated U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Mark Toner, has said that the George Weah government has recognition for corruption and lawlessness and that he […]
Demonstration against LGBT+ rights in Nairobi
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, at the end of last week to express their opposition to the LGBT+ […]
Ethiopia’s Amhara crisis: 183 killed in unrest amid concerns about another civil war
Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region has seen at least 183 people killed since July in clashes, as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to […]
Uganda, Nigeria anti-gay crackdown denounced by LGBT-rights groups
A 20-year-old Ugandan man has been charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offense punishable by death, and at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding have […]
Four Ugandans arrested for “homosexual acts”
Four people in Uganda have been arrested for performing “homosexual acts”, announced on Monday August 21 the police of this country, which at the end […]
New Guinean government orders reopening of Capital FM radio station
In his first order as Secretary of State for Social Communication, Muniro Conté, announces that Capital FM “is authorized to resume its broadcasts in full”. […]
Ethiopia: Renewed fighting and “mass” Amhara arrests
Ethiopia’s human rights watchdog expressed “serious concern” on Monday August 14 about the fighting in the northern Amhara region, as well as the “massive” arrests […]
Former president of Botswana, Ian Khama wants to oust his successor
He left the office with peace of mind. But disappointed by his designated successor, whom he now accuses of authoritarianism, former Botswana President Ian Khama […]
Tigray: Blinken accuses Ethiopia, Eritrea and the rebels of having committed war crimes
The United States has determined that Ethiopian and Eritrean armed forces, as well as Tigrayan rebels, committed war crimes during two years of bloody conflict […]