Uganda expels Rwandan opposition figure Robert Mukombozi
Uganda expels Rwandan opposition figure Robert Mukombozi in what appears to be a new sign of warming relations between Kampala and Kigali after years of […]
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Tanzanian opposition figure Freeman Mbowe released
Tanzania has released the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against him last year, his party said. Mbowe, […]
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 […]
Cameroon: Opposition senator killed in separatist Anglophone West
In Cameroon, the body of an opposition senator was found riddled with bullets on Wednesday in the west of the country, a region plagued by […]
Zimbabwe: Main opposition party denounces attack on its leader, Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Wednesday denounced a new attack on its leader, Nelson Chamisa, who escaped unharmed after being shot at in his car […]
Niger: Bazoum Mohamed will be sworn into office today in a special security context
Mohamed Bazoum’s inauguration comes in a tense context, as his election is still contested by the opposition, a coup attempt failed on Tuesday night, and […]
Mali’s opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé launches presidential bid
Mali’s opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé was sworn in on Saturday as a candidate for the July 29 presidential election by thousands of his supporters in […]
Zambia sacks Cuban Ambassador for backing new opposition party
The Zambian government has declared the Cuban Ambassador to the country personae non grata. On Saturday, Cuban Ambassador to Zambia, Nelson Pages Vilas, openly supported […]
DRC’s self-exiled opposition leader to return home in June
Exiled Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi on Monday said he will return to the Democratic Republic of Congo by June to lodge his candidacy for […]
As pressure mounts on Biya, Cameroon opposition wants national dialogue
The opposition leaders in Cameroon on Tuesday called on the government to release all persons held in connection with the Anglophone crisis in the central […]