Uganda: Constitutional Court to review controversial law
The government defended the law, saying it was intended to support rights groups and aid agencies. It said it had made improvements in human rights […]
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Legislative elections in Sao Tome: Victory for the opposition
The center-right opposition won Sunday’s legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe, the Electoral Commission announced Tuesday, but did not give the distribution of seats […]
Guinea: Concrete proposals awaited from government, opposition and civil society on 1 July after first day of political dialogue
The political dialogue between the government, political actors and civil society opened on Monday at the invitation of Prime Minister Mohamed Béavogui. It was before […]
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 […]
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 […]