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 […]
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Sudan: Khartoum police chief dismissed for controversial statement over law against women
Khartoum’s police chief created a controversy last week by calling for the return of the public order laws. These controversial laws were created under the […]
Nigeria: Presidency announces dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
After a week of protests in the country, the presidency acted to disband the Repression of Robbery Squad (SARS), accused of serious human rights violations. […]
Nigeria cleans police payroll of 80,000 “ghost workers”
The Nigerian government on Monday said there are over 80,000 ghost police officers in the West African nation. The disclosure came after a staff count […]
Uganda: Police fires teargas as parliament extends Museveni’s rule
Police in Uganda on Thursday fired teargas to disperse protesters outside the East African nation’s parliament. The move comes as legislators of the ruling party […]
Somalia’s youngest minister shot dead by Police
Somalia’s youngest minister Abbass Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji has been shot dead in an incident close to the presidential palace in capital Mogadishu. The Mogadishu mayoral […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Police Fires Teargas as Students Start Nationwide Strike
Security forces in Côte d’Ivoire on Monday, fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesting students as nationwide strikes intensified in the West-African nation. The […]
Algeria: Another general nabbed, regime silencing dissident voices
On Wednesday, the Algerian regime embarked on dissident voices hunting after the arrest of another army general in Algiers for insulting the regime and calling […]
Egypt: Protesting police officers fired warning shots at sister force
Protesting police officers in the province of Sharqiya, Nile Delta region, broke into the province’s security directorate after closing down six police stations. Personnel of […]