Guinea: President Conde fires top cabinet minister and others
Guinean President Alpha Conde has fired the country’s interior minister and two other government officials for “gross misconduct,” after they failed to handle a deadly […]
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Burundi: Kagame warns of imminent genocide
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, speaking during an awards ceremony in Kigali this weekend, has accused Burundi’s leaders of carrying out “massacres” on their people. At […]
Tension in Guinea: Political clashes lead to 1 death, scores injured
At least one person has been killed and more than 80 others injured during clashes between supporters of Guinea’s ruling party and opposition activists in […]
CAR: Religious clashes kill dozens
The murder of a Muslim taxi driver in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic, set off a spasm of bloody sectarian violence, […]
Burundians vote today despite violent protest
Around 3.8 million Burundians are eligible to vote in Burundi today despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence. Polls opened at 06:00 […]
Sudan: 15 candidates for April 2015 presidential elections
The National Elections Commission (NEC) in Sudan has announced that out of the 18 aspiring presidential candidates, 15 have been approved for the April presidential […]