Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has chastised Western countries and human rights organizations for opposing a harsh new anti-gay statute that he has signed into law. Mr…
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Amnesty International has called on Angola to release an activist who has been held “arbitrarily” for more than 500 days while suffering from serious health problems.…
A Senegalese court will soon issue a verdict in the rape trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. Dakar, the capital, is bracing for possible bloodshed. According…
According to local media, Nigerian police rescued six pregnant women after raiding a suspected “baby factory” in Rivers state. The alleged owner of the child trafficking…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Kenyan authorities to conduct an urgent investigation into police abuse after criticizing them for failing to take action in the…
Ama Ata Aidoo, former Education Minister and renowned author of ‘The Dilemma of a Ghost,’ has died. The poet, playwright, and academic, who was born on…
Two Mozambican citizens were apprehended in neighboring Malawi after being found in possession of a protected pangolin. Malawian police apprehended the suspects, aged 40 and 46,…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed a case seeking to disqualify Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima from running as a candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress…
Fulgence Kayishema, a Rwandan genocide suspect, has appeared in court in Cape Town following his arrest on Wednesday, ahead of his pending extradition to Rwanda. South…
As the government grapples with a rising wage bill, the Mozambican cabinet has approved a bill proposing pay cuts for ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries, and…