Ntabo Ntaberi: DR Congo militia leader jailed for crimes against humanity
A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, including mass rape. A...
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Ethiopia says Axum airport smashed, Tigrayans face surrender deadline
Forces of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have destroyed an airport in the ancient town of Axum, state-affiliated media said on Monday, after advancing...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine released, 37 dead in protests over his arrest
Uganda’s presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been released on bail, local media reported, as police said the death toll in clashes triggered by his arrest...
Bobi Wine protests: death toll rises in Uganda’s worst unrest in years
At least 19 people have been killed in Uganda over two days as security forces try to quell protests triggered by the arrest of presidential...
African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
The African continent has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases as the top public health official warned Thursday that “we are inevitably edging toward a second...
Uganda: Protests in Kampala after Bobi Wine arrested again
Protests have erupted in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, after police arrested presidential candidate Bobi Wine in the east of the country. The musician-turned-opposition leader, said on Twitter...
Amnesty International calls for release of Ivorian opposition leader
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Ivory Coast’s opposition leader, Pascal Affi N’guessan, and others who were arrested days after the constitutional...
Uhuru Kenyatta hosts Ethiopia’s deputy PM, calls for peaceful resolution of civil war
President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen at State House in Nairobi on Monday, November 16. Uhuru...
Ethiopia’s PM vows ‘final and crucial’ offensive in Tigray
Ethiopia’s prime minister says “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country’s rebellious northern Tigray...
Nigerian army denies firing live rounds at protest
The Nigerian army has rejected claims it killed unarmed protesters at a rally in Lagos in October, saying its soldiers were firing blank bullets. Brigadier...
