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...
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Teargas, rubber bullets on second day of protests in Uganda
Security forces fanned out across the Ugandan capital on Thursday, firing teargas and rubber bullets at pockets of protesters angered by the arrest of presidential...
Senior South African ANC official granted bail in corruption case
A top official in South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has been granted bail in a corruption case that has highlighted divisions within a...
Police arrest 100 over Angola anti-government demos
At least 100 people were held following violent weekend anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda, a senior government official announced Sunday. Anti-riot police fired...
Television Continental resumes operations
Television Continental, TVC, which was attacked by mob on Wednesday is now back on air. However, the station is still battling technical glitches. Angry mob...
Guinea’s opposition leader claims victory in presidential poll
Guinea’s opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo declared Monday, without waiting for official results, that he had won a presidential election against incumbent Alpha Conde, who...
Ethiopia files terrorism charges against leading opposition activist
Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against a prominent media mogul and opposition politician from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed, the attorney general’s office said...
Court clears Ivorian president’s third-term bid as fresh violence erupts
Ivory Coast’s top court on Monday cleared the path for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a contentious third term, as protests turned violent in several...
Libyan protestors burn eastern government offices
Protesters in Libya’s second city Benghazi set fire to the headquarters of the parallel eastern administration controlled by strongman Khalifa Haftar, a security source said...
South Africa’s Clicks beauty stores raided after ‘racist’ hair advert
Protesters have forced several stores of a South African health and beauty company to close, after it ran a hair advertisement they deemed racist. The...