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The Democratic Republic of Congo, has rejected accusations from neighbouring Uganda that he gave sanctuary to an Islamist rebel group and allowed it to exploit mineral resources. Last week the Ugandan leader, Yoweri Museveni, said Mr…

The paramilitary force fighting against the army in Sudan has taken control of a town in South Darfur with further reports of human rights abuses. Clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army have forced several thousand…

In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country's small LGBTQ community. George Peter Kaluma's move comes after…

Senegalese prosecutors on Friday (Jul. 14) said they had filed an international arrest warrant against the French lawyer of Senegal's main opposition leader. The prosecutors added that lawyer Juan Branco was wanted for alleged "crimes…

The Constitutional Court in South Africa has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma was granted medical parole unlawfully. Zuma had been given parole by the former head of the prison service, Arthur Fraser, who is regarded as an ally of…

Ghana Urged Not To Expel Refugees Fleeing Jihadists Ghana has been urged by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to halt the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It said it was concerned by reports that hundreds of Burkinabè citizens -…

In a clear sign of their seriousness to end the escalating conflict in Sudan, four East African states, led by Kenya, are The United Nations has been sidelined. Its special representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, was chosen for his…

The campaign group Human Rights Watch has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, including the killings of dozens of civilians. It said this happened…

.A Libyan court has jailed 37 people convicted of human trafficking - following the deaths of 11 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. Five members of the criminal gang were sentenced to life in prison - others received between…

The president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, called for the return of Mali to the G5 Sahel organisation. Mali left the regional military alliance fighting jihadist groups in May last year citing "loss of autonomy" and…