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The East African Community, EAC, has welcomed the lifting of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union on Burundi almost six years ago. The EAC secretary general, Peter Mathuki, said "EU's decision would spur development in…

A judge from the Arusha International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, ICTR, has ordered that eight Rwandans expelled by Niger be returned to Tanzania. The eight, who include former ministers and top military officials during and before the…

A concerned mobile network subscribers group in Ghana has declared Tuesday "No Calls Day" in protest at a government directive to re-register all SIM cards in the country. They argue that the directive is illegal. The group…

Businessman Kidnapped near Mozambique Police Hub A businessman reportedly of Turkish nationality has been kidnapped in the centre of Mozambique's capital, Maputo. Witnesses say "the criminals acted very quickly." The incident occurred…

Prosecutors in Burkina Faso are requesting a 30-year prison term for former President Blaise Compaoré, who is accused of complicity in the murder of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Sankara was assassinated in 1987 and a trial was…

The Judges Association in Tunisia has called for all courts to suspend work on Wednesday and Thursday in 'protest' at President Kaïs Saïed's move to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council. On its Facebook page, the organisation also…

Namibia's leading daily newspaper has a heart-breaking interview with a mother who saw a crocodile grab her five-year-old daughter, and disappear with the little girl into the famous Okavango River. Eveline Mukuve,33, told The…

Gunmen have attacked a school in north-west Cameroon, abducting five teachers and several students. Eyewitnesses said one student was wounded in the head during Wednesday's attack on the high school in a village in Menchum…

A panel of three judges has dismissed an application by same-sex couples in Namibia for their foreign spouses to live and work in the country. The judges of the High Court ruled that they were bund by a 20-year ruling of the more senior…

Dozens of Sudanese judges and prosecutors have condemned the killing of more than 70 protesters since October's coup and have called for a criminal investigation. Frequent protests have been met with 'live gunfire and tear gas'…