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A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia while visiting the country for a recent African Union summit, his employer said. Antoine Galindo, a Paris-based correspondent for the Africa Intelligence website, was detained in the…

Ugandan authorities have currently detained Stephen Tarus, Kenya's former Assistant Minister for Internal Security, on charges of smuggling gold into the country using counterfeit documents. Arrested last week, Mr Tarus was brought…

A popular Ghanaian social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who has led protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo's government has been arrested after making comments on social media about plotting a coup, police said. Oliver…

The authorities in Burkina Faso have detained a total of fifteen people suspected of involvement in a plot to "destabilize institutions". The group includes one senior army officer, soldiers and civilians. The announcement was made by…