Violence

Kenyan opposition leaders have held a vigil for victims of police violence that left 30 people dead in the wake of protests against the rising cost of living and the levying of new taxes. Police have been accused of shooting at…

The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into alleged war crimes in Sudan, its chief prosecutor said Thursday, expressing "great concern" over escalating violence. Karim Khan made the announcement in a report to the UN…

A clash between the visiting French president Emmanuel Macron and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi played out on Saturday when the two heads of state were having a joint press conference in Kinshasa. The former French Foreign…

The Chief Judge of Anambra State in South-East Nigeria, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu, has approved the establishment of a high court for children, sexual and gender based violence offences following the establishment of a specialized…

Police officers are being prosecuted for "crimes against humanity," including the murder of a baby, during post-election violence in 2017, the prosecutor announced, denouncing "systematic attacks on the civilian population." The Kenyan…

Victims of a litany crimes committed since Mali’s independence up to the now-troubled years of jihadi insurgency, shared their testimony during the latest Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission hearing, an important step according to…

Tribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region killed 168 people, a local aid group said, one of the deadliest bouts of violence in the country in recent years. The fighting in West Darfur province comes…

Kenya has announced that it will host a meeting between rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the government in Kinshasa. The announcement was made after a meeting of leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and…

Since the death of popular Nigerian singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, celebrities have began to express their personal  experiences on violence and molestation. The Nigerian music executive Ubi Franklin on Sunday the 17th of April 2022…

Hundreds of women marched in Abidjan to protest violence against women and to demand punishment for rapists. Under the slogan "Orange the world", organised by the UN Women's Generation Equality, women in Ivory Coast and around the world…