Politics

Kenyan President William Ruto has announced reform of the country’s police, with the aim of ending extrajudicial executions. President Ruto orders a police watchdog to draw up plans for reforms with civilian oversight. This comes just days after he disbanded a police unit alleged to be behind murders and disappearances …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned heads of security agencies for a meeting on Monday in the capital, Abuja, following terror alerts issued recently by several Western countries, media reported. The presidency said in a statement that the meeting was aimed at reviewing and strengthening the security network across the …

At 77, after having chained moments of glory and reverses of fortune while going through prison, Lula, an unsinkable icon of the Latin American left, was elected President of Brazil on Sunday, signing his return to the presidential palace in Brasilia. “Brazil is back!”, launched President-elect Lula on Sunday, advocating …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, in a televised address on Sunday, said his country is going through its worst economic crisis. “We are in crisis. I do not exaggerate when I say so. I cannot find an example in history when so many malevolent forces have come together at the same …

The United States on Thursday ordered the departure of non-essential diplomatic personnel and their families from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, because of the “increased risk of terrorist attacks”, according to a State Department statement. On Tuesday, Washington had already authorized these people to leave the city if they wished. Several Western …

A majority of the NPP’s members of parliament in Ghana have suspended demands that finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta be sacked from from the government. The lawmakers said they suspend the request until a support package is negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) said …

Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State organization have massacred hundreds of villagers since the start of the year in northeastern Mali in an apparently systematic way, and the authorities are not doing enough to protect civilians, warns Human Rights Watch (HRW) this Thursday. Tens of thousands of villagers have …

After Gap, Adidas and Skechers, it is now the Madame Tussauds museum in London which has decided to cut all ties with Kanye West, following his recent anti-Semitic remarks. The British museum, famous for its collection of wax statues bearing the effigy of the greatest personalities, announced this Wednesday that …

Kenya’s new 22-member cabinet is set to sworn in on Thursday, a day after they were approved by parliament. President William Ruto has retained one minister from his predecessor’s cabinet as a adviser on national security and introduced the position of a prime cabinet secretary. Former head of the central …

The European Union said on Tuesday it had lifted sanctions on three officials from Burundi, including the prime minister, as it engages in ongoing dialogue with authorities about improving the country’s human rights record. “The European Union (EU) has reviewed its restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi …