Politics

Kenyan education minister says gay students infringing on the rights of other learners should not be allowed to attend boarding schools. Prof George Magoha advised instead that the gay students “moving from one bed to another” should be admitted to day schools. He said that while he had nothing against …

Police officers, who arrest and detain anyone suspected of having sexual intercourse with a married person, will face disciplinary courts, Dailymonitor reports, quoting Ugandan police spokesperson Fred Enanga, as saying. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said it is not criminal to have sexual intercourse with married people and that the police …

Ethiopian parliament on Tuesday voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency, effective immediately, adding to signs that a bloody conflict between the government and rebellious Tigrayan forces could be easing, Reuters reports. It follows the proposal by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet last month to end …

At least two protesters have been shot dead as security forces confronted crowds marching in Sudan on Monday demanding the release of prisoners and an end to military rule, Reuters reports. Across the River Nile from Khartoum, soldiers fired teargas to try to disperse people who approached the disused parliament …

An Algerian human rights organization is preparing to take France to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for compensation for victims of nuclear tests in Algeria in the 1960s. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Algeria says many people have suffered from cancer and genetic diseases after six …

Thousands of protesters once again took to the streets of the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, to reject the October coup and demand the release of recently arrested politicians. Protesters are calling for the release of three politicians, members of the previous civil-military government, recently arrested. Pro-democracy protesters are also demonstrating …

Political activist in Ghana, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been charged with treason after being arrested on Friday for making comments on social media about a coup, the BBC reports. Oliver Barker-Vormawor has led protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government under the banner “Fix The Country”. A request for bail was turned …

Tunisian president Kais Saied cemented his grip over the judiciary on Sunday with a decree that lets him dismiss judges or block their promotion, helping consolidate his power after he seized executive authority last summer in a move his foes call a coup, Reuters reports. President Saied outraged his opponents …

Sudanese security forces arrested Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman, a member of the dissolved civil-military government, near his home in the capital Khartoum. This follows the arrest of two other politicians last week. They were part of a task force trying to dismantle the network established by the former president Omar al-Bashir, …

In the same week the European Union (EU) lifted its sanctions on Burundi, the US says it it doing the same, thanks to “significantly decreased violence” and reforms by President Évariste Ndayishimiye. However, Burundian opposition figures say repression and human rights issues have not improved. A statement from the US …