Politics

Government in Ivory Coast said it had resumed political dialogues, interrupted after the sudden death of former Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, with opposition parties. Prime Minister Patrick Achi, who was leading the talks, said it was aimed at strengthening democracy and unity in the country. The local elections scheduled for …

Former Franco-Rwandan driver Claude Muhayimana has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in the massacres of Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. He was found guilty of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity by a French court which condemned him. Mr Muhayimana who denied …

The European Union has called an urgent session of the UN Human Rights Council to investigate human rights violations and further atrocities in the Ethiopian Tigray region. The Friday session, which was requested by the European Union, will decide whether to appoint an international team to investigate violations that human …

Nigerian lawmakers have rejected a bill introduced by South-east Ekiti State Senator, Biodun Olujimi aimed at empowering women and promoting gender equality. The senator was forced to withdraw the bill after her male colleagues opposed “socio-cultural and Islamic concerns”. “Of course everyone is afraid to empower women … for cultural …

The Ethiopian government has accused the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHRC), Unesco and the World Health Organization (WHO) of ignoring the destruction in the northern regions of the country, recently taken over by the army and the forces allied with the rebels of Tigray, reports the BBC. The …

A South African court ruled that the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, must return to prison, saying his medical parole was “illegal”. Zuma had been jailed for failing to attend an inquiry into corruption during his presidency but was released on 5 September for an undisclosed medical condition. “The time …

French military forces in Timbuktu have left the region after spending nine years helping Malian troops retake the city from Islamist insurgents. France has gradually reduced its anti-terrorism operation in northern Mali, despite the persistent threat from jihadists. On Tuesday, a French General handed a symbolic wooden key to a …

Security forces in Sudan said they have strengthened security along border with Ethiopia, announcing that they have full control of the region amid tensions with Addis Ababa. Sudan announced on December 1 that its troops had dismantled and taken control of an Ethiopian colony after reports that 21 Sudanese soldiers …

Tunisian President Kais Saied, in a speech on national television, announced that parliament would remain suspended until new elections are held in a year, the BBC reports. Mr Saied also laid out plans for a referendum on the constitution next year. Ever since he froze parliament and dismissed the then …

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka as Bobi Wine, said his house was surrounded by security forces to prevent him from leaving and attending campaigns planned for a by-election in Kayunga district, northeast of the capital, Kampala. President Yoweri Museveni is also expected to visit Kayunga to campaign for the …