Politics

Coup leaders in Guinea have arrested former minister Tibou Kamara on Sunday and ransacked his home before releasing him hours later. Former minister Tibou Kamara’s house in the capital Conakry was raided in the morning by militaries. He was after taken to an unidentified location but was freed in the …

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Algerian former president is no more. His death was announced on the national television through a statement from the presidency. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was President of Algeria for twenty years, died Friday, September 17, at the age of 84. The cause of his death was not mentionned. …

South Africa’s top court on Friday dismissed a bid by former president Jacob Zuma to overturn his 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. Former president Zuma, recuperating in hospital after surgery for an undisclosed illness, asked the court in …

Colonel Assimi Goïta and other army officers involved in overthrowing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in August 2020 and interim president, Bah Ndaw, in May 2021, will not face prosecution. They have been granted amnesty by the country’s interim parliament. The motion was passed by an overwhelming majority of Mali’s National …

The South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the public to nominate the next justice chief as Mogoeng Mogoeng tenure ends next month. President Ramaphosa said this decision aims to “further deepen public confidence in the independence and integrity of the judiciary”. In a statement, the president’s cabinet said …

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States( ECOWAS) have imposed heavy sanctions on coup leaders in Guinea. They impose travel bans and a freeze of the financial assets of the putschists and their families. Following an extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday, the leaders of ECOWAS …

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian president has been severely criticized on social media after announcing his intention to build the country’s largest prison complex. For critics of the president, he should build hospitals, schools and houses in the country which has a severe housing shortage and a water crisis. “I …

According to the United Nations, the human rights situation in Burundi has deteriorated since the takeover of current President Evariste Ndayishimiye last year. Reports by UN investigators say despite the easing of some restrictions, conditions had worsened for opposition parties, journalists and civil society groups. Reports also say some opposition …

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said he has suspended the prime minister’s power to hire and fire civil servants, exacerbating a growing rift sparked by the disappearance of spy chief. The move comes a week after Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble suspended the country’s intelligence chief, accusing him of …

Ugandan prosecutors on Wednesday slapped additional charges of terrorism as well as aiding and abetting terrorism on two opposition National Unity Party (NUP) MPs. The lawmakers, Mohammed Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, who are allied to the opposition leader Bobi Wine had been charged and remanded last week with three counts …