Protesters Tear-Gassed in Burkina Faso
Police in Burkina Faso fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Monday.
The authorities had banned the rally. The protest organisers had a mix of concerns, including anger over poor governance,...
Burundi Musician Kidum ‘Confused by Rwanda Ban’
Burundian musician Jean Pierre Nimbona, popularly known as Kidum, has told the BBC he is confused by Rwanda's decision to ban him from playing at the upcoming Kigali Jazz Fusion festival.
Kidum is one of...
South Africa’s Leader Apologizes for Xenophobic Attacks
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday apologized to the Nigerian government two weeks after deadly xenophobic attacks on immigrants in Johannesburg and Pretoria, according to media reports.
Ramaphosa tendered his apology to his Nigerian...
Rwanda Elects Senate Members
Rwandans elected Monday new members of the Senate to five-year terms to start in October.
Rozaliya Mukamazera, vice president of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said the polls were generally peaceful, smooth, free and fair.
She...
Fears for ‘Kidnapped Strike Doctor’ in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s minister of health has asked the security services to search for Peter Magombeyi, the head of a doctor's union, who disappeared on Saturday.
Union officials and human rights activists fear that he was abducted...
DR Congo’s Ex-Ebola Minister ‘Mismanaged $4.3m’
Lawyers for the former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oly Ilunga, say the authorities have accused him of mismanaging $4.3m (£3.4m) from money allocated to the fight against the Ebola virus.
But...
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Rises to 1984
The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has risen to 1,984 since its outbreak in July 2018, the country’s Health Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said among 3,128 cases...
UN Renews Libyan Mission Amid Ceasefire Efforts
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the support mission in Libya (Unsmil) by a year in an effort to assist the country's severely damaged political transition and to try and deliver...
SA Stock Exchange Targeted by Anti-Rape Protesters
The hashtag #SandtonShutdown is trending in South Africa as protesters march on Johannesburg’s business district to demand that corporate firms do more to fight violence against women.
There has been growing outrage in South Africa...
Morocco Slams Netanyahu’s Annexation Remarks
Morocco strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for recent remarks about his intention to annex the occupied West Bank if he is reelected.
Netanyahu's announcement is a "dangerous escalation and a new...
