Leader of Burkina Faso’s ex-ruling party set free
Ouagadougou – Police have released the leader of the former ruling party in Burkina Faso who was briefly arrested for... Read more
28 Mar, 2022
Leader of Burkina Faso’s former ruling party arrested, lawyers say
Ouagadougou – The leader of the former ruling party in Burkina Faso was arrested on Sunday after criticising the conditions... Read more
28 Mar, 2022
Ex-president’s aides held in Guinea political spat
Conakry – Guinean ex-president Alpha Conde’s foreign minister and doctor have been arrested after a “clandestine” tape recording emerged of... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
HRW urges Uganda to shut illegal detention sites used for torture
Kampala – Uganda’s government must stop using illegal detention centres as a weapon against dissidents and close the facilities, Human... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Zambia’s ex-justice minister charged with corruption
Lusaka – Zambia’s anti-graft body has arrested and charged former justice minister Given Lubinda on corruption charges, the Anti-Corruption Commission... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Uganda police confirm arrest of author, 8 journalists
Kampala – Ugandan author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise is among nine journalists arrested for offensive communication, police said on Monday,... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Ugandan author and activist arrested, says lawyer
Kampala – Ugandan author and human rights activist, Norman Tumuhimbise, has been arrested ahead of his book launch, his lawyer... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
Zimbabwe opposition says 80 supporters arrested while campaigning
Harare – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has said at least 80 of its supporters were arrested on Saturday while campaigning... Read more
20 Feb, 2022
Zimbabwe opposition leader briefly detained while on campaign
Harare – Zimbabwe’s former finance minister, Tendai Biti, was on Monday detained for several hours while campaigning for upcoming... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
Sudan arrests leading anti-coup bloc figures
Khartoum – Sudanese security agents on Wednesday arrested two leading figures including an ex-minister from the opposition Forces for... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
