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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

Maseru – Lesotho’s ruling party withdrew from its own government on Wednesday, in a dramatic move aimed at forcing Prime... Read more

2 Mar, 2022

Maputo – Mozambique on Monday said the portal hosting government websites was hit by a cyberattack forcing it to take... Read more

22 Feb, 2022

Bangui – The Central African Republic’s economy minister Felix Moloua became premier on Wednesday after the president fired the post’s... Read more

10 Feb, 2022

Bangui – The Central African Republic’s prime minister has been sacked, the presidency confirmed on Monday, against the backdrop... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

Bamako – Mali’s military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers of junta leader... Read more

6 Feb, 2022

Lilongwe – Malawi’s new government was sworn in on Sunday after President Lazarus Chakwera’s surprise sacking of seven ministers... Read more

31 Jan, 2022

Tripoli – Libya’s health minister and his deputy have been detained as part of a corruption probe, prosecutors said on... Read more

27 Jan, 2022

Cape Town – A massive fire in South Africa’s houses of parliament in Cape Town caused the roof of... Read more

2 Jan, 2022

Cape Town – A major fire raging Sunday in South Africa’s seat of parliament in Cape Town had not... Read more

2 Jan, 2022