Ivory Coast courts in the dock over opposition arrests
Abidjan – In the run-up to Ivory Coast’s October presidential election at least seven government critics have found themselves... Read more
yesterday
Chad’s detained opposition leader ends hunger strike
N’Djamena – Chad opposition leader and former prime minister Succès Masra, who has been in custody for more than... Read more
1 Jul
Opposition cracks help Nigerian president tighten grip
Lagos – A wave of defections from Nigeria’s major opposition parties has swollen the ruling party’s ranks, strengthening President... Read more
24 Jun
Leading Rwandan opposition figure detained
Nairobi – A leading Rwandan opposition figure and a rare critic of President Paul Kagame’s iron-fisted rule has been... Read more
20 Jun
Burundi votes but with opposition neutered
Nairobi – Burundi votes for a new parliament on Thursday but with little risk of an upset after the main... Read more
5 Jun
Ghana opposition boycotts parliament over leader’s arrest
Accra – Dozens of opposition lawmakers from Ghana’s main opposition boycotted parliamentary on Thursday and staged a march in protest... Read more
30 May
Mozambique opposition leader says will not join new govt
Maputo – Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane told AFP on Wednesday that he was not interested in joining the... Read more
23 Jan
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye ‘kidnapped’, says wife
Kampala – Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is being held in a military jail after being “kidnapped” in... Read more
20 Nov, 2024
‘Crucial moment’ for Mozambique, opposition leader tells AFP
Johannesburg – Mozambique is at a “crucial moment”, the African nation’s main opposition leader Venancio Mondlane told AFP in... Read more
7 Nov, 2024
Mozambique opposition files for vote recount
Maputo – Mozambique’s leading opposition party Podemos filed a lawsuit demanding a recount of the country’s election results, which... Read more
28 Oct, 2024
