Countries

Lagos gov’t rejects report of ‘massacre’ of #EndSARS protesters

Lagos – Local state authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, have rejected a judicial inquiry’s report that concluded a massacre... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Politics

Sudan PM sacks police chiefs after post-coup violence

Khartoum – Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday he has replaced Sudan’s police chiefs after more than 40 people... Read more

28 Nov, 2021

News

At least nine police officers killed in Burkina Faso attack

Ouagadougou – At least nine police officers were killed in a weekend attack in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said... Read more

23 Nov, 2021

World

Australian police arrest man over missing campers

Melbourne – Australian police were questioning a man on Tuesday over the disappearance of two campers who vanished from their... Read more

23 Nov, 2021

News

Ivory Coast probes rape claims against security forces

Abidjan – Ivory Coast is probing claims its security forces raped five women during a crackdown on illegal gold mining... Read more

20 Nov, 2021

News

Nigeria security forces ‘killed’ #EndSARS protesters, says report

Lagos – A preliminary report by a commission probing the deaths of Nigerian protesters last year has found the... Read more

17 Nov, 2021

Countries

Lagos panel on protest crackdown submits report

Lagos – A judicial panel probing a bloody crackdown on protesters against police brutality last year in Nigeria’s economic hub... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

Kenya police convicted over death of British aristocrat’s son

Mombasa – A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced four police officers to prison for manslaughter over the death of... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

Politics

Still no justice for survivors from Nigeria crackdown, says rights body

Abuja – One year after Nigerian security forces violently suppressed protests in Lagos, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that... Read more

19 Oct, 2021

World

Body found matching description of US missing YouTuber, Gabrielle Petito

Washington – US law enforcement said on Sunday a body found in a US national forest in Wyoming, where... Read more

20 Sep, 2021