Countries

New ‘sex for good marks’ allegations cause uproar in Morocco

Rabat – Allegations of a teacher trading good grades for sexual favours at a Moroccan institution have prompted calls for... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

Countries

Egypt frees daughter of exiled Islamist preacher

Cairo – Egyptian authorities on Friday released the daughter of exiled Islamist preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi after four and a half... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

Countries

Gabon detains taekwondo coach over alleged paedophilia

Libreville – Gabon has detained a taekwondo coach suspected of abusing underage boys in his care, a judicial source said... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

News

Cameroon court frees students jailed for Boko Haram joke

Libreville – Three Cameroonian students sentenced to 10 years in jail for making jokes about jihadist group Boko Haram have... Read more

28 Dec, 2021

Politics

Cameroon jails 47 opposition activists for ‘rebellion’

Yaoundé – A military tribunal in Cameroon has jailed dozens of opposition supporters for terms of up to seven years... Read more

28 Dec, 2021

News

Togo charges two journalists with ‘contempt of authority’

Lome – Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with “contempt of authority” and “spreading... Read more

26 Dec, 2021

Countries

HRW says Tunisia using ‘repressive’ laws against critics

Tunis – Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday that Tunisian authorities are using “repressive” dictatorship-era laws to snuff out criticism... Read more

24 Dec, 2021

Algeria

Algeria to put teenage girl on trial over protests

Algiers – Algerian prosecutors are putting a 14-year-old girl on trial in connection with the country’s Hirak protest movement, her... Read more

24 Dec, 2021

Benin

Benin opposition leaders will not appeal jail terms, lawyers say

Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Countries

Guinea rights groups protest airport renaming

Conakry – Guinean rights groups on Saturday protested a plan by the ruling military junta to rename the country’s airport... Read more

19 Dec, 2021