Ugandan human rights defender Maxwell Atuhura, five French and Ugandan NGO’s alongside 26 civilians, have launched a new legal action in France on Tuesday against oil giant TotalEnergies for the alleged damage caused by its controversial oil mega proje...
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The failed Wagner Group rebellion in Russia has shown the risk posed by organizing mercenaries in African states that partner with them, the US State Department said on Monday.
Gabon will hold presidential, legislative and local elections on August 26, the country's government announced Tuesday.
The chairwoman of Ethiopia's National Election Commission (NEBE), Birtukan Mideksan, an imprisoned former opposition politician who had held the post since December 2018, announced on Monday that she had tendered her resignation for health reasons.
Life imprisonment was requested on Monday for former Rwandan policeman Philippe Hategekimana, naturalised as a French citizen under the name Philippe Manier, described by the public prosecutor as a "fundamental link in the implementation of the genocid...
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims moved through the Saudi Arabian valley of Mina to Mount Arafat at dawn on Tuesday for a crucial day of the Hajj - to engage in supplication and seeking forgiveness, as well as listening to sermons.
Bio had garnered 55.86 percent of ballots cast, more than the 55 percent required for victory after Saturday's first round of voting.
"The Central African Republic is one of those countries - along with Mali - whose government has formally requested a private military company. It was at a stage when the French and other Europeans abandoned the Central African Republic and Mali, curta...
A fashion show in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo hopes to inspire peace and creativity in a conflict-ridden region.
Blood and impacts of bullets at the Sierra Leone opposition party All People’s Congress (APC) headquarters, the morning after security forces fired tear gas at the building during a gathering of the party. According to the APC, a nurse was killed.
