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Burkina: release of a whistleblower after 4 days in police custody
A famous whistleblower in Burkina Faso, Wendpouire Charles Sawadogo, arrested and suspected of "foreign intelligence", was released on Monday after four days in police custody, AFP learned from his relatives.
“Pastor” Mackenzie appears in court
Former taxi driver turned "pastor", Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, is being tried for his role in the "Shakahola Forest Massacre"
In war-torn Sudan, the sad search for the missing
When Khartoum residents Ayman Abu Arki and his uncle Hossam stopped answering their phones, their family turned to Facebook. There, a user sent them a photo of a car riddled with bullets, with two bodies inside.
Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard
A bodyguard shot and killed a government minister in Uganda early Tuesday in an apparent private dispute, according to the army and local media.
Moroccans rally against soaring food prices
Moroccan unions are demanding a ceiling on fuel prices, a reduction in taxes on basic products and a reduction in income tax to support purchasing power
Senegalese opposition leader calls for civil disobedience against judiciary
Senegalese main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called for national civil disobedience against the judiciary and further rejected any dialogue against President Macky Sall.
Japan and Ghana aligned in the pursuit of reforms at the UN Security Council
The Japanese PM, Kishida Fumio, met Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday and both vowed to continue to pursue reforms at the UN Security Council
Autopsies of doomsday cult victims begin in Kenya
Kenyan investigators exhumed the bodies of 10 children on Monday and found signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation
Sudan: What are the proposals to end the political and humanitarian crisis?
Fighting in Sudan has entered its third week, with over 500 people killed since clashes erupted on April 15. Khartoum residents witnessed firefights between the troops of paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo and the army led by general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Nigerians mark International Workers’ Day
Workers in Nigeria rallied Monday (May 1st) like fellow counterparts across the world to mark International Workers' Day. In Lagos, large crowds gathered at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena.