Tanzania launches election campaign but opposition excluded
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan opened campaigning on Thursday for elections in October, which come as key challengers have been...
Burundi arrests general linked to 2015 repression: sources
Bujumbura, Burundi - Burundi security sources on Friday announced the arrest of a top general who civil society groups said played a key role...
Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Kabila in treason trial
Kinshasa, DR Congo - A military prosecutor on Friday demanded the death penalty for DR Congo's former president Joseph Kabila who is on trial in...
Cameroon court rejects bid to block Biya from re-election
Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon's constitutional court on Friday rejected an attempt to bar veteran President Paul Biya from seeking an eighth term of office and...
Combat resumes between M23, Congo army in east DRC
Bukavu, DR Congo - Violent combat has broken out between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
