South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir promised more than once to release political detainees, most recently in June when signing a peace agreement in Khartoum. Yet South Sudanese are still arbitrarily arrested, detained and tortured, according to an Amnesty International report released Tuesday. Most recently, Dr. Peter Biar Ajak, a prominent…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegal’s President Macky Sall joined Chinese President Xi Jinping in declaring the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing a success as it ended Tuesday. The summit issued the Beijing Declaration (Toward an Even Stronger China-Africa Community with a Shared Future) to advance their…
The United States is reviewing a plan to withdraw nearly all American counterterrorism forces from African countries, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Three Defense Department officials told the Times that if the plans are approved by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, the U.S. would shut down seven…
The internationally backed Government of National Accord in Libya (GNA) declared a state of emergency…
In Libya, clashes between armed groups in Tripoli have now killed 39 people and injured…
Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi –…
President Paul Biya of Cameroon met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday as African…
Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi –…
