Zambia is the latest African nation reportedly in talks with the Israeli government to accept thousands of African migrants that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to expel from his country. An Israel Radio report said Monday the southern African nation, along with unnamed others, are the latest engaged in…
In Togo, political opposition leaders say general-strike marches in the streets of Lomé will continue Thursday, despite clashes, arrests, reports of two dozen injuries and a show of force from security personnel on Wednesday. It will be the second of three protests this week organized by the Coalition of 14,…
As the political opposition in Guinea plans new protests for next week, the Amnesty International organization has appealed for government forces to show restraint as clashes in the West African nation have become increasingly violent. At least 15 people have died and many more injured since local elections were held…
At least three people have died and dozens more were reported injured following Sunday’s marches for democratic reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two were confirmed dead in Kinshasa and a third person died in Mbandaka, according to the Comité Laïc de Coordination (CLC), an arm of the Roman…
For the third time in as many months, peaceful protest marches are planned for Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo – leaving many concerned because of the crackdown by Congolese security forces, sometimes inside churches, that claimed at least 14 lives in Kinshasa during marches in December and January. The…
The African National Congress (ANC) has given South African President Jacob Zuma an ultimatum to resign within 48 hours or he will be recalled, according to media accounts from Pretoria. The latest news came after the party’s National Executive Committee held meetings that lasted until 3 a.m. Wednesday. At midnight…
The Government of Rwanda, under scrutiny for its position on accepting relocated African migrants, has issued a statement on clarifying its position and denying it has any arrangement with Israel. “In reference to the rumors that have been recently spread in the media, the Government of Rwanda wishes to inform…
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has said the government will crack down on anti-austerity protesters after their peaceful marches spiraled into violence in a number of the North African nation’s cities. “We are in a democracy, and those who want to protest can do it during the day, not at…
Moroccan authorities have banned street protests commemorating the death of Mohcen Fikri, but activists have planned Saturday marches in the Rif region, Casablanca and other parts of the country. Fikri died in Al Hoceima on October 28 last year when he was crushed to death by a trash truck while…
Kenya’s election board chief issued an emotional statement late Friday, describing the violence directed at his poll workers and commission staff while appealing for peace amid the chaotic election process. “Yesterday some of my staff were hijacked and some were tortured,” said Wafula Chebukati, chairman of the Independent Election and…
ECOWAS heads of state, following this week’s meeting in Niger, have called on Togo to begin an immediate dialogue on political reforms and curb the rising violence in the small West African nation. President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire said that he and other leaders of the Economic Community of…
A new presidential election will move forward in an edgy Kenya tomorrow after a last-minute legal challenge ended in a non-ruling by Kenya’s High Court judges – most of whom did not show up. Chief Justice David Maraga said the court could not hear the case because of a lack…
Protesters in Mozambique took to the streets of Nampula on Thursday, blocking traffic and burning tires while demanding justice in the aftermath of the assassination of Mayor Morreu Mahamudo Amurane. Police fired warning shots to try and keep the demonstrations under control, witnesses said. Residents joined youth dressed in black…
At least six people have died in Cameroon during a weekend of protests in the troubled Anglophone regions of the West African nation, as reports of fatalities continue to rise. Five were inmates who died when the jail in Kumbo caught fire early Sunday, according to Reuters. Authorities say they…
Voters in Uganda support an existing age limit for presidential candidates by a wide margin, according to poll results released by Afrobarometer over the weekend. The survey teams interviewed 1,200 Ugandans in late December and early January, the Ghana-based organization said. They found that 75 percent of voters favored keeping…