A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.
READ MOREA senior opposition official in Tanzania is facing the death penalty after being charged with treason. John Pambalu is a member of Chadema national council and a former leader of the party’s youth wing.
In a statement, Madagascar’s Anti-Corruption Unit (PAC) said it had received complaints targeting several former officials, including ex-president Andry Rajoelina. The proceedings have been temporarily suspended as it first has to be determined whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the cases.
Nearly four months after his death, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's burial is taking place as Iran and the US observe a fragile ceasefire.
In a diplomatic note to the African Union seen by Reuters, the US has vowed to block any spending of UN funds on the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).
The Socialist government's mass regularisation programme, which closed on 30 June, comes as others European countries crack down on irregular immigration.
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo battles a worsening Ebola outbreak, authorities have established special nurseries to care for children whose parents are receiving treatment. The centres provide shelter, daily care and psychological support while helping reduce the risk of infection.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, decribed the Makatet programme as an “important ambitious roadmap”.
More than 3000 Malawian nationals have been deported in South Africa after thousands protested earlier this year in Johannesburg and other parts of the country against illegal immigration that has fueled tensions between locals and foreign nationals.
South African media personality and rapper Molemo Maarohanye, known publicly as Jub Jub, is facing serious criminal charges after being arrested over an alleged violent incident involving a taxi driver.
Ruto said the compensation was not the “price of life, of pain or of loss,” and that should not be seen as a “reward for violence or criminality” in a country where violent protests are common.
A landmark trial is set to begin in the Central African Republic, where former president Francois Bozize will be tried in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity.
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