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.
Three shooters killed at least 11 people, including a woman who was believed to be pregnant, in an attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday.
Moroccans are voting today in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns over the cost of living, jobs and inequality, with many voters also expressing deep distrust of political parties.
Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday found rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of abusing and torturing prisoners while running a detention facility in the Central African Republic.
Its chairperson called on politicians and parties to convert their political ideas into 'ballot paper and not bullets'.
Chadema leader, Tundu Lissu, has pleaded not guilty saying the charges were politically motivated.
In Kisangani, one of the latest health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be hit by the Ebola epidemic, Ebola response teams hosted a meeting with deaf people on Monday to raise awareness of the signs and risks of Ebola.
Ex-Seleka leader, Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, was found gulty on four counts of crimes against humanity, but acquitted of three.
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Friday, in a government-organized demonstration following months of conflict. It marks the largest such protest since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
The company has three months to engage in mediation. If no agreement is reached, the organisations say they could take the case to a French court.
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