DRC: UN demands 'independent' inquiry after 100 killed in clashes between army and militia
Concerns over high death toll and disproportionate use of force against Kamuina Nsapu militia in Kasai.
Feb 14, 2017
Mali security forces accused of abusing Peulh community in anti-terror operation
Government anti-terrorist operation targeted at jihadists in Mali's Mopti region.
Feb 14, 2017
#ThisFlag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire urges Zimbabweans to mobilise 'beyond our fear'
Mawarire returned to Zimbabwe despite threats on his life and clear indications he would be arrested.
Feb 14, 2017
DRC: Glencore's $960m buyout of mines from controversial Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler
A magnet for controversy, Gertler began operating as a diamond merchant in the DRC in 1990s.
Feb 14, 2017
DRC: Clashes between security and members of Bundu dia Kongo sect leave several dead
Secessionist group is banned by the Congolese authorities.
Feb 14, 2017
Tanzania: Girls forced out of school by rampant sexual abuse and discrimination
Tanzanian girls face endemic issues of corporal punishment and sexual harassment by teachers say campaigners.
Feb 14, 2017
Burundi: State-funded media watchdog refuses to support re-opening of private radio RPA
Country's media among the first casualties of violence that has rocked the country since 2015.
Feb 13, 2017
Mali: Security forces arrest 20 suspected jihadists and leave one dead in sweep operation
Move took place in Dialoubé, a jihadist base in the Mopti region in the centre of the country.
Feb 13, 2017
Kenyan doctors jailed as strike over pay and conditions enters 71st day
Kenyan doctors in public hospitals have been on strike since 5 December.
Feb 13, 2017
Angola: Who are the FLEC rebels calling for election boycott in oil-rich Cabinda?
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda have resumed their armed struggle in region.
Feb 13, 2017
Burundi: Local NGO launches black list of 'corrupt' judges and magistrates
SOS Torture/Burundi claims the presidency controls both justice system and police, and crimes go unpunished.
Feb 13, 2017
Kenya: President Kenyatta warns people against stealing food aid as drought spreads
Some 2.7 million people in Kenya are affected by drought and face food insecurity, NGOs warn.
Feb 10, 2017
Tanzania to press Germany for compensation for alleged massacres commited in colonial era
Germany already in talks over reparations for Herero and Namaqua massacres in former colony Namibia.
Feb 10, 2017
The Dadaab dilemma – Kenya given urgent warning to solve Somali refugee crisis
Kenya High Court ruled to keep Dadaab refugee camp open as 260,000 Somali refugees would be at risk.
Feb 10, 2017
DRC rights campaigners warn Donald Trump may suspend conflict minerals rule
Human Rights Watch warns reversing Dodd-Frank Rule could benefit abusive armed groups such as ADF.
Feb 10, 2017
DRC: Growing row over national funeral for longtime political leader Étienne Tshisekedi
Plans to return Tshisekedi's body from Belgium and burial arrangements causing a stir.
Feb 10, 2017
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo pledges to find 200 'missing' cars from presidential fleet
Government claims former officials never handed back luxury cars worth millions – paid for by the tax payer.
Feb 10, 2017
ADF rebels: Kidnapping children and tricking men into establishing caliphate in North Kivu
IBTimes UK hears from civil society leaders and survivors about growing "Islamic terrorism" in DRC's east.
Feb 07, 2017
Tanzanian gay men facing arrest for 'spreading' homosexual activity on social media
The situation for the gay community has been deteriorating in Tanzania amid government crackdown.
Feb 07, 2017
Mozambique: Increasing signs a peace deal could be near as Frelimo-Renamo talks set to resume
Ceasefire in place since December after simmering conflict left 15,000 Mozambican displaced.
Feb 07, 2017
Central African Republic: Fighting intensifies between rival factions near Bambari
The predominantly Muslim Seleka rebellion splintered into several movements over leadership rivalries.
Feb 07, 2017
Life after trauma: Giving survivors a new breath of life in Kakuma refugee camp's massage centres
IBTimes UK meets refugee and rape survivor Clarisse, who uses massage therapy to heal herself and others.
Feb 03, 2017
Meet Ahmed, a Somali whose eight-year dream slipped away after President Trump's refugee ban
EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed spent 25 years in 'critical conditions' at refugee camps after escaping Somalia's civil war.
Feb 03, 2017
Activist Linda Masarira fears Zimbabwe protest leader Pastor Ewan Mawarire will face 'subverted' court
Mawarire to appear in court today over "insulting" flag, inciting violence and subverting government charges.
Feb 03, 2017
EU resolution: Gabon may face sanctions if bloc not satisfied with response to alleged rights abuse
EU Parliament resolution on post-electoral crisis in Gabon calls for tougher stance on African nation.
Feb 03, 2017
Massachusetts to sign legislation fighting deadly 'conflict minerals' in the DRC
State governor signing the bill to help quell militia violence and abuses linked to illicit mining.
Feb 02, 2017
FCO updates travel advice for Kenya's Laikipia region after 'armed incursions'
Hundreds of herdsmen have attacked wildlife conservancies, farms and lodges in the area.
Feb 02, 2017
Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai slams #ThisFlag's Pastor Evan Mawarire arrest after his return from exile
Protest movement leader Mawarire charged with 'subverting constitutional government' upon return from exile.
Feb 02, 2017
Uganda: Feared LRA rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo appears in Kampala court for first time
Kwoyelo faces 93 counts including murder, rape, recruitment of children as soldiers and other crimes against humanity.
Feb 02, 2017
DRC: Tributes flood in after symbol of resistance Etienne Tshisekedi dies, aged 84
'Sad', 'distraught', but vowing to continue his fight, Congolese mourn the 'Father of Congolese democracy'.
Feb 02, 2017
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