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HRW urges African Union to release probe into 'unlawful' killing of 14 civilians by Ethiopian forces

AU said civilians killed in 'shoot-out' with Al-Shabaab, but HRW claims Wardinle villagers killed 'indiscriminately'.

Jan 26, 2017

Somalia

Detained Burundian rebels facing extradition from DRC at risk of 'a certain death' or torture

IBTimes UK told of fears for the lives of 150 suspected Burundian rebels facing deportation from DRC.

Jan 25, 2017

Burundi DRC Pierre Nkurunziza Joseph Kabila

Who are the 5 candidates poised to replace Dlamini-Zuma at the African Union?

Elections for the top seat will be held during the 28th AU Summit held in Addis Ababa until next week.

Jan 25, 2017

South Sudanese human rights advocate 'at risk of torture and persecution'

Detained by Kenyan authorities, Dong Samuel Luak is at risk of unlawful deportation to South Sudan.

Jan 25, 2017

Kenya

Opposition leader Thomas Nahimana prevented from returning to Rwanda, again

Nahimana has been forbidden to board his flight for the Rwandan capital, officials said.

Jan 24, 2017

Rwanda

South African EFF firebrand dubbed 'little and irrelevant' for Robert-Mugabe 'grandpa' jibe

EFF leader Julius Malema told 92-year-old Zimbabwean president: 'Grandpa, it's enough now, let go!'

Jan 24, 2017

South Africa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe

United Nations urged to speed up deployment of peacekeeping troops to South Sudan

UN expressed fears the African nation "could slip into genocide" similar that of Rwanda in 1994.

Jan 24, 2017

Rwanda

DRC historic opposition leader Etienne Tshishkedi leaves for Belgium for medical treatment

Tshisekedi is expected to head a transitional body as part of a power-sharing deal to prevent violence.

Jan 24, 2017

DRC Joseph Kabila

A woman walks by a Kenya Defence Force (KDF) soldier on the outer perimeter area of the Kismayu airport controlled by the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

Fight against terror: US to sell aircraft to Kenyan army to aid fight against al-Shabaab

Part of US 'foreign policy', the aircraft and arms deal is estimated at $418m (£335m).

Jan 24, 2017

Kenya Somalia

Ivory Coast: Civil servants threaten to resort to disruptive strike over backlog of unpaid arrears

Civil servants' warning comes after a series of violent mutinies that broke out in the past two weeks.

Jan 24, 2017

Kenya: Who is Bishop Eliud Wabukala, the first clergyman to lead the fight against corruption?

IBTimes UK looks at the former head of the Anglican church expected to quell Kenya's rampant graft.

Jan 23, 2017

Kenya

Alexander B. Cummings – The free-marketeer presidential candidate hoping to transform Liberia

Cummings tells IBTimes UK of the urgent need to lift unemployed youth out of poverty to avoid new crisis.

Jan 23, 2017

Liberia

$Zimbabwe\'s First Lady Grace Mugabe$

Lavish spending Grace Mugabe is 'Trump of Zimbabwe', activists claim

Details of a $1.35m diamond ring and $500k luxury Dubai villa have emerged.

Jan 23, 2017

Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe Grace Mugabe Donald Trump

DRC: Bishops optimistic political agreement will be signed by 28 January

Deal aimed at stemming violence that followed President Joseph Kabila's refusal to relinquish the presidency.

Jan 23, 2017

DRC Joseph Kabila

Congo-Brazzaville's detained opposition leader André Okombi Salissa in 'life-threatening' situation

Okombi Salissa's spokesman tells IBTimes UK opposition leader faces trumped-up charges.

Jan 20, 2017

Uganda confirms 101 ex-M23 rebels fighters stopped at border as they tried to return to DRC

Some 180 Congolese fighters fled disarmament camps in Uganda where they were confined since 2013 defeat.

Jan 20, 2017

Uganda

Can hip-hop save Mali?: Watch youth TV's Kunafoni Rapou use rap to educate

Could rap be the most effective advocacy tool in Mali?

Jan 19, 2017

Mali

China pumps money into Congo-Brazzaville oil industry hub despite alleged rights abuses

Critics accuse China of turning a blind eye to rampant rights abuses in the central African nation.

Jan 19, 2017

Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe Human rights

Ivory Coast: Government implements emergency plan following mutiny

Ivory Coast has been rocked by a wave of mutinies by army officers over pay and living conditions.

Jan 19, 2017

Burundians 'live in fear of the next attack' from ruling party's youth group says rights group

Imbonerakure, the ruling party's youth league, has killed and tortured scores of people, HRW alleges.

Jan 19, 2017

Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza

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