Pro-democracy Lucha activists aim to keep pressure on despite DRC protest deaths
Lucha movement calls for more demonstrations after dozens die in bid to get President Kabila to step down.
Sep 20, 2016
DRC: 'We thought things would be manageable but that's when we started hearing gunshots'
IBTimes UK speaks to a witness of the violence of 19 September in the DRC's capital Kinshasa
Sep 19, 2016
Policeman burnt alive and 14 civilians killed after protests turn violent in DRC
Protesters were demanding President Kabila's resignation.
Sep 19, 2016
10,000 people now live in Calais Jungle migrant camp
New census shows number of unaccompanied minors in Jungle camp rose by 51% since August.
Sep 19, 2016
Drowned teen girl's body bag a visceral reminder of lives lost ahead of UN Refugee Summit
Heads of state gathering in New York aims to come up with a more co-ordinated and humane approach to crisis.
Sep 19, 2016
26 people killed in their homes by Seleka rebel attack in Central African Republic
Muslim insurgents were supposedly disbanded but UN peacekeepers say they had to intervene to stop further violence.
Sep 19, 2016
South Sudan: Refugees fleeing world's youngest nation exceed million mark
South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as nations with more than 1 million refugees.
Sep 16, 2016
Bloodshed fears as DRC braces for strike over President Kabila's delay in stepping down
Police show of force is aimed at discouraging people from protesting over presidential poll delay, says opposition.
Sep 16, 2016
Côte d'Ivoire's environmental protection plan dramatically impacts human rights, claims HRW
Protected forest residents allegedly live in fear of arbitrary evictions while suffering extortion and physical abuse.
Sep 16, 2016
Burundi: Reporters Without Borders reiterate call for probe into journalist's forced disappearance
Iwacu journalist Jean Bigirimana was allegedly forcibly disappeared in Burundi on 22 July.
Sep 15, 2016
3 things we learned about South Sudan leaders profiteering from civil war
Sentry report claims Salva Kiir and Riek Machar's relatives enjoyed luxury trips and expensive cars.
Sep 15, 2016
Kenya's repatriation of Somali refugees is fuelled by threats and misinformation, claims HRW
Rights group claims conditions of return of Somali refugees are against international law.
Sep 15, 2016
What next for South Sudanese fighters who fled among refugees to DRC?
UN peacekeeping mission has extracted 700 South Sudanese linked to sacked vice-president Riek Machar.
Sep 14, 2016
Gabon elections: What next now Jean Ping has petitioned Constitutional Court?
IBTimes UK deciphers Gabon's political crisis as the nation sways between stability and instability.
Sep 14, 2016
Uganda: HRW warns nation becoming an 'electoral dictatorship' as women arrested during protest
25 women protesting peacefully against proposed amendments to Uganda's Constitution detained Tuesday
Sep 14, 2016
Congolese 'Terminator' warlord on hunger strike over prison conditions during war crimes trial
Bosco Ntaganda is "ready to die" the International Criminal Court is told.
Sep 14, 2016
Zimbabwe's military and ruling party will do anything to hold on to power warns former minister
Former Minister David Coltart claims military will "do anything in their power to hang on" in 2018 polls.
Sep 14, 2016
Zimbabwe: Former Minister David Coltart warns of violence if protests go ahead despite police ban
Exclusive: Politician's warning comes as police issue new order extending protest ban for one month.
Sep 13, 2016
Cartoonish statue of President Robert Mugabe mocked by Zimbabwean social media users
As President Mugabe welcomed the new statue of himself, others ridiculed the Simpson-esque sculpture
Sep 13, 2016
Zimbabwe: Tajamuka movement vows to gather support in rural areas where 'fear of Zanu-PF' is fading
EXCLUSIVE: Tajamuka activist tells IBTimes UK about plans to spread campaign to Zanu-PF strongholds
Sep 08, 2016
Zimbabwe: Tajamuka activists welcome court decision to overturn a police ban on demos
IBTimes UK exclusively speaks to Tajamuka activists who say 'judiciary has shown it is still independent'.
Sep 08, 2016
Refugee crisis: 28 unaccompanied children go missing each day from Italian reception centres
Europe is failing refugee and migrant children, Oxfam claims, as increasing numbers go missing.
Sep 07, 2016
Gabon: President Ali Bongo challenges French PM over calls for contested vote 'recount'
The 27 August polls have been marred by allegations of fraud, prompting deadly riots in the capital.
Sep 07, 2016
Bodies pile up in gangland Marseille drugs war between the 'Blacks' and 'Gitans'
IBTimes UK speaks to French authorities about the alarming rise in gangland slayings in 2016.
Sep 07, 2016
Somalia's ban on Kenyan khat drug import linked to Kenyan politician's visit to Somaliland
Somalia accused Kenyan politician of using khat business to campaign for the break up of the country
Sep 07, 2016
South Africa: Newly elected opposition party mayor slams luxury cars acquisition by ANC predecessors
New Democratic Alliance mayor suggests ANC purchased 10 BMW 3 Series cars for more than £266,500.
Sep 07, 2016
Zimbabwe: Opposition leader Tendai Biti urges for 'broad coalition' as 2018 poll approaches
Former finance minister exclusively tells IBTimes UK about plans to form united coalition to beat Zanu-PF.
Sep 06, 2016
France urges recount of votes in Gabon after days of rioting
Seven dead following contested re-election of President Ali Bongo.
Sep 06, 2016
How Rwanda seeks to promote stability and security by helping vendors off the streets
Capital Kigali launches a new modern market to accommodate 3,200 – mostly female – street vendors.
Sep 05, 2016
South Africa: Public face-off between ANC members shows divisions in Zuma's party
For the first time since apartheid, divisions within the ANC are played out in the open.
Sep 05, 2016
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