Articles by Elsa Buchanan

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Zimbabwean safari operator Honest Ndlovu

Charges against hunter who 'assisted' Cecil the lion killing dropped by Zimbabwean court

American dentist Walter Palmer sparked outrage when he killed the lion in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Nov 11, 2016

Zimbabwe

John Magufuli visits wife in public hospital

Photos of Tanzania's President Magufuli visiting wife in public hospital go viral

Mama Janeth hospital images causes stir in region, where leaders often seek treatment overseas.

Nov 11, 2016

Robert Mugabe

Burundians in fear of genocidal war after state orders new ethnic-based census

Burundians fearing return to bloody past during which hundred of thousands were killed along ethnic lines.

Nov 11, 2016

Burundi

Ivory Coast bans sale of alcohol sachets as they contribute to health problems

Often illegally distilled, the brews sold in plastic sachets are banned in Cameroon, Malawi and Senegal.

Nov 10, 2016

Zimbabwe's former minister David Coltart warns nation faces 'perfect storm'

EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK meets David Coltart, Zimbabwe's former Education Minister

Nov 10, 2016

Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe

Meet Ilhan Omar, the first Muslim Somali-American woman to hold public office in the US

A former refugee, Ilhan Omar made history when she became the nation's first Somali legislator.

Nov 10, 2016

Somalia Donald Trump Hillary Clinton

Gabon's Jean Ping in surprising legal move over election vote-rigging claims

Opposition leader taking on country's top court again over claims he was cheated of victory in August's elections.

Nov 10, 2016

Uganda now home to 450,780 people fleeing war-torn South Sudan

South Sudan joined Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as nations with more than 1 million refugees.

Nov 10, 2016

Twitter urges Trump to learn from African leaders as he prepares to take power

African users take to social media to joke about Trump's election.

Nov 9, 2016

Donald Trump

Zimbabwe's ruling party 'looks forward to new chapter in relations' with US under Donald Trump

Zanu-PF welcomes Donald Trump's presidential victory and hopes for improvement in relations.

Nov 9, 2016

Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe Donald Trump

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza first head of state to congratulate Trump on victory

Burundi's president, who won a controversial third-term in 2015, 'warmly' congratulated Trump.

Nov 9, 2016

Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza

Shock and awe as world reacts to Donald Trump's US election win

White nationalists cheer, markets plunge after Republican makes surprise win.

Nov 9, 2016

Donald Trump Hillary Clinton US Election

$Gabon\'s opposition leader Jean Ping$

Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping says France should arrest President Ali Bongo

Likening Gabon's post-electoral situation with Ivory Coast's in 2010, Ping says Bongo should be removed.

Nov 8, 2016

UN report finds Kenya still funding al-Shabaab terror group through illegal sugar and charcoal trade

Kenya contingent of AMISOM mission alleged to be making millions from trade with al-Shabaab.

Nov 8, 2016

DRC government takes radio stations off air and arrests journalists in effort to silence press

Radio Okapi and RFI off air since Saturday and journalists arrested on Monday in media crackdown.

Nov 8, 2016

DRC Joseph Kabila

$Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe\'s vice president$

Zimbabwe refuses to implement gay rights despite calls from UN

Under the nation's 2006 laws, homosexuality is a crime and beatings and hate crimes are rife.

Nov 7, 2016

Zimbabwe

Could Sierra Leone revive the death penalty to curb rising violence?

The sensational ritual murder case of DJ Cleff has prompted the government to seek to revive executions.

Nov 7, 2016

Zimbabwe's diaspora protests in London and calls on President Mugabe to go

IBTimes UK met protesters denouncing police brutality and 'corruption' in poverty-stricken nation.

Nov 4, 2016

Robert Mugabe

Fears after rising number of 'politically motivated killings' and attacks on the press in Mozambique

Violence has been escalating between longstanding foes Renamo and Frelimo.

Nov 4, 2016

Mozambique Renamo Frelimo

Burundi victims' lawyers hand 55 new warrants to ICC to probe 'crimes against humanity'

Burundian families of victims of alleged extra-judicial executions and torture are appealing to the ICC.

Nov 4, 2016

Pierre Nkurunziza

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