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UN 'disturbed' by reports of torture, forced disappearances and killings in Burundi
Situation remains "generally calm" but Security Council "alarmed by the increasing numbers of refugees".
Mar 14, 2017
Two UN experts 'abducted' in DRC's restive Kasaï region
American and Swedish UN investigators kidnapped by unidentified men with drivers and interpret.
Mar 14, 2017
'I've never said that I don't believe in God' says 'blasphemous' Algerian writer Anouar Rahmani
IBTimes UK exclusively speaks to novelist Rahmani about his struggle for freedom of expression.
Mar 11, 2017
Who is Anouar Rahmani? Student facing blasphemy probe and death threats in Algeria for novel
Law student is accused of "offending the Prophet" and "denigrating the dogma or precepts of Islam".
Mar 10, 2017
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe government raises just $14.5m of $100m needed in flood aid
Funding needed to help those caught in deadly floods and to repair extensive infrastructure damage.
Mar 10, 2017
Breakaway Somaliland again demands exemption from Donald Trump's travel ban
Trump's revised executive order has been described as a de facto Muslim ban.
Mar 10, 2017
Kenyan hospitals sack doctors over 96-day strike
The strike over better pay and working conditions has crippled public hospitals.
Mar 09, 2017
Abducted Zimbabwean activist Itai Dzamara 'revised the way that activism should be done'
IBTImes UK speaks to friend and fellow activist Silvanos Mudzvova on second anniversary of disappearance.
Mar 09, 2017
Two years on, Zimbabwean activist Itai Dzamara is still missing
On 9 March 2015, pro-democracy activist Dzamara was abducted by a group of men in the capital, Harare.
Mar 09, 2017
NGOs again beg UN Security Council to impose sanctions in Burundi for human rights abuses
HRW says targeted sanctions would show Burundian officials there are 'consequences for their abuses'.
Mar 09, 2017
DRC government investigating mass graves in Kasaï province says spokesman
UN top official urges Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry on violence against civilians.
Mar 09, 2017
What now for Kenyan doctors who face dismissal for continuing to strike?
Doctors' strike has crippled public hospitals across the country since 5 December 2016.
Mar 08, 2017
Member of Gabon's ruling family Pascaline Bongo puts LA mansion on sale for £14m
Late president Omar Bongo's family has always strongly denied embezzlement claims.
Mar 08, 2017
War crimes trial of Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo hits wall again
Gbagbo and her lawyers boycott hearings over fair trial concerns.
Mar 08, 2017
DRC's Kasaï-Oriental province requires emergency assistance for 600,000 says UN
Province is plagued by deadly violence between the Congolese army and local militia group Kamwina Nsapu.
Mar 08, 2017
UN Special Adviser for Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng raises alarm about Burundi
In a letter to members of UN Security Council, Dieng warned against risks of "mass" violence.
Mar 08, 2017
Somalia President 'Farmaajo' criticises Donald Trump's new travel ban on mainly Muslim people
The dual US-Somali citizen said Somalis 'have contributed to the US economy'.
Mar 07, 2017
Hutu exodus surges in DRC's North Kivu after Maï-Maï 'threaten' with new massacre
In November 2016, 30 people were killed in a Maï-Maï Mazembe attack in the Lubero territory.
Mar 07, 2017
Ugandans show solidarity with academic Stella Nyanzi over 'cyber harassment' charge
Controversial scholar criticised First Lady Janet Museveni over sanitary pads for poor Ugandan girls.
Mar 07, 2017
Burundi crisis demands fourth refugee camp in Tanzania with influx at critical mass
Three existing camps at full capacity face rapid flow of refugees, with 1,000 people arriving per day.
Mar 07, 2017
CAR armed forces can only sustain 30 minutes of combat warns minister
European Union launched its military training mission of CAR's army in July 2016.
Mar 07, 2017
EU threatens sanctions on DRC leaders and police over human rights violations
Crisis in DRC can only be resolved by the rapid implementation of 31 December power-sharing deal, EU says.
Mar 07, 2017
Eight dead and 28 injured in stampede for free church food in Zambia
Victims among 35,000 attending a prayer event in the capital Lusaka.
Mar 06, 2017
Number of Congolese armed forces convicted of sexual violence stands at 454 for 2016
Out of a total 519 registered victims, 399 were reported as minors.
Mar 06, 2017
DRC's opposition coalition Rassemblement divided over new leadership
Felix Tshisekedi and former minister Pierre Lumbi have taken up presidency posts in main coalition.
Mar 06, 2017
Family unable to retrieve body of ex-British army officer Tristan Voorspuy shot dead in Kenya
Gunman shoot at family's search team as police halt operation saying Laikipia county is too dangerous.
Mar 06, 2017
Tensions running high in CAR's Bambari as rebels vow to take control
For weeks now, ex-Seleka faction FRPC has tried to dislodge rival UPC from Bambari.
Mar 06, 2017
Ex-British army officer shot dead in Kenya by traditional herdsmen
Tristan Voorspuy was the founder of luxury safari company Offbeat Safaris, in Laikipia county.
Mar 06, 2017
At least 11 dead in terror attack on army post in Mali
Attack is attributed to a jihadist group led by a Burkinabe radical preacher Ibrahim Malam Dicko.
Mar 06, 2017
DRC security forces launch assault on Bundu Dia Kongo separatist leader's residence
Né Mwanda Nsémi is accused of ordering his followers to bring down the government.
Mar 03, 2017
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