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Burundi: Controversy grows as government denies nation faces 'famine' despite calls for aid
3.8 million people – 40% of the population – are food insecure but the government says the situation under control.
Feb 22, 2017
As Somalia's President 'Farmajo' is inaugurated today, what are the challenges facing him ?
'Farmajo' pledged to tackle threat of al-Shabaab violence, famine and corruption.
Feb 22, 2017
President Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not allow Ghana's economy to collapse
Akufo-Addo blames Ghana's poor state of the economy on the previous government.
Feb 21, 2017
Guinea capital Conakry returns to calm after 5 killed in deadly clashes over teachers' strike
Police cracked down on hundreds of students, mostly aged 15 and older.
Feb 21, 2017
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe turns 93 with lavish birthday party
Activists claim ruling party forced Zimbabweans to pay 'donations' for the birthday party despite crisis.
Feb 21, 2017
EU renews sanctions on Zimbabwe as President Robert Mugabe celebrates 93rd birthday
Sanctions imposed on Harare in 2001 over allegations of electoral fraud and human rights abuses.
Feb 21, 2017
Footage of DRC 'massacre' is fake says government as new videos emerge
Footage appears to show army "summarily executing civilians, including women and children".
Feb 21, 2017
Unicef warns '1.4m children could die' as famine looms in Yemen and three African states
Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria face serious food shortages.
Feb 21, 2017
Shocking footage of DRC troops allegedly killing civilians – 'Look, they are dying'
New footage appears to show army "summarily executing civilians, including women and children."
Feb 20, 2017
27 killed in DRC after Maï-Maï fighters target Hutu civilians in North Kivu
Local leaders urged for protection after ethnic Nande rebels attacked Hutu civilians in Rutshuru territory.
Feb 20, 2017
Tanzania: Deputy health minister brands homosexuality 'unnatural' in latest online rant
Deteriorating situation for Tanzanian gay community facing up to 30 years imprisonment.
Feb 20, 2017
Zimbabwe: President Robert Mugabe praises Donald Trump's nationalism
Mugabe says that the American billionaire should be given a chance to prove himself.
Feb 20, 2017
Burundi: What next for Inter-Burundi dialogue after unsuccessful negotiations?
Facilitator Benjamin Mkapa intends to rely on the East African Community to try to unblock the situation.
Feb 20, 2017
Burundi: Victims' lawyer 'confident' ICC will soon launch investigation into crimes against humanity
Bernard Maingain tells IBTimes UK he has met with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC.
Feb 20, 2017
UK Government to investigate claims war criminal Charles Taylor 'contacted allies' from UK prison
Liberia's ex-President Taylor is serving a 50-year sentence in a UK prison for crimes against humanity.
Feb 17, 2017
Zimbabwe's First Lady: 'We will field Robert Mugabe's corpse' for 2018 election
Grace Mugabe positioning herself as potential successor to President, who she says may die in 2018.
Feb 17, 2017
Who is Toussaint Muntazini Mukimapa, new prosecutor for CAR's Special Criminal Court?
Central African Republic's new court will investige war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Feb 17, 2017
African Union, United Nations and EU concerned at 'stalemate' in DRC political dialogue
Failings to ensure first peaceful transition of power in DRC could spark rise of insecurity and instability.
Feb 17, 2017
Fate uncertain for 45,000 Burundian refugees after Uganda calls for repatriation
Forcing people to return home violates The 1951 Refugee Convention.
Feb 17, 2017
Kenya: Opposition leader Raila Odinga warns of mass protests if August elections 'rigged'
Comments likely to unnerve Kenyans still reeling from 2007 post-election violence that killed some 1,200.
Feb 17, 2017
Mali lawyer demands release of "around 200" Fula civilians labelled jihadists by security forces
Twenty-four men were arrested after raid on Dialoubé village in an antiterror crackdown.
Feb 16, 2017
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DRC government $1.8bn cost fears leave crucial 2017 elections hanging in the balance
Negotiation deal may be strained after Kabila government says it can not mobilise £1.5bn for polls.
Feb 16, 2017
Burundi: New round of talks resume under difficult circumstances but facilitator hopeful
Inter-Burundi Dialogue looking to find solution to Burundi's 20-month deadly political violence.
Feb 16, 2017
Dozens executed amid intensified fighting between rival militia groups in Central African Republic
Gruesome details have emerged of serious international crimes committed by rival ex-Seleka militias.
Feb 16, 2017
Who are the Bundu Dia Kongo sect that wants to establish the Kingdom of Kongo?
Dormant for years, the secessionist sect from Kongo-Central region has taken up arms again.
Feb 16, 2017
CAR: Rights groups welcome appointment of Special Crimes Court prosecutor
Special Court to pave the way to justice for victims of crimes committed by warlords in Central African Republic.
Feb 15, 2017
Ethnicity, power-sharing and democracy: Five questions to understand Burundi's conflict
IBTimes UK speaks to Dr Stef Vandeginste about the potential fall of power-sharing in Burundi.
Feb 15, 2017
Breakaway Somaliland requests exemption from Donald Trump's travel ban
Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire says the republic is a stable nation and is free of terrorism.
Feb 15, 2017
Malawi votes for historical amendment to irrevocably outlaw child marriage
One in two girls marry before the age of 18 in Malawi and are exposed to domestic and sexual violence.
Feb 15, 2017
Burundi: Minister visits Uganda to convince refugees to return home
33,793 Burundian refugees are currently in Uganda after fleeing current crisis that killed thousands.
Feb 15, 2017
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