Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week. Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on…

The rebel group which last week seized the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Uvira say they have begun withdrawing, promising to complete the pullout on Thursday, following pressure from the United States (US). The M23 group captured the…

A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were found guilty of embezzlement…

Morocco has declared 31 October a national holiday to mark the day the UN Security Council voted in favour of a resolution backing its plan for the disputed Western Sahara region. Known as Unity Day, the holiday will celebrate Morocco’s…

The Tanzanian police have lifted a night-time curfew imposed since Wednesday last week in the main city, Dar es Salaam, following deadly election protests, as life slowly returns to normal across the country. Following the unrest, the internet was cut…

Protests have escalated in major cities across Tanzania as opposition supporters denounce Wednesday’s presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham. Hundreds of demonstrators also crossed into Kenyan territory, barricading roads, lighting bonfires and tearing down posters of President Samia Suluhu…

Fresh protests have broken out in Tanzania’s major cities, a day after elections marred by clashes between opposition supporters and the police. Gunfire was heard in the northern city of Mwanza, while clashes broke out in the capital, Dodoma, and…