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Chadian opposition leader and former Prime Minister Succes Masra has announced that he has begun a hunger strike after spending…

Burundi’s Constitutional Court has confirmed that the ruling CNDD-FDD party won all 100 seats in the June 5 parliamentary elections…

A Tunisian court has sentenced Sahbi Atig, a senior Ennahda party official, to 15 years in prison on money laundering…

Ivory Coast’s two main opposition parties have joined forces to demand the reinstatement of their disqualified leaders ahead of the…

In East Africa, democratic freedoms appear increasingly fragile as opposition politicians and human rights activists across Tanzania and Uganda face…

Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu has announced that he will represent himself in court as he faces high-profile treason charges,…

A Tunisian court has sentenced Abir Moussi, a prominent opposition leader and vocal critic of President Kais Said, to two…

Togolese rapper Aamron, known for his vocal criticism of President Faure Gnassingbe, has issued a public apology after spending more…

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing increasing backlash after her government shut down one of the country’s largest Pentecostal…

A Ugandan court has denied bail to opposition figure Kizza Besigye, despite surpassing the country’s legal 180-day limit for detention…

A coalition of political parties in Mali has filed a series of legal appeals contesting a recent ban imposed by…

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has strongly cautioned Kenyan human rights activists and legal professionals against interfering in the country’s…

Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu appeared in court on Monday to face treason charges, urging his…

Côte d’Ivoire opposition leader Tidjane Thiam has called for an “inclusive, transparent, and credible” presidential election, despite being barred from…

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused political opponents of attempting to derail Somalia’s transition to a one-person, one-vote electoral…

A group of sixteen senior Somali political figures, including former presidents and prime ministers, have accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…