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A court in Kenya has postponed the sentencing of two convicted persons found to have participated in the attack of Westgate Mall in 2013, to allow the probation officer complete and file the victims’ report. The sentencing of Ahmed Abdil and Hassan Mustafa, had been scheduled for Thursday after the trial court found them guilty earlier this month. The prosecution… Read More

Ivory Coast’s government says it has decided to favorably consider requests on the restructuring of the Independent Electoral Commission. The decision comes on the proposal of the ECOWAS Peace and Security Commission chaired by General Francis Béhanzin. The government also expressed its support for a meeting between the President Alassane Ouattara and the President of the PDCI, Henri Konan Bédié,… Read More

Voters in Seychelles are starting to cast their ballots in the presidential and national assembly elections. It comes at a crucial time for the nation of 115 islands off East Africa, Voters will decide if President Danny Faure will be elected for the first time after taking over from predecessor James Michel, who resigned. His People’s Party, which has been… Read More

Smoke was billowing from a Lagos prison and gunshots were heard on Thursday as fresh unrest rocks Nigeria’s biggest city after the shooting of protesters. Police close to the scene told AFP that assailants had attacked the detention facility in the upscale Ikoyi neighbourhood. A curfew is underway in Lagos after security forces shot at protesters on Tuesday. Amnesty International… Read More

The anti-police brutality movement #EndSARSNow that has seen Nigerian youth take to the streets over the last two weeks, erupted Tuesday evening when armed security forces opened fire on a group of demonstrators in Lekki, Lagos city. The exact number of resulting wounded and fatalities is still unconfirmed. Amnesty International is currently taking steps to get official figures – according… Read More

Violence linked to the election is once again threatening Ivory Coast, and civil society won’t stay silent. Ange Brou, an activist with the NGO Youth Space For Peace, is one of the people calling for the youth and the politicians to have a peaceful dialogue. He is organising an event at the Belleville market in Abobo. “Youth is the driving… Read More

Protests in Sudan have turned deadly after one person was reportedly killed and a dozen others were wounded, according to a group of doctors linked to the movement that led to the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir. The demonstrations on Wednesday in the cities of Kharthoum and Omdurman are over the country’s worsening economic situation. Protesters are also demanding justice… Read More

Over the past six months, the lakes of Kenya’s Rift Valley have risen to levels not seen in at least half a century. This follows one of the wettest periods in East Africa in living memory. Above-average temperatures in the Indian Ocean have caused consecutive years of extreme and erratic rainfall, resulting in frequent and unusual showers on the slopes… Read More

Guinea’s main opposition Diallo claims victory while official votes counts are still in progress. In main constituencies, Condé won a majority of votes according to the electoral authority but Opposition supporters are deeply suspicious about the fairness of the poll. “Now it is for all of us to fight to preserve, to defend, our victory and you know that it… Read More

Nine people, including one police officer, have died in the West African state of Guinea, the security ministry said Wednesday, following days of unrest after a tense weekend presidential election. In a statement, the ministry pointed to shootings and stabbings in the capital Conakry and elsewhere in the country since Sunday’s presidential vote. “This strategy of chaos (was) orchestrated to… Read More