More than 1,300 inmates have escaped from a prison in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces, the mayor said Tuesday.

Authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos State have placed a ban on all forms of protests, gatherings, or processions. This was reiterated by the Police barely three hours after Governor

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday asked the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency address the nation on reforms being embarked upon to end police brutality. The

Guinea’s opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has claimed victory in presidential elections, as thousands of his supporters took to the streets of the capital, Conakry. The national election commission has

Following days of protests against police brutality in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew starting 4pm Nigerian time. Only essential workers will be allowed to

Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday appealed for calm from citizens protesting against police brutality in Nigeria.  According to the stalwart of Nigeria’s ruling party, the

The United States will remove Sudan from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list after the government in Khartoum paid compensation to victims of attacks. President Donald Trump on Monday announced

There has been a toxic mix of problems plaguing Nigeria’s health service including inaccessibility of quality health care, corruption, poor health infrastructure, insufficient financial investment, and lack of sufficient health

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Police fired teargas at protesters in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, as the nationwide protests against police brutality continued on Monday. Demonstrators in the city were stopped by police as they marched

The Nigerian Police has said the newly formed special weapons and tactics (SWAT) unit will commence training on Monday in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

An Egyptian blogger and satirist has been released after more than two years in detention. Shadi Abu Zeid, 27, was arrested in May 2018 on charges of spreading false news

Nigerians are calling for the resignation of the head of the country’s police force after days of incessant anti-police brutality protests. Demonstrations erupted on October 6 against the alleged violence,

Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the time has come for an end to the #EndSARS protest as government will need sufficient time and a clement environment to implement the

Nigerian Senator during the eighth National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, said Sunday on ARISE News that Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari would have been part of Nigerians protesting against police brutality

Voters in Guinea are casting their ballots in a controversial election which see President Alpha Condé, 82, seek a third term. The already bitterly divided West African country was gripped

An International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation has arrived Sudan to discuss the prosecution of former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir is wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide, war crimes

Two people were killed and several others sustained varying degrees of injuries after violence broke out at an #EndSARS protest ground in Osun state, with the state government claiming there was an

Nigerian mothers joined protests in Lagos against police brutality on Saturday, as the movement entered its tenth consecutive day. “I am here to come and protest against the killing of

The Nigerian Army has announced October 20 as the date to commence its annual “Crocodile Smile” exercise which it says will counter negative propaganda in social media and across cyberspace.