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Zimbabwe: Editor released but “dark times are back”
After a 24 hour detention in Harare's Rhodesville police station, a Zimbabwean court has ordered the release of Nevanji Madanhire, editor of a privately...
Uganda: Museveni uses security to attract northern votes
Although Uganda's incumbent president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni won the past two general and presidential elections of 2001 and 2006, statistics have shown that he...
Nigeria: Government forces and rebels resume battle over Niger Delta
An operation by the Nigerian Joint Task force (JTF) to enforce peace and break down rebel activity in the oil-rich Niger Delta will continue...
Uganda government warned by Human Right Watch
Human Rights Watch has advised the Ugandan government to ensure that in the lead-in to the forthcoming election, those responsible for any violence are...
‘The rest of the world has to change its perception of Africa’
Cheick Sidi Diarra, from Mali, is the UN Special Adviser on Africa. His job description includes increasing international support for Africa’s development and security,...
Great lakes: Rwanda and DR Congo to eradicate rebellion
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have vowed to augment efforts to rid the Great Lakes region of rebels and rebel activities. The...
Côte d’Ivoire: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Presidential campaign began on Friday in Côte d'Ivoire amid great expectations and deep concerns. After eight years of armed conflict that led the country...
Nigeria: Group to take Rivers State to court for Police crackdown
The Nigerian Joint Task Force operating in the troubled Niger Delta region opened fires on protesters without provocation, reports have claimed. The demonstrators were...
Algeria snubs France in sahel counterterrorism initiative
Paris wants to organize a conference of heads of state of a group of Sahel countries that have joined forces to fight against terrorist...
Sudan: Government to arm villagers against rebel attacks
Civilians in the volatile south Sudan region will be armed with guns to fight off looming attacks from rebels of the Lords Resistance Army,...
Zimbabwe: Security forces draw swords over shot officers
Zimbabwe police and the dreaded Central Intelligence Organization have declared war on each other after a round of fatal shootings over the weekend left...
Nigeria President’s security reshuffle politically motivated?
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced the heads of the Nigerian military, the police force and the intelligence service, four months before presidential elections-...
Rwanda Peacekeeping: Goodwill or Blackmail?
Human Rights Watch has criticized Rwanda for threatening to withdraw its peacekeepers from African Union/United Nation missions in Sudan, accusing President Paul Kagame's government...
Kenyan journalist nabbed over Uganda islamist attack
Kenyan security agencies on Saturday arrested a journalist working for an Islamic media house in the coastal city of Mombasa suspected to have been...
Nigeria: President’s kidnapped advocate freed
The national chairman of an independent campaign team mobilizing support for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of forthcoming presidential elections has been released just...
Guinea-Bissau: A time for change
The government of Guinea-Bissau, including its military, civil society, political parties and diplomatic corps have been challenged to work together and build a stable...
Nigeria: Arms cargo to epicenter of religious tension seized
Nigerian security officials may have salvaged a bloody religious war following the arrest of a cargo of arms and ammunition being smuggled into the...
Japan reveals military plan in Djibouti to fight Somali pirates
The Japanese government is to build its foreign military base in Djibouti. The plan is aimed at strengthening and sustaining its fight against Somali...
Uganda President seeks tax reduction on security related items
Uganda business community has called upon the government of Uganda to tighten screening exercises involving foreigners who enter the country under the guise of...
Ex South African police chief gets prison term
Former South Africa national police commissioner and president of Interpol Jackie Selebi was on Tuesday slapped with a 15 year jail term by Judge...
Nigerian President says No to United Nations
Unless the rules of engagement are changed to help prevent the deaths of peacekeeping soldiers, Nigeria will keep its soldiers away from United Nations...
Sudan: What next for Darfur?
The United Nations had declared the genocide in Darfur over. Last August, the UN's outgoing military commander in Darfur General Martin Agwai told reporters...
Nigeria: Islamist group roasted Policemen like animals
Recent reports released by the Nigerian Police Force claims that 32 of its men were assassinated by members of Boko Haram- an Islamic sect...
Zimbabwe: Chilling tales of abuse of African immigrants emerge
Scores of asylum seekers from African countries are languishing in Zimbabwe prisons with hardened criminals as most of them are quickly
arrested by authorities upon...
Swaziland royal’s death threats and media bill raise concerns
Prince Mahlaba, a member of Swaziland's royal family, has been widely condemned after he made "death threats and outrageous claims" against local journalists over...
Somalia: Africa unites against al-Shabab extremism
The African Union has embarked on an all out offensive against al-Shabab militia in Somalia in order to bring an elusive civility and stability...
Uganda head lambasts Commonwealth and Commends China
Uganda's president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the western world has squandered cultural links with Africa and mismanaged it by making lectures thereby losing...
Uganda: AU wants to make a real difference at 15th Summit
The 15th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) has
today opened in Kampala under the theme: "Maternal, Infant and Child
Health and...
Kampala killings and al-Qaeda in Africa
Just as World Cup organisers were breathing a sign of relief that the finals had not been targeted by terrorists, news came in of...
SA Xenophobia arrests counter Zuma comments
South Africa promised to host spectacular World Cup and they just did that, but they have also kept another promise-to flush our foreigners soon...