May 29, 2023 Libyan court tries 51 suspected ISIS militants, 23 sentenced to death A Libyan appellate court on Monday sentenced 23 suspected Islamic State militants to death, with 23 more receiving substantial prison terms.
May 29, 2023 Uganda greenlights death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' in controversial crackdown Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved a bill that, while not outright criminalizing LGBTQ identification, imposes grave penalties for homosexuals convicted of sex crimes.
May 29, 2023 Nigeria's Tinubu sworn in as president amid social, political turmoil Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as Nigeria's president, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari and left to address significant socioeconomic and national security grievances.
May 26, 2023 Over 30 women held hostage by Cameroonian rebels released Over 30 women abducted from the northwestern Cameroonian village of Babanki by English-speaking rebels have been released, according to government officials.
May 26, 2023 At least 19 dead in Cameroon bus crash A passenger bus collided with a "heavy-duty" truck while en route to the southern Cameroonian town of Eseka, leaving at least 19 people dead.
May 25, 2023 Fugitive Rwandan police officer charged in killings of over 2,000 during 1994 genocide Fulgence Kayishema, a police officer among the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide, was arrested Thursday in South Africa after 22 years on the lam.
May 25, 2023 Africa Day celebrations rife with calls for unity, but critics demand substance While calls for unity dominated Africa Day celebrations across the continent, critics of the African Union claim no real action has been taken to heal its political wounds.
May 25, 2023 Mozambique's ex-finance minister to be extradited to US in $2B corruption case Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang will be extradited to the U.S. after losing a last-ditch appeal in a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal.
May 25, 2023 Centuries-old cotton tree, national symbol for decades, felled by storm in Sierra Leone Sierra Leon's President Julius Maada Bio said Thursday heavy rains brought down the centuries-old Cotton Tree that has stood as the country's national symbol for decades.
May 24, 2023 Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe A cholera outbreak has killed at least 17 people in South Africa and nine in neighboring Zimbabwe. 12 nations on the continent reported outbreaks in the past year.