December 6, 2018 Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure Rwanda's high court on Thursday acquitted the country's most prominent opposition figure, Diane Rwigara, of all charges against her, with the judge saying the prosecution failed to provide evidence of insurrection and forgery.
December 6, 2018 UN rights office: Burundi's government has asked us to leave The United Nations human rights office on Thursday said Burundi's government has asked it to leave, months after the outgoing U.N. rights chief called the country one of the "most prolific slaughterhouses of humans in recent times."
December 6, 2018 Bloody rivalry erupts between al-Shabab, IS group in Somalia A bloody rivalry has emerged between extremist groups in Somalia as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab hunts upstart fighters allied to the Islamic State group, who have begun demanding protection payments from major businesses, officials tell The Associated Press.
December 5, 2018 Somali officials report deadly US-backed raid on al-Shabab Somali commandos backed by U.S. forces raided two al-Shabab checkpoints at which the extremists extort money from commercial vehicles, killing several fighters, Somali intelligence officials said Wednesday.
December 5, 2018 Angolan president talks to some of state's toughest critics Angolan President Joao Lourenco has met longtime critics of the government, generating some goodwill from activists who struggled to have their voices heard during the long rule of former leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
December 5, 2018 Rwandan opposition leader defiant as prison term possible As she waits for a judge to pronounce her fate, the Rwandan opposition leader accused of inciting insurrection and forgery after challenging the longtime president in last year's election says no amount of pressure will silence her.
December 5, 2018 Some Africans are studying their way out of prison Morris Kaberia was on Kenya's death row and feeling suicidal when he came across a program that eventually set him free.
December 5, 2018 Expectations low as Yemen's warring parties meet for talks Yemen's warring parties will meet in Sweden this week for another attempt at talks aimed at halting their catastrophic 3-year-old war, but there are few incentives for major compromises, and the best outcome might be to firm up a shaky de-escalation.
December 4, 2018 After 20-year wait, refugee sees 'bright future' in UK Nine-year-old Miles imagines himself a Manchester United player as he kicks a ball down Clarendon Road, a lonely street in a corner of this British military base on Cyprus that's been his home all his life.
December 4, 2018 Dispute over UN migration pact fractures Belgian government Belgium's center-right coalition government is fighting for its survival after the largest partner party said it would not back a global U.N.-backed migration pact.