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A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group again forced the delay of signing a deal with politicians to restore the country’s democratic transition, which was derailed by a 2021 coup, a pro-democracy bloc said Wednesday. The bloc, known as the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom...

Madagascar’s government has banned public protests as concerns about the stifling of dissent grow seven months before the presidential election, Radio France International (RFI) reports. French-owned RFI said on Monday that the minister of interior announced on state TV that no political protests...

A United Nations-backed panel of investigators alleges in a new report that several officials in South Sudan have perpetrated serious human rights violations and should be held accountable for their crimes. The governor of South Sudan’s Unity State, Joseph Monytuil, is cited for being responsible...

Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reiterated that the army will be brought under a new civilian-led government as talks on military reforms began on Sunday as part of a prolonged transition to civilian rule. The military and political parties signed a deal in December that...

Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping anti-gay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalizes anyone identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). While more than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has established an interim administration for the Horn of Africa country’s northern region of Tigray, a key step in the implementation of a peace plan to end the war there. It was necessary “to establish an inclusive interim administration, ensure a sustainable...

About 5,000 supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko gathered in the capital, Dakar, on Tuesday for a three-day protest to show support for the aspiring presidential candidate, who faces a libel case set to resume this week. The demonstrations are the latest expression of growing...

Mali’s interim government has postponed a constitutional referendum, a key step on the country’s path toward elections meant to restore democracy after a military takeover in 2020. A statement released Friday said the interim government would install subdivisions of the election management body in...

Prosecutors in Burundi have charged 24 people with engaging in same-sex acts and inciting homosexuality in others, part of a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights that has been criticized by the United Nations. Police arrested 17 men and seven women as they attended a seminar organized by an HIV/AIDS charity...

Thousands of Nigerian opposition supporters protested Monday against the country’s presidential election results, as calls for a revote intensified. Dressed in black and holding signs, the protesters led by second-place candidate, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, marched to the...