Election officials in Zimbabwe have stated that some 75 political parties have registered formally to contest next year’s general elections, with that figure expected to increase.
There was an ambush on some soldiers from a joint US-Niger patrol team in Niger on Wednesday close to the country’s border town with Mali. Many of the soldiers belonging to the patrol team have been reported dead in the ambush, according to the AFP.
Diane Rwigara, the opposition political activist and critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame could face long jail term after state prosecutors on Tuesday reviewed charges against her.
Police in Zimbabwe on Monday arrested a journalist who reported that the country’s ruling party is distributing used underwear belonging to the first lady, Grace Mugabe.
Grenades were thrown at the homes of two outspoken Members of Parliament in Uganda following their opposition to the scrapping of presidential age limit proposed by the ruling party, National Resistance Movement.
Authorities in Cameroon on Monday blocked internet services to the country's English-speaking areas as the government continues a crackdown on protesters seeking independence.
One person has been reported by local media in Kenya to have died on Monday after police fired teargas into opposition supporters in Kenya who were demonstrating against the country's electoral commission.
Supporters of Kenya's opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) on Monday staged street protests to demand for reforms in the country's electoral commission.
