A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.
READ MOREA senior opposition official in Tanzania is facing the death penalty after being charged with treason. John Pambalu is a member of Chadema national council and a former leader of the party’s youth wing.
In a statement, Madagascar’s Anti-Corruption Unit (PAC) said it had received complaints targeting several former officials, including ex-president Andry Rajoelina. The proceedings have been temporarily suspended as it first has to be determined whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the cases.
Four defendants,including two teenage girls have been charged with murdering Anthony Marks near King’s Cross Station (Picture: Met Police)
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In what police described as an act of vigilantism, three men were killed and their bodies were set alight in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, on Wednesday night.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF have announced the mobilization of $65 million under the Joint Resilience Project Phase II to support nearly one million vulnerable people in South Sudan.
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of carrying a fake gun after fears of an ‘attempted mass shooter’ near Stamford Bridge.
Officers descended on Oxford Street to catch three women suspected of reaching into pedestrians' bags and snatching their belongings.
Chopper pilot Capt Earp was given a shotgun by a neighbouring farmer - and shot the dog called Ricoh before anyone else was injured.
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