Human rights advocates argue that the recent developments point to an increasingly restrictive environment for dissenting voices.
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Nigerian Court Sentences Ex-power Minister Mamman to 75 Years in Prison for Fraud
The EFCC charged Mamman with laundering 33.8 billion naira through private companies, funds that prosecutors said were proceeds of unlawful…
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Sierra Leone Opposition Raises Alarm Over Government Silence After Record Cocaine Seizure
The opposition leader in Parliament, has written to President Julius Maada Bio accusing the authorities of remaining silent
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Nollywood Mourns Actor Alexx Ekubo After Reported Death at 40
Before his death, Ekubo had occasionally responded to public curiosity about his unmarried status
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South Africa – The Renewed Wave of Deadly Anti-Migrant Violence Intensifies
One clip shows anti-immigrant activist Victoria Africa, also known as “Queen Vee,” confronting a Ghanaian man while demanding to see…
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Historic Cocaine Bust Points to Fugitive Dutch Kingpin ‘Bolle Jos’ Hiding in Sierra Leone
According to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, investigators are probing whether the fugitive trafficker orchestrated the shipment from Sierra Leone
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African Governments Raise Alarm as Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Triggers Diplomatic Pushback
The deaths occurred against a backdrop of rising anti-foreigner sentiment and calls for expulsions in parts of South Africa.
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Mali Arrests Soldiers Over Alleged Complicity in Deadly April 25 Attacks
Among those accused is a figure reportedly involved in the 2012 coup that toppled former president Amadou Toumani Touré.
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Guinea: Doumbouya Regime Accused of Escalating Enforced Disappearances Targeting Opposition Figures and Families
These incidents are part of a broader pattern that has emerged since Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup that…
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JNIM Tightens Blockade Around Bamako as Key Roads Cut Off
Since Wednesday, multiple key roads leading into Bamako have been blocked or severely disrupted, effectively tightening the noose around Bamako.
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