Cameroon Convicts Rights Lawyer Alice Nkom, 81, but Spares Her Jail
Cameroon, ruled by Paul Biya since 1982, gave rights lawyer Alice Nkom, 81, a suspended jail term for removing state...
September 25, 2026Topic
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Cameroon Protesters March in Yaoundé Against Rising Femicide Cases
Hundreds of people marched in Yaoundé on 19 September over femicides, after the women’s affairs ministry logged about 60 cases...
September 20, 2026
Togo Mourns Sena Alouka, Who Gave African Youth a Climate Voice
Sena Alouka, the Togolese founder of Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement, has died. Benin Web TV reported he was 51.
September 6, 2026
Zambia Arrests 11 Opposition Figures on 2026 Election Night
Zambia opposition arrests: the government alleges an election-night insurrection plot; opposition leader Brian Mundubile calls it an assassination attempt.
August 18, 2026
Guinea-Bissau Referendum Campaign on New Constitution Alarms Civil Society
The Guinea-Bissau referendum campaign on a new constitution is drawing civil-society alarm over rushed timing and sweeping new presidential powers.
August 15, 2026