Africa

In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections....

Pangolins have the regrettable distinction of being the world’s most trafficked mammals. But the recent conviction of a man...

Rights groups warn of deepening repression as Tunisian authorities continue detaining government critics and human rights...

The wife and son of ousted President Ali Bongo were sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison after a Gabonese court found...

Filing in Texas alleges the controversial bidding process broke laws and states that extraction posed “risk of catastrophic...

The Committee to Protect Journalists, an international press freedom organization, warns of mounting assaults on journalists...

Protesters returned to Morocco’s streets a month after anti-corruption rallies swept the country, this time demanding...

Fresh corruption claims and a UN warning paint a grim picture for South Sudan, where graft, flooding and political chaos...

Rallies resume on Thursday despite signs the government is ready to tackle corruption

Saber Chouchane has been released after having been sentenced to death for Facebook posts criticizing President Kais Saied....

A group called Gen Z 212 is coordinating demonstrations in Morocco that have engulfed the country more than a week ago. The...