Frelimo government must investigate mass graves claims in Mozambique urges rights group
Local farmers say up to 120 bodies may be buried in area controlled by the army.
Kenya: Call to ban forced anal examinations to 'prove' homosexuality
Anal region inspections may constitute rape, Human Rights Watch warns.
Burundi's invisible victims: Internally displaced civilians are going hungry
EXCLUSIVE: Burundi IDP speaks to IBTimes UK about hiding in the bush, fear and hunger
Congo-Brazzaville: What really happened after teenager was killed in Madingou?
Local media reported government helicopters had stormed town after teenager was shot.
Zimbabwe: Rising tensions as ruling Zanu-PF accused of arson and threats to opposition
President Mugabe accused of politically motivated violence ahead of 2018 general elections.
Zimbabwe: Pastor ties himself to pole in anti-Mugabe protest as #1980SoFarSoGood trends
'Mugabe-Must-Go' Pastor Mugadza protests against lack of freedom and the nation's ailing economy.
Mozambique: Renamo and Frelimo accused of targeting civilians in tat-for-tat violence
11,000 Mozambican refugees have fled to Malawi amid increasing conflict between old foes.
Mozambique: Secret loan details emerge as the war continues between Frelimo and Renamo
Mozambique Prime Minister do Rosario confessed that Frelimo took out $1.38bn in hidden loans
DR Congo: Remains of "Congolese king of rumba" Papa Wemba to be flown to his homeland
One of Africa's most flamboyant and popular musicians collapsed on stage and died in Ivory Coast.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Joice Mujuru barred from attending church meeting
Mujuru is now seen as a true contender to Mugabe for leadership in the 2018 elections.
Congo-Brazzaville: Protesters set police station ablaze after officers kill 13-year-old
Security forces confront protesters in Madingou amid rising tensions.
Burundi crisis one year on: As many as 1,500 dead as international community shuts its eyes
FIDH Africa Desk Director speaks exclusively to IBTimes about 'long descent into the unspeakable'.
South Africa: 'Treasonous' remarks by EFF leader Julius Malema met with ANC criminal charges
Threat comes after Malema vowed to fight the ANC government "through the barrel of a gun".
Burundi's missing victims: Families welcome ICC examination of serious crimes
Preliminary examination to decide on full investigation of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
South African President Jacob Zuma praises Iran's revolution as he eyes business deals
Embattled President Zuma visits Iran for a three-day state visit following recent calls for his resignation.
Tanzania to offer citizenship to Burundian refugees before 2017
Burundians are still fleeing the country, one year after the crisis began.
DRC media repression continues as radio journalist assaulted warns RSF
Reporters Without Borders slams beating of Radio Tomisa reporter Badylon Kawanda by ANR.
Chad elections: Idriss Deby re-elected for fifth term in office after landslide first-round win
Deby's victory overshadowed by the disappearance of sixty soldiers believed to have voted against Deby.
Gambia government repression 'could degenerate into pre-election violence' warns FIDH
International Federation For Human Rights condemns the deadly crackdown on protesters.
Human Rights Watch: Strong UN police force is only option to stop abuse in Burundi
Exclusive: Rights group slams most UN proposals as 'ineffective' and purposefully restrained.
Burundi: Families of execution victims lodge ICC complaint against attorney general
Families accuse Valentin Bagorikunda of threats and failing to look into assassinations.
Burundi tensions escalate in Mugamba as police detain dozens of civilians at unknown location
Mugamba, primarily Tutsi, saw protest movements against President Pierre Nkuzunziza's third mandate
Colonel Emmanuel Buzubona's death 'evidence of clear divisions in Burundi's army'
Colonel Buzubona is allegedly 'suspected of supporting opposition', IBTimes UK reveals.
Chad: Where are 60 missing soldiers who 'voted against' incumbent president Idriss Deby?
Bodies allegedly recovered bearing marks of torture, but government says soldiers 'in mission'.
Congo-Brazzaville: Pool shelling 'killed 600 and displaced 2,000' claims opposition
IBTimes UK speaks exclusively to spokesman for presidential candidate André Okombi Salissa.
Kenya: President Kenyatta asks MPs to approve ICC withdrawal, but court warns of penalties
Charges against Kenya's president, who says 'No other Kenyan will go to the ICC', dropped in 2014.
Archbishop of Canterbury and Robert Mugabe discussed same-sex marriage
Mugabe is known for hard lines against homosexuality and the implementing of anti-gay laws.
Former UN head Kofi Annan urges African leaders 'to leave when their mandated time is up'
Annan encouraged leaders to step down to stop contributing to conflicts on the continent.
Renamo return to war as Mozambique's government faces financial fallout with IMF
'Financial issue is something that is much worse than the war,' experts tells IBTimes UK.
Killing of Minusca peacekeeper in CAR may be a war crime says UN Security Council
UN condemned the killing of a Moroccan peacekeeper from the Minusca by alleged LRA rebels.
