Amnesty International slams thousands of arrests in Addis Ababa
Amnesty International’s condemned the recent arrests of thousands in Addis Ababa. The human rights watchdog says the crackdown threatens the new era of human rights gains in Ethiopia. Fighting between Oromo activists and other ethnic groups in the Ethiopian capital and the suburb of Burayu has left 65 people dead in recent days. Ethiopian police […]
BBC Africa Eye team identifies woman and baby killers in Cameroon
As exhaustive search by a television team has identified three Cameroonian soldiers who shot two woman and their children in cold blood. Authorities in Yaoundè, who initially dismissed footage of the killings as fake news, now says seven soldiers have been arrested. The BBC Africa Eye team’s being congratulated for its sleuthing work that […]
Son of former Angola President arrested for fraud
In Angola, the son of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, embezzlement of public funds and fraud. Jose Filomeno dos Santos was sacked in January as manager of Angola’s $5-billion sovereign wealth fund. Jose Filomeno dos Santos is the most high profile target in President Joao Lourenco’s […]