John Magafuli considers denying visas to countries whose development aid is drying up

Authoritarian President John Magafuli is considering denying visas to officials and their families of development partners who have cut aid to Tanzania. Donors are growing increasingly angry at the growing number of human and civil rights violations in Tanzania John Magafuli’s intention is reported in the newsletter Africa Confidential by journalist Erick Kabendera who was […]
Catholic priest from Nigeria driven from his parish his Germany by death threat and racist attacks

A Catholic priest from Nigeria has been forced by racist attacks to abandon his position as pastor in the a small German town near Kaiserslautern. His rooms was broken into, racists slurs were uttered during his services and his car tires were slashed. The last straw was a death threat posted on his door. The […]
Mali election marred by violence and vote-buying

Mali’s parliamentary elections have been marred by vote rigging intimidation and a poor turnout. The violence-wracked West African state gambled on holding the poll during the COVID 19 pandemic hoping the poll would restore stability. On the eve of Sunday’s election, jihadists wrecked election material in the capital Bamako and the towns of Mopti and […]