Africa

Gabon transfers wife and son of former President Bongo to house arrest

The wife and son of Gabon's former President Ali Bongo Ondimba have been transferred from prison to

Thiam re-elected head of Côte d'Ivoire's main opposition party

Two days after resigning as the head of Côte d'Ivoire's main opposition party, former international

Mauritania's ex-president jailed 15 years after appealing 5-year imprisonment over corruption

An appeals court has sentenced Mauritania's former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 15 years in

Ethiopia bans Tigrayan opposition party TPLF

TPLF, a leading opposition party that has dominated Ethiopian politics for decades, has been banned

Zimbabwean protesters granted bail after six weeks in custody

A Zimbabwean court has released on bail scores of anti-government protesters who were being held in

Mali bans French television channel TV5 Monde over protest coverage

TV5 Monde has become the latest French television channel to be banned from broadcasting in the West