Gabon: Students Protest, Army Deployed

Gabon’s political crisis reached new heights on Thursday, as students protested at Omar Bongo University in the capital city, Libreville. Whereas protests last week involved mostly opposition members, the unrest appears to be developing into a wider social conflict. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on [...]

Gabon: The Invisible Revolt

Protests in Gabon have failed to make a dent in the international news cycle as all eyes are still turned towards the Egyptian crisis. Mohamed Keita of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was wondering if “fake news wasn’t drawing real censorship” in Gabon, as he discussed the closing of the 1st private Gabonese TV [...]

AU Elects Obiang Nguema, Credibility Reaches a New Low

I guess nothing here should come as a shock, but the AU’s credibility and relevancy took another nose dive when the organization elected President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea as the new chairman at the January 30 annual summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on [...]

Petition against Winnie Mandela

An internet petition has been launched among the Afrikaans community to be lodged with SA pres. Jacob Zuma, AnC-Police Minister Nati Mthethwa and Lt-gen Mzwandile Petros, provincial SAPS-chief – demanding an independent investigation into Winnie Mazikilela-Mandela’s ongoing victimisation of SAPS Flying Squad officers – after they had pulled over her luxury Audi for travelling 150 [...]

Côte d’Ivoire: Torture scenes in the most populated prison

A video is currently creating a stir among the Ivorian online community. It shows militaries beating up prisoners in the “Maison d’Arrêt et de Correction” prison (MACA). According to the person who posted the video, the prisoners are Alassane Ouattara’s partisans. Since the beginning of the political crisis in Ivory Coast, dozens of people have [...]

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