Members of parliament from Uganda’s ruling party have given their backing for President Yoweri Museveni to run for another term in charge.
The coalition party led by former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila won a decisive majority in senate elections on Friday.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has pardoned about 700 political prisoners jailed under the regime of his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
Sudan’s parliament has approved a nation-wide state of emergency of six months in place of the one-year period ordered by President Omar al-Bashir last month.
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the release of all women protesters detained during months of nationwide demonstrations.
Rwanda has accused Uganda of supporting rebel groups opposing President Paul Kagame as relations between the neighbouring countries continue to deteriorate.
Millions of people in Uganda have stopped using the internet after the government introduced new tax regulations for social media use and mobile money transactions.
Tanzania has suspended newspaper The Citizen for seven days after the publication ran a story on the falling value of the Tanzanian shilling.
Amnesty International has called upon the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) newly elected president Félix Tshisekedi to tackle the country’s “abysmal” human rights record.
Sudan President Omar al-Bahir on Monday banned unlicensed public gatherings and all forms of protests.