Senegal: Senegal Rebel Leader Rejects Prosecution Claims Against Journalist René Capain Bassène

[CPJ] A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's claim that Bassène was a militant fighting for independence of the Casamance region who incited him to murder 14 illegal loggers in 2018. Source

Senegal: New CPJ Podcast Reveals Torture, Coerced Testimony in Case of Jailed Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène

[CPJ] Dakar -- A new podcast released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents extensive new testimony and reporting on the conviction of Senegalese journalist and author René Capain Bassène, raising serious questions about the integrity of a case that has become one of West Africa's most emblematic press freedom concerns. Source

Nigeria: Extra-Judicial Killing - Police Handover Officers to AGF for Prosecution, Move to Arrest Fleeing Suspects

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how a police officer, Nuhu Usman, and three others were filmed extrajudicially killing a handcuffed in Delta State, South-south Nigeria. Source

Zimbabwe: Sikhala Explosives Case Delayed As Defence Alleges Political Plot

[263Chat] The case involving Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala and his uncle Alexander Ferrowst Thema has been postponed to 3 August 2026 by a South African court. Source

South Africa: South Africa's Road Rage Problem Goes Deeper Than Bad Drivers

[ISS] Accumulated stress, inequality and normalised violence find expression on the road - and a firearm can turn misperception fatal. Source

Namibia: Planned Power Outage to Hit Kavango Regions

[Namibian] Residents and businesses in the Kavango West and East regions will experience a planned power outage on 17 May as the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) carries out maintenance on key electricity infrastructure. Source

Africa: Turkey Raises Residence Permit Fee By 930 Percent for Nigerians, 36 Other African Countries

[This Day] Abuja -- Turkey has commenced a sweeping increase in residence permit application fees, raising certain categories for Nigerians, and nationals of about 36 other African countries by as much as 930 per cent, the Directorate General of Migration Management announced at the weekend Source

Sudan: Cabinet Underscores Combating Corruption, Smuggling, and Narcotics

[SNA] The Cabinet held a meeting on Sunday in Khartoum chaired by Dr. Kamil Idris, during which it reviewed the efforts of the Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Service in combating corruption, smuggling, and narcotics, underscoring the imperative of confronting this dangerous phenomenon affecting Sudanese society. Source

Kenya: Social Media Overtakes TV, Radio As Top News Source in Kenya

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Social media has become the leading source of news for Kenyans, overtaking television and radio, according to new data from the Media Council of Kenya. Source

South Africa: New Sassa System Piloted in Bellville Office

[GroundUp] The agency's plans to improve service by using technology Source

South Africa: Price of Petrol and Diesel to Increase From Wednesday

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (DMPR) has announced that petrol and diesel prices will increase by between R3.27 and R6.19 from Wednesday. Source

South Africa: Call for Calm As Hantavirus Case Confirmed

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health (DoH) has called for public calm following confirmation of a rare Hantavirus case in a critically ill British national in South Africa. Source