Pro-marijuana activists cheer following a landmark ruling by the country’s highest court. …read more

[Deutsche Welle] Germany’s Angela Merkel has praised Algeria for its „constructive cooperation“ in repatriating rejected asylum-seekers. Merkel’s Algeria visit comes ahead of an EU leaders‘ summit, where migration is certain to dominate. …read more

The UK, Ireland, Finland and Sweden freeze aid funding to Zambia over corruption concerns. …read more

The offices of the Sierra Leone Football Association are raided by officials from the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission. …read more

[Deutsche Welle] Rwanda’s opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire, has urged authorities to release political prisoners and open up political space for competitive politics. …read more

Whistle-blowers tell the BBC how bribery impacts on all levels of football in Algeria. …read more

[Atlantic Council] The so-called peace deal between South Sudan’s warring parties is in fact a „desperate play“ by the country’s two main political actors to fend off international sanctions and extend their hold on power, according to J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. …read more

[Addis Standard] The number of civilians killed in in Burayu in a spate of day & night organized attacks has reached at least twenty three according to the Oromia region police commission Commissioner General Alemayehu Ejigu. The number could increase, he said. …read more