Africa: All of Africa Today - October 29, 2026

One year after election-related violence in Tanzania left at least 518 people dead, victims’ families are demanding justice, accountability and financial help with medical costs. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accuse authorities of failing to hold security forces accountable and repressing critics, while the government denies widespread human rights abuses. In Niger, Human Rights Watch is urging authorities to disclose the whereabouts of journalist Moussa Kaka, who disappeared in August and was later confirmed to be in detention, and to release him unless lawfully charged. In Kenya, Agnes Wanjiru’s family has condemned the postponement until May 2027 of the extradition hearing for former British soldier Robert James Purkiss, who is accused of her 2012 murder.