Child Soldiers Used in Raid On Cabo Delgado Town
HRW
Islamist Armed Group Deploys Boys as Young as 13 in Attack on Macomia Read more »
Nowhere Is Safe As Deadly Fighting Escalates in El Fasher [press release]
MSF
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supported South Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, has received hundreds of casualties since an escalation of fighting on 10 May. Dr… Read more »
Victims of Unlawful Use of Force Still Waiting for Healthcare and Justice [press release]
AI London
Guinea's authorities have repeatedly violated the human rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression since 2019, said Amnesty International in a new report documenting a… Read more »
My Foundation Has Funded 700 Health Entrepreneurs - Elumelu
Daily Trust
Chairman of United Bank for Africa Group and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu, has said the private and public sectors and the development world must prioritize… Read more »
Political Transition Ends With Déby's Election [press release]
HRW
Ex-President's Son Declared Winner; Opponent Killed in Lead Up to the Vote Read more »
Bomb Puts El Fasher Paediatric Hospital Out of Action Amid Intense Escalation in Fighting
MSF
On the evening of Saturday 11 May, an airstrike carried out by the SAF landed 50 metres from Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital, which is supported by Médecins Sans… Read more »
Shell Faces Accountability for Niger Delta Human Rights Violations Before Business Sale
AI London
Reacting to news that Nigeria's oil industry regulator is prepared to offer a fast-track sales approvals process for oil companies wanting to sell their businesses in the country,… Read more »
MSF Reveals Cost of Landmark TB Clinical Trial in Push for Drug-Development Cost Transparency [press release]
MSF
At the fifth WHO Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies conference today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) presented the costs of its landmark TB-PRACTECAL… Read more »
Morocco - Criminalization of Abortion Has Devastating Impact On the Rights of Women and Girls [press release]
AI London
The Moroccan state is failing to meet its obligations to ensure accessible, affordable and good quality sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, forcing women… Read more »
Stand Intervenes in Keh-Keh, Pem-Pem No-Go Zones
Liberian Observer
The Liberia National Police has temporarily suspended restrictions on the No-Go Zone for Bike and keh-keh riders, influenced by the intervention of Solidarity and Trust for A New… Read more »
Burkina Faso - Army Massacres 223 Villagers
HRW
Undertake Prompt, Independent Inquiry with AU, UN Assistance Read more »
Research Exposes Normalization of Gender-Based Online Violence Against Women in Ethiopia
Addis Standard
A study released by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has documented the widespread technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) targeting women who participate in… Read more »
Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur
HRW
Thousands Killed, Half Million Remain Displaced Read more »
Continental Study On Children Without Parental Care in Africa Launched
Nyasa Times
Minister of Gender Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaoauza Sendeza, on Wednesday led leaders of the civil society organizations (CSOs) and government officials in… Read more »
Death of 23 Civilians in Military Strikes With Turkish Drones May Amount to War Crimes - New Investigation [press release]
AI London
Fourteen children killed and 17 civilians injured in strikes in March Families of victims should receive reparations Indiscriminate attacks may amount to war crimes Read more »