May 18

• Africa: AU Must Promote Justice for International Crimes [analysis]

  In an impressive show of strength, civil society groups from more than 30 African countries have called on African Union (AU) member countries to ensure that the AU promotes... Read more »

May 17

• Lesotho: Woman Loses Court Appeal to Claim Chieftancy [analysis]

  Lesotho's Constitutional Court today struck a serious blow against women's rights and gender equality by upholding a discriminatory section of the Chieftainship Act, which denies... Read more »

May 16

• Southern Africa: Govt Failing On Resource Governance [analysis]

  It will come as no surprise that southern African countries do not fare too well in the latest assessment of natural resource governance by the Revenue Watch Institute. While... Read more »

• Lesotho: Court to Rule On Women's Rights [analysis]

  On 16 May, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will issue its decision on whether women in Lesotho can succeed to chieftainship. The ground-breaking case brought by Senate Masupha,... Read more »

• Mozambique: Push for LGBTI Rights in Moz Constitution [analysis]

  It has been a bad few weeks for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in southern Africans with hate speech and arrests in Zambia and a... Read more »

May 15

• Congo-Kinshasa: Internet and Mobile Transforming DRC Media [analysis]

  In December 2012, Journalist in Danger, a Congolese NGO that defends media freedom, issued its latest annual report. As well as describing many attacks on journalists over the... Read more »

• Zambia: Three Major Cases in One Week for Salc [analysis]

  It's going to be a busy week for the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), which will be involved in cases in the Constitutional Court and the South Gauteng High Court in South... Read more »

• South Africa: Confidentiality Vs Transparency in the Refugee Act

  The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) will make submissions today to the Constitutional Court in a landmark case related to the unsuccessful application for refugee status... Read more »

May 13

• Congo-Kinshasa: International Mining Company Under Fire Over Mines

  The multinational mining company, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp (ENRC), is back in the news - and the firing line - once again due to its controversial investments in the... Read more »

May 10

• South Africa: High Cost of Cheap Gas [analysis]

  There are few more controversial topics within the fractious global debate on the impact of extractive industries than 'fracking' - or more correctly the production of natural gas... Read more »

May 9

• Africa: Civil Society's Role in International Criminal Law [analysis]

  There are few more controversial topics in Africa at the moment than the continent's relationship with the International Criminal Court - as exemplified by the contrasting... Read more »

May 7

• Zambia: From Hate Speech to Jailing Gays in Zambia [analysis]

  And so it came to pass. After weeks of hate speech and 'gay-bashing' by homophobic politicians and religious leaders, two men have been arrested in Zambia for the 'sin' of being... Read more »

May 6

• Botswana: Scary Strength of the Ruling Party [analysis]

  Three years ago, political pundits were confidently penning the ruling Botswana Democratic Party's obituary. Read more »

May 5

• Namibia: Tough Times for LGBTI in Namibia Too [analysis]

  One thing is for sure. It is still not easy to be gay in Africa. Even against the background of growing acceptance and acknowledgement of human rights across the continent, the... Read more »

• Namibia: Govt Still Failing Indigenous Peoples [analysis]

  The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples', Professor James Anaya, has just released the official report from his historic mission to Namibia in September 2012... Read more »

May 4

• Swaziland: Judiciary Joins Attack On Media [analysis]

  The recent conviction of the Nation Magazine and its editor, Bheki Makhubu, for criminal contempt of court proves just how desperate King Mswati's regime is to maintain the status... Read more »

April 30

• Zimbabwe: Hifa to Open With Osisa-Backed Show [analysis]

  At 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th of April, the annual Harare International Festival of Arts (HIFA) will explode into life - with around 10,000 people from all walks of life converging for... Read more »

April 25

• Botswana: Fighting for Recognition in Botswana [analysis]

  In February 2012, a small group of people tried to start an independent organisation in Botswana. The objectives of the organisation are to promote the universality of human rights... Read more »

• Angola: Human Rights Improving? [analysis]

  Things are definitely changing in Angola - slowly, perhaps, but surely. After an unprecedented invitation from the government, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay,... Read more »

• Angola: Corrupt Angola-Russian Debt Deal Exposed [analysis]

  A group of Angolan anti-corruption campaigners is taking legal action in Switzerland and Angola over a corrupt deal that robbed their country of over US$700 million -- and diverted... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Time for U.S to Change Its Congo Policy [analysis]

  Father Ferdinand Muhigirwa appeared before the US Senate Foreign Relations sub-committee on African Affairs last week to urge America to take advantage of the current window of... Read more »

April 24

• Zambia: Sowing Poisonous Seeds in Zambia [analysis]

  A week after the European Union called for proposals from organisations in Zambia working on human rights, including the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex... Read more »

April 17

• Angola: Where Did All the Money Go? [analysis]

  Angolan Anti-corruption campaigners are taking legal action in Switzerland and Angola over a debt deal with Russia that robbed the country of over US$700 million. Some of the money... Read more »

• Angola: Hugely Corrupt Angola-Russian Debt Deal Exposed [analysis]

  A group of Angolan anti-corruption campaigners is taking legal action in Switzerland and Angola over a corrupt deal that robbed their country of over US$700 million — and... Read more »

April 12

• Swaziland: Forty Years Without Parties In Swaziland [analysis]

  Tomorrow marks 40 years since King Sobhuza II abrogated Swaziland's independence constitution and created an absolute monarchy but Swazis have no reason to celebrate - as they... Read more »