Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Public Indecency Law
New Times
The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26 dismissed a petition brought by a feminist organisation challenging the country's public indecency laws. Read more »
Rwandan Opposition Deplores UK Deportation Deal As 'Modern Slavery'
RFI
A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the… Read more »
Ghana and Uganda Echo Each Other's Clamp Down On Gay People [analysis]
ISS
Ghana's anti-gay bill passed this year has been widely condemned as 'brutal, harsh and unjust.' Read more »
No Genocide Happens Without a Plan, Preparation, State Involvement - Rwandan Envoy
New Times
No Genocide happens without a plan, preparation, and without state involvement, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to the UK, Johnston Busingye, noted on April 25 during an event… Read more »
Over 100 Inmates Escape Prison Due to Heavy Rains
DW
A search is on for the scores of prisoners who fled after rain brought down a perimeter fence. The incident happened close to the Nigerian capital. Read more »
30 Years On, South Africa's Dream of Unity Lies Shattered
DW
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with… Read more »
The Libyan Political Crisis - Implication for Human Trafficking
FPRI
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Over 4 Million Children Out of School in Amhara Region - UN
Reporter
Armed conflict, drought, and other compounding factors are keeping more than 4.1 million children out of school in the Amhara region, according to a United Nations Office for the… Read more »
Burkina Faso - Army Massacres 223 Villagers
HRW
Undertake Prompt, Independent Inquiry with AU, UN Assistance Read more »
Senegal Just Saved Its Democracy. That Helps All West Africa. [opinion]
USIP
Surviving its crisis, Senegal bolsters an arc of democracies against the region's coups. Read more »
April 25, 1994 - UN Avoids Labelling Tutsi Killings As Genocide
New Times
April 25, 1994 was the 19th day of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Killings of Tutsi had spread across the country. In the former Gitarama, Butare and Kibuye prefectures,… Read more »
Army Massacred Over 200 Civilians in Village Raid - Rights Group
RFI
Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
Global - Loss and Damage Fund for Climate Change Must Not Restrict the Role of Civil Society [press release]
AI London
Speaking ahead of the inaugural board meeting of the new international Loss and Damage Fund for climate change next week, Amnesty International's Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said: Read more »
Persisting Inequality Has Made Many Young South Africans Question the Choices Made By Nelson Mandela - Podcast [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Some young South Africans have begun to question Nelson Mandela's legacy, and the choices made in the transition to democracy after the end of apartheid in 1994. Some have even… Read more »
Preach Against Hate Speech, Violent Behaviour ...Peace Council to Stakeholders
Ghanaian Times
The National Peace Council, has urged stakeholders to preach against all forms of violence and hate speech ahead of the December elections. Read more »