President Robert Mugabe's government has reportedly continued to tighten the screws on the remaining white farmers as it came up with a "discriminatory policy" that provides long ... Read more »
A new bill passed by the parliament has introduced a new offence, "insults or defamation against the President of the Republic," which separately attracts five to seven years in ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch has called on the UN to renew the mandate of its peacekeeping mission before it ends in November, as violence threatening civilians has surged in recent months. Read more »
The military has arbitrarily arrested thousands of civilians without access to lawyers for alleged involvement in the Boko Haram insurgency, writes Babatunde Olugboji, a longtime ... Read more »
One of the South African lawyers arrested for promoting homosexuality in Tanzania has told her mother she is being treated well. During a protest at the Tanzanian Embassy in ... Read more »
In order to prevent the outbreak of an armed uprising, government must go beyond superficial measures by urgently implementing key reforms and pursuing inclusive, high-level ... Read more »
Tanzanian authorities have arrested and detained 13 people - including two South African lawyers - who were looking into the possibility of legal challenges to the ban on drop-in ... Read more »
The UN team's visit to Rwanda was to investigate alleged torture and rights abuses. The investigation was suspended, citing a "series of obstructions imposed by authorities" and ... Read more »
Police in Matabeleland South have reportedly barricaded the main road leading to Bhalagwe mine shaft in Kezi, effectively stopping the planned Gukurahundi commemorations at the ... Read more »
Senegal is hosting a high-level meeting on ending child marriage in West and Central Africa. The prevalence rate of the practice in the country is 32%, according to ... Read more »
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