The government and Girls Not Brides have unveiled a national plan to end the practice which affects nearly half of the country's girls. Read more »
Sobantu Mzwakali, a grassroots activist from South Africa, says no, while Mussa Billegeya, a programme manager from Tanzania, disagrees... Read more »
The government is strengthening its crackdown on social media platforms and has arrested some users for "insulting" President Robert Mugabe. Read more »
At least 300 elementary school students were abducted by Boko Haram in Damasak, Borno State, a year ago. Human Rights Watch says that "authorities need to wake up and find out ... Read more »
The UN says the latest cases raise the number of reported allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the country this year to 25. Read more »
The activists were handed sentences ranging from two to more than eight years for rebelling against the government of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Read more »
Godfrey Mwapembwa believes his sacking is politically motivated. Read more »
A pregnant mother and her five-year-old daugher have been killed after a building wall fell on them in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Read more »
The leader of a campaign which opposes plans by the subsidiary of an Australian mining company to mine titanium in a South African community has been shot dead in circumstances ... Read more »
A new report indicates that female activists, human rights campaigners and journalists have been subjected to sexual abuse, intimidation, and other forms of ill-treatment by ... Read more »
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