In his recently published book, former minister David Coltart accuses Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa of making inflammatory statements that could have sparked the killing of ... Read more »
Judges at the International Crimal Court say Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops "raped, murdered and pillaged" villages in neighboring Central African Republic. Read more »
An estimated 266 Kenyan women die per 100,000 unsafe abortions annually. Read more »
Some people have argued that Nigeria is not an Islamic country and thus should have no business being part of a coalition of mainly Islamic countries. Read more »
A five-judge bench at the Court of Appeals has ruled that the Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana organisation can now carry out political lobbying. Read more »
The Electoral Commission has made very little progress on even the most basic preparations, leading opposition parties and civil society to believe there is a ploy to delay the ... Read more »
Amnesty International say more than sixty people detained in a shipping container died of suffocation and the bodies were dumped in an open field. Read more »
In the third such report in a week, South Sudanese forces have been accused of atrocities, including gang rape, burning people alive and cutting them to pieces. The Office of the ... Read more »
The Kenya Film Classification Board has banned the video by a local band, Art Attack, as "it does not adhere to the morals of the country". Read more »
Women's economic empowerment hinges on the assurance that quality and affordable child care is available so that they can go about the business of doing their jobs, writes Stella ... Read more »
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