The Mozambican parliament has unanimously passed a long-awaited bill on freedom of information, which will oblige public bodies, and those private bodies which undertake activities ... Read more »
A UN investigator reports that the situation in the country has deteriorated since last year, with about 4,000 Eritreans fleeing every month to escape indefinite national service, ... Read more »
Three journalists and six bloggers who have been held for the past five months were denied bail by a federal court in Addis Ababa. Read more »
Bakhita Radio station that was raided by security operatives has been ordered by the government not to air political programs. Read more »
The UN refugee agency say Ethiopia has overtaken Kenya to become the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. Read more »
Morgan Tsvangirai's supporters, arrested for allegedly protesting government's failure to provide jobs, have appeared in court claiming that they were assaulted by police. Read more »
Human Rights Watch has accused the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit of carrying out a series of extra-judicial killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of terror suspects ... Read more »
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda has been forced to lay off all staff after withdrawal of a grant worth billions of shillings by an American agency. Read more »
IRIN's new film, "Hate Unleashed" - Homophobia in Cameroon, follows lawyer Alice Nkom as she seeks to challenge the prosecutions in Cameroon, and provide some care and support Read more »
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak has denied he ordered the killing of protesters who participated in the January 25, 2011 uprising. Read more »
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