The Third Age Forum says witchcraft and other superstitious allegations are the leading causes behind the increasing cases of violence against elderly people across the country. Read more »
The government has chosen to safeguard roughly 7000 children with albinism to protect them from human predators. Read more »
The Supreme Court of Appeal chose to uphold an appeal made by the Western Cape director of public prosecutions regarding a flaw in the in the Sexual Offences Act. Read more »
The Tunis Military Court sentenced ex-prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi to 20 years jail in absentia in the Ouardanine affair. Read more »
Analysts see President Obiang's appointment of his son Teodorín to the country's diplomatic mission to Unesco as a ploy to shield him from the ongoing investigation into alleged ... Read more »
President Robert Mugabe's angry attack on a South African judge, who handed down a landmark ruling on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, is said to be is a sign of the ageing ... Read more »
The African Union summit will now take place in Addis Ababa after President Joyce Banda of Malawi refused to host the summit if Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends. Read more »
In a landmark ruling, a high court has sentenced a man to life in prison for murder following his involvement in the 2008 post-election violence. Read more »
President Robert Mugabe is reportedly upset by a court ruling urging South African authorities to probe human rights abuses in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Liberia's government has failed to stop mercenaries and militias from recruiting child soldiers and launching deadly raids on villages across the border in Ivory Coast, reports ... Read more »
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