All parties to armed conflict have committed serious violations of the laws of war that are contributing to the countrys humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch says. Read more »
A lack of accountability for problems in health care and abuses committed by staff contribute to substandard care and undermines the country's goal to reduce its maternal death ... Read more »
The Hunger Project has withdrawn an award that it gave Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika following the way his government handled the July 20 protests that left 19 people dead. Read more »
Ghana is the latest African country to recently condemn homosexuality, leading to a climate of fear and preventing homosexuals from accessing vital health services. Read more »
As Côte d'Ivoire looks to move past the unprecedented violence that followed presidential elections, attention has focused on the traditional hunters known as dozos, with ... Read more »
Côte d'Ivoire security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands of people displaced by post-election violence from ... Read more »
The shack settlement has emerged as the central site in the wave of popular protest that began at the turn of the century and gathered real momentum since 2004, writes Richard ... Read more »
A Khwe community living in the Western Caprivi region has been threatened by police with unlawful eviction from the houses they occupy. Read more »
A Satellite Sentinel Project has revealed visual evidence of mass graves in South Kordofan, to which the United Nations has responded with alarm. Read more »
Two days after announcing that former Chadian dictator Hissene Habré will be sent home for trial, Senegal has reversed its decision. After the failure so far of attempts to try ... Read more »
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