After years of relative silence, South Sudan's government has finally given approval to establish accountability mechanisms to address the country's conflict, including a war ... Read more »
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has warned against potential crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a spike in attacks by the Allied ... Read more »
The outgoing Trump administration gave Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler and his businesses a license which will enable him to nullify sanctions previously imposed by the ... Read more »
Musu Bakoto Sawo, a Gambian changemaker, women rights advocate and human rights lawyer, has been named the 'African of the Year' by Nigeria's Daily Trust. Former Botswana President ... Read more »
In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have announced the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile, ... Read more »
The Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have raided the offices of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) and Metrofile, a document storage company, after obtaining a ... Read more »
Egyptian authorities arrested three human rights activists in apparent retaliation for a meeting with senior Western diplomats, writes Tom Allinson for Deutsche Welle. Gasser Abdel ... Read more »
International organizations working to sustain the dramatic reductions of malaria deaths across Africa are calling for a 'holistic' approach to intertwined crises in health, ... Read more »
The Mastercard Foundation is committed to supporting economic recovery programs in Africa to enable states to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first French ... Read more »
The World Health Organization has said the Ebola outbreak took place in communities scattered across dense rain forests, as well as crowded urban areas, creating logistical ... Read more »
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