This case is historical as, for the first time the courts of one country prosecute the former ruler of another for alleged human rights crimes. Read more »
Journalists in Somalia are increasingly coming under attack. For many years, the main threat to the media has come from Al-Shabaab, the Islamist armed group that controls large ... Read more »
The group says both the government and the former opposition forces should investigate and prosecute rights abuses and release dozens of men arbitrarily detained in Juba. Read more »
The Minister of State Security David Mahlobo has delivered the State Security Agency budget vote. It's a long speech, with lots of things worth mentioning, but what does it ... Read more »
The government of Uganda has utterly failed to hold security forces accountable for nine killings during protests in April 2011, according to Human Rights Watch. Read more »
Demonstrations against President Jacob Zuma by official opposition party the Democratic Alliance have been held and civil society groups have urged South Africans to take action on ... Read more »
Portee is reported to be one of the most "deprived" communities in the densely populated districts of eastern Freetown. Read more »
Didier Drogba reacted after a report that says his charity, set up to help children in Africa, had spent less than one percent of money raised on worthwhile projects. 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 »
Over the past eight weeks, Ethiopia's largest region, Oromia, has been hit by a wave of mass protests over the expansion of the municipal boundary of the capital, writes Alex Horne ... Read more »
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