January 08
Uganda: Crackdown On Uganda's Opposition Intensifies As Elections Draw Near
RFI
Forty years since Yoweri Museveni took power in Uganda, he plans to seek a seventh term as president in elections on 15 January. His strongest challenger is former entertainer Bobi… Read more »
January 07
Nigeria: Venezuela - NIIA, Foreign Policy Experts Slam Us Strike, Maduro's Capture
Vanguard
...Say action raises concern over new form of imperialism Read more »
Africa: Online Abuse Is Real Violence - - and Africa's Women and Girls Are Paying the Price
IPS
- New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world - and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is… Read more »
South Sudan: Security Forces Abuse Power in 'Anti-Gang' Crackdown [press release]
HRW
Mass Arbitrary Arrests; Ill-Treatment; Rape; Forced Conscription, Including Boys Read more »
January 06
Mozambique: Civil Society Group Claims Police Killed 38 in Northern District
AIM
The civil society organisation Koxukhoro, based in the northern Mozambican city of Nampula, claims that 38 people have died in clashes between artisanal miners and the police in… Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Embrace Ethnic Identity, Distrust Other Ethnic Groups
Afrobarometer
More than four in 10 citizens say the government discriminates against their ethnic group. Read more »
Nigeria: Horror of Police Brutality - A Nigerian Widow's Pain Mirrors Victims' Agonies
Premium Times
Years after the #EndSARS protest, the hearts of many victims of police brutality still bleed as justice remains elusive. The Anozie family's ordeal following the abduction of their… Read more »
January 05
Rwanda: Genocide - Suspect Who Hid Under Bed for Two Decades Sentenced
New Times
Busasamana Primary Court in Nyanza District has sentenced Emmanuel Ntarindwa to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of crimes related to the 1994 Genocide against the… Read more »
Africa: Oxfam Condemns the Violation of International Law in Venezuela and Warns of Its Impact On Peace, Democracy and Human Rights [press release]
Oxfam
Oxfam categorically rejects the recent US military intervention in Venezuelan territory, which constitutes a violation of international law and an unacceptable interference in the… Read more »
Malawi: Justice for Richard Chimwendo Banda - Stop Political Persecution Now [editorial]
Nyasa Times
The continued detention of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda has sent shockwaves through the nation--not because of any proven crime, but… Read more »
Uganda: UHRC Opens Two-Day Karamoja Tribunal Over Alleged Security Force Abuses
Nile Post
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has opened a two-day tribunal at its Moroto Regional Offices to hear human rights complaints from across the Karamoja sub-region, with… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Man for Defiling Minor in Oyo
Leadership
Oyo State Police Command has arrested one Olaitan Oloyede (27) for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in Ibadan, the state capital. Read more »
Central Africa: The Language of Ethnic Cleansing - From Ngoma to the Great Lakes [analysis]
New Times
In 1994, sticks, stones, and machetes broke Tutsi bones, but words hurt them first. On September 27, 1959, in Ngoma, southern Rwanda, words spoken at a political rally would leave… Read more »
Nigeria: Outrage As Soldier Kills Teenager in Akwa Ibom
Leadership
Angry youths of Ukpum Ete community, host to Sterling Global Ltd, a petrochemical and fertiliser processing firm, have continued to condmened the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old… Read more »
January 04
Sudan: Armed Forces Accused of Killing Dozens of Civilians In North Darfur
Dabanga
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) forces of launching an attack with an Akanji drone on the Zarq area hospital and the Ghurair market in North… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Avert Deadly Attack On Arise News Crew, Others in Rivers State
This Day
The prompt response of the operatives of the Rivers State Police Command averted a near deadly attack by armed youths on the ARISE NEWS crew on Friday night, THISDAY has learnt. Read more »
January 03
Sudan: YPLS Africa, Sudan of the Future Condemn Violence Against Uganda's Opposition Ahead of January 15 Elections
FrontPageAfrica
The Young Political Leadership School Africa (YPLS Africa), a flagship program of Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, Liberia, in collaboration with Sudan of the Future,… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Migration Agency Record Gains Against Human Trafficking
Leadership
The Edo State Migration Agency (ESMA) said it has recorded major gains in the fight against human trafficking and illegal migration, disclosing that 30 human trafficking related… Read more »
January 02
Africa: Elections, Coups and Crackdowns - Africa's Mixed Democratic Record in 2025
RFI
Across Africa, contested ballots, violent crackdowns, coups d'état and military transitions morphing into long-term rule combined to make 2025 a year in which, as one… Read more »
January 01
Nigeria: Insecurity, Police Abuses, Press Attacks Shaped Nigeria's Human Rights Profile in 2025
Premium Times
This piece reviews some notable incidents and developments that shaped Nigeria's human rights outlook in 2025. Read more »
December 31, 2025
Kenya: Kenya - African Journalists Forge Shared Continental Priorities for Just Transition and Information Integrity [press release]
IFJ
Organised from December 18 to 20, 2025, the workshop opened with an in-depth examination of just transition in the African context. Participants analysed how climate change is… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - IFJ and Faj Deepen Support for Tunisian Journalists On Climate Journalism and Just Transition [press release]
IFJ
Funded by Mondiaal FNV, the activity formed part of broader continental efforts to strengthen the role of journalist unions in responding to the growing impact of climate change on… Read more »
Gambia: Tostan Sparks Rural Revolution - Ending Child Marriage, Stopping Open Defecation & Building Democracy
The Point
Tostan, an international NGO operating in the upper and central parts of the country has been credited with bringing remarkable social transformation to communities across the two… Read more »
December 30, 2025
Tanzania: Dar Leads As the Favourite Destination of Human Trafficking Victims
Daily News
CHILDREN and teenagers are the most affected victims of human trafficking in Tanzania Mainland; the new data has revealed that more than 2,400 cases reported across the country. Read more »
December 29, 2025
Uganda: Besigye Refuses to Take Plea, Cites Court Ambush
Nile Post
Veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye and his aide Obeid Lutale on Monday refused to take plea after the High Court directed that plea-taking proceed immediately, a move… Read more »
