August 19
South Africa: Women Must Take the Lead in #AfricaClimateCrisis Solutions
allAfrica
In honour of women's month, and as part of the country's drive to deal with the climate emergency, the government arranged a webinar on August 5 to discuss the challenges and… Read more »
South Africa: Strides Made in Attaining Equality for Women
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has made significant progress in attaining equality for women in social, economic and political spheres, says Public Service and Administration Deputy Minister, Dr… Read more »
South Africa: Stricter Action Needed Against Workplace Harassment
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Employment and Labour has called on employers to take sterner action to stem the tide of harassment in the workplace. Read more »
Liberia: Judge Orders Police Inspector Sudue Arrest for Ignoring Human Rights Commission's Subpoena
FrontPageAfrica
Circuit Court Judge Nancy Finda Sammy has issued an arrest warrant for the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP) Patruck Sudue over his refusal to appear before… Read more »
August 18
South Sudan: Use Peace Deal Extension for Reforms [press release]
HRW
Delay Shouldn't Perpetuate Abuses Read more »
Ethiopia: SNNP Command Post Bans Public Gatherings
Addis Standard
The military command post instated in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) regional state has held emergency meeting today and issued restrictions against holding… Read more »
August 17
East Africa: The Situation As a Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugee in Kenya Is As Terrible As You Can Imagine [opinion]
Thomson Reuters Foundation
An LGBTQ+ Ugandan refugee now living in Kenya writes of the challenges of trying to find a better life. Read more »
Africa: Academic Freedom and Democracy in African Countries - the First Study to Track the Connection [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
There is growing interest in the state of academic freedom worldwide. A 1997 Unesco document defines it as the right of scholars to teach, discuss, research, publish, express… Read more »
Nigeria: 174 Stranded Nigerians Arrive From Libya
This Day
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received a batch of 174 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Read more »
Ethiopia: Faltering Dreams: the Fight for Inclusivity [opinion]
Addis Standard
Social media has been ripe with stories of medical students facing salient administrational challenges, owing to their disabilities. It was a recent phenomenon that Dr. Biniam, a… Read more »
Liberia: Towards a More 'Equally Equal' Liberia - the Case for a Mandatory Gender Quota [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
The 54th Session of the National Legislature has an enormous opportunity to represent the interests of Liberian women and advance Liberia's record of women's leadership in Africa… Read more »
Liberia: Seeking Answers for Liberia's China Snub, Critics See UN Condemnation As Bid to Avoid U.S. Sanctions
FrontPageAfrica
Twice in the last twelve months the Liberian government has confounded observers by breaking with a decades-long foreign policy of non-interference in other states' internal… Read more »
August 16
Tunisia: A New Fight for Press Freedom
VOA
Mohamed Yassine Jelassi remembers his prison days under Tunisia's pre-revolution dictatorship, but mostly the heady ones a few years later -- as a journalist covering the country's… Read more »
Nigeria: In Five Years, Nigeria Records 14% Reduction in Child Marriage - Report
Premium Times
Apart from the reduction in child marriage, the MICS results reveal that Nigeria has also made progress in child mortality. Read more »
Cameroon: Activist in Cameroon Detained Again [press release]
HRW
Authorities Should Release Abdul Karim Ali Read more »
South Africa: People With Intellectual Disability Have a Right to Sexuality - but Their Families Have Concerns [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don't have opportunities to be part of community life. They may lack the opportunity to learn, work or enjoy leisure… Read more »
South Africa: Remembering Marikana Massacre 10 Years Later - South African News Briefs, August 16, 2022
allAfrica
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Liberia: Human Rights Commission Vows to Subject Police Inspector to Ongoing Public Hearing Over July 26 Violence
FrontPageAfrica
The Chairman of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown says the Commission will do all in its jurisdiction to subject Police Inspector… Read more »
Liberia: INCHR Begins Public Hearings On July 26 Violence
New Dawn
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has begun hearing into the July 26 Independence Day violence near the Embassy of the United States near Monrovia. Read more »
August 15
South Africa: Small Scale Fishers Call for Halt to Gas and Oil Exploration #AfricaClimateCrisis
GroundUp
"When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die" Read more »
Kenya: Lesbian Footballers Fight for the Right to Play
Thomson Reuters Foundation
LGBTQ+ stars like Megan Rapinoe are lighting up women's football. But in Kenya, lesbian players face stigma and threats. Read more »
Mali: Security Situation Deteriorates, Human Rights Concerns Rise
UN News
UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new approval mechanism one month after the ruling junta suspended troop rotations and… Read more »
South Africa: School With Long History Is in Appalling Condition, and the Education Department Has Nothing to Say About It
GroundUp
Some classrooms at Bantuvukani Primary School in Lamontville have broken windows and ceilings. Others do not have doors. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Soldiers Beat Broadcast Journalist Maada Jessie Jengo
CPJ
On July 2, 2022, four Sierra Leone soldiers slapped, punched, and kicked broadcast journalist Maada Jessie Jengo on various parts of his body, and also slashed his face with a… Read more »
Africa: World Cup Abuses Harm Children, Families of Migrant Workers [press release]
HRW
FIFA Has Opportunity to Remedy Adverse Impact on Children Read more »
