November 06
Mauritius: Mauritius' Social Media Shutdown - a Worrying Sign That Civil Rights Are Slipping [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mauritius' communications regulator recently shut down access to social media platforms until a day after the upcoming general election, due to be held on 10 November 2024. The… Read more »
Mozambique: End Violent Post-Election Crackdown Ahead of 7 November Maputo March
AI London
Ahead of a major opposition march planned for 7 November in Maputo following disputed elections, Mozambique's Frelimo-led government must halt its violent and widespread crackdown… Read more »
Sudan: UN Decries 'Systematic Use of Sexual Violence As a Weapon of War' in Sudan's Agricultural Heartland
People's Dispatch
Widespread rapes, sexual slavery and forced marriages under torture have been reported in Sudan's Gezira state, amid the ongoing depopulation campaign unleashed by the paramilitary… Read more »
Southern Africa: Extraordinary SADC Summit Set to Discuss Mozambique and Botswana Polls
The Herald
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Nigeria: Bandits Raping Our Women, Benue Community Cries Out
Daily Trust
People of Ukwonyo community in the Ufia Kingdom of Ado Local Government Area in Benue State have raised concerns over going attacks and harassment faced by women at the hands of… Read more »
Nigeria: NAPTIP Trains 500 Teachers On Human Trafficking
Premium Times
The agency's Director-General, Binta Bello, said this at the opening of a Training of Trainers Workshop for teachers in Colleges of Education in Benue, Delta and Enugu on Wednesday… Read more »
Africa: Unesco Urges More Action to Combat Violence and Bullying At School
UN News
Nearly one in three students worldwide says they have been physically attacked at least once during the year, the UN educational and cultural organization UNESCO said on Wednesday. Read more »
Uganda: Breaking Barriers - a Tale of Two Schools Empowering Learners With Disabilities to Conquer Ple
Nile Post
As candidates started PLE on Wednesday, the Nile Post followed up with several learners with disabilities to their document their challenges and the opportunites UNEB has availed… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Arbitary Detention of Thousands in Amhara Region Must End Now [press release]
AI London
Makeshift detention camps across the Amhara region have been filled with thousands of civilians since September Read more »
Nigeria: Detaining Minors for Protesting Is Oppressive [opinion]
Daily Trust
Nigerians should pay attention to the tricks played by the administrators of this Tinubu-led government. As observed and documented in many of my columns, the idea of refusing to… Read more »
November 05
Africa: Misinformation Really Does Spread Like a Virus, Suggest Mathematical Models Drawn From Epidemiology [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
We're increasingly aware of how misinformation can influence elections. About 73% of Americans report seeing misleading election news, and about half struggle to discern what is… Read more »
Kenya: End Criminal Charges for Taking Part in Protests - HRW
HRW
Kenyan security forces abducted, arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and killed perceived leaders of the anti-Finance Bill protests between June and August 2024, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
Mali: Investigation Demanded After Deadly Mali Drone Attack
AI London
The Malian authorities must carry out an effective and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least eight civilians following drone strikes that targeted a market on a… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Dark Hour - - Repression, Digital Isolation and the Struggle for Freedom [opinion]
Daily Maverick
For more than a week, internet access in Mozambique has been restricted, throttled by authorities in a desperate bid to silence protests that have swept the nation. Read more »
Sudan: Discrimination As Students Struggle to Access Secondary School Exams
Ayin English
Sarah Khalaf Allah, a third-year high school student in a war-torn area east of Khartoum, eagerly anticipates the upcoming high school exams, but uncertainties persist about her… Read more »
Mali: Drone Strike Deaths Must Be Investigated As a War Crime [press release]
AI London
Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali Read more »
Kenya: KMHCR Wants Govt Officials Sanctioned Over Rights Violations During Gen Z Protests
Capital FM
The Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHCR) are pushing for the acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and the Inspector General Douglas Kanja sanctioned for the… Read more »
Africa: Seychelles' President to Receive Africa Freedom Prize
Seychelles News Agency
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF Africa) announced recently that Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan will receive this year's Africa Freedom Prize in a ceremony… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Condemns Apartheid Flags At Bela Protest [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes the unfortunate march by the Democratic Alliance (DA), AfriForum and Solidariteit against the Basic Education Laws… Read more »
South Africa: National Shelter Movement Demands Action on GBV and Femicide [press release]
National Shelter Movement of South Africa
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) – an umbrella organisation serving 103 shelters – is calling for immediate government intervention to address the… Read more »
Nigeria: Prof Ezeilo Condemns Inhumane Treatment of Minors On #endbadgovernance Arraignment
This Day
The Former Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Profess Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, OON, SAN, has condemned in very strong terms, the detention and arraignment of Minors at… Read more »
November 04
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi's Call for Constitutional Commission Raises Rights Concerns
HRW
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, during a speech in Kisangani on October 23, proposed steps to change the country's constitution, including floating the… Read more »
Liberia: Dr. Jallah Barbu Pledges to Work With Everyone 'To Address Impunity At Highest Level' As Head of Office of War and Economic Crime Courts
FrontPageAfrica
Dr. Jallah Allen Barbu, a former presidential candidate and dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia, has pledged to work with everyone as the new… Read more »
Mozambique: Misa Concerned At Attacks On Media Professionals
AIM
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has expressed its great concern at the physical and verbal attacks against media… Read more »
Rwanda: How the UN Tribunal for Rwanda Shaped the Genocide Narrative [interview]
JusticeInfo.net
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