South Sudan: Warring Parties Use Sexual Violence As 'Weapon of Terror and Political Repression' - Report

Excerpts from the report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 18: Read more »

Cameroon: Trump Administration Accused of Exposing Asylum-Seekers to Human Rights Abuses

The Trump administration exposed dozens of Cameroonians, who fled their country between 2019 and 2020, to human rights abuses, including rape and torture, by unfairly denying them… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Major Probe Launched Into Foiled Coup in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau's government launched a major investigation into a foiled coup attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Read more »

Sudan: Prime Minister Hamdok Set to Return to Lead Govt After Deal

Sudanese coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reached a deal with civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, 65, - who was placed under house arrest on October 25, 2021 for… Read more »

Mozambique: Treating Root Causes of Northern Conflict Key to Guns Being Silenced

Four years ago in October, attacks by a few dozen young men on three police stations in Mocimboa da Praia - a district of Cabo Delgado province in northeastern Mozambique -… Read more »

Sudan: Army Chief Committed to Transferring Power to Civilian Leadership - Report

In an interview with Al Jazeera, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said that he would not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and… Read more »

Sudan: Army Chief Orders Detained Ministers Released Amid Global Pressure

Top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered the release of four civilian ministers who were detained when he led a military coup in which Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict

As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Deploys Special Envoys to eSwatini as Police Fire on Protesters

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Defence, Politics and Security Cooperation has appointed a… Read more »

South Africa: Ministers Freed In Military Veterans Hostage Drama

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla… Read more »

Mali: Mali Defiant as Europe Slams Deal with Russian Paramilitary Firm

At the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel, France's defence minister warned Mali against hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, RFI reports. Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Military Mission Warns of Terror Attacks on Mozambique's Allies

A Southern African military mission which has assessed the current conflict in northern Mozambique is warning that so-called “al Shabaab” insurgents could conduct… Read more »

Senegal: Army Regains Control of Four Rebel Bases

Operations to secure and restore state authority in the south of Ziguinchor which lasted for more than 10 days have enabled the Senegalese army to regain control of four major… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Former Army Chief Nyikayaramba Dies After Contracting Covid-19

Former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Chief of Staff, retired Lieutenant-General Douglas Nyikayaramba has died after contracting Covid-19. Read more »

Africa: Governments Exploited Covid-19 to Crack Down on Human Rights - Report

Covid-19 and the emergency measures taken to combat it have affected the poor in Africa particularly badly, and some governments have exploited the pandemic to restrict human… Read more »

Somalia: Little Progress With Security, Judicial Reforms

An excerpt on Somalia from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Guinea: Conde's Forces Enjoy Impunity for Abuses

An excerpt on Guinea from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Cameroon: Govt, Militia Forces Continue to Abuse Human Rights

An excerpt on Cameroon from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Sudan: Transition to Democracy Challenged by Economy, Protests, Covid-19

An excerpt on Sudan from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Human Rights Take a Downturn - Report

An excerpt on the DR Congo from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Nigeria: Nation's Human Rights Record in 2020

An excerpt on Nigeria from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Africa: Africom Commander First U.S. Military Leader to Speak Out on DC Insurgency

The head of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) has become the first top-ranking American military officer to react publicly to the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 by… Read more »

Mali: Does Mali's Coup Advance Democracy?

In an all too familiar scene, on Aug. 18, Malian soldiers arrested the president and other senior officials, took over state television, and put themselves in charge. This is the… Read more »

Mali: Arrests of President and Prime Minister Suggest Successful Military Takeover

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Prime Minister Boubou Cisse are now arrested, say reports from France24 and Reuters. Earlier journalists in Bamako had told… Read more »

Cameroon: Outrage at New Boko Haram Attack, Children Among Victims

Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in Cameroon as well as Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region and its attacks are going mostly unnoticed by a world focused on the novel… Read more »