April 22, 2021
South Africa: Marijuana Farm License Body's Board Are Constitution Delinquents - Black Farmers Association
On April 22, the Black Farmers Association of South Africa (BFASA) is protesting against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)'s role in the… Read more »
April 21, 2021
South Africa: Indigenous People Being Excluded From Marijuana Industry - Black Farmers Association
Black farmers are taking on the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) over the exclusion of indigenous people in the handing out of cannabis licenses. Read more »
April 20, 2021
Chad: President Deby Dies After Attack
It has been confirmed that newly elected President Idriss Deby died today, apparently of injuries sustained in an attack. Read more »
April 19, 2021
Africa: When Will Women Have Equal Access to Land?
In Kenya, residents of a women-only village established in 1990 were finally granted ownership of their tract of land this month. In Tanzania, the government affirmed its… Read more »
April 16, 2021
Burkina Faso: Former President Compaore Charged in Thomas Sankara Murder
A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has charged former president Blaise Compaore with complicity in the 1987 assassination of then-president Thomas Sankara, Read more »
April 09, 2021
Southern Africa: Neighbouring States Send Troops to Mozambique Amid Regional Peace Threats
With the lives of an estimated 50,000 people in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado disrupted by recent insurgent attacks, the country's neighbours are reported to be… Read more »
April 08, 2021
Chad: Coronation Replaces Election, Threatens Peace in Chad
After 30 years in power, Chad's brutal ruler Idris Déby Itno is just coming into his own. With elections on April 11 in his oil rich, yet crushingly impoverished… Read more »
March 26, 2021
Rwanda: Call to Action from the Advocacy Network on Africa
Following is a statement from the Advocacy Network on Africa (AdNA) Rwanda Working Group Read more »
March 22, 2021
Congo-Brazzaville: Opposition Leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas Has Died
Opposition leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas has died after contracting Covid-19. Kolélas died in the plane on his way to France where he was to receive treatment. Read more »
March 19, 2021
Africa: Change For Africa's Women - So, Where Do We Start?
The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women’s Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the… Read more »
March 16, 2021
Africa: How to Reach UHC Targets With 'Thinking Anew' After Covid-19
The independent Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) Commission has unveiled the State of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa Report, a comprehensive… Read more »
March 11, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko Dies in Germany
Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died in a German hospital on March 10, 2021 at the age of 56.Bakayoko left Abidjan on February 18, 2021 for treatment at the American Hospital of… Read more »
March 08, 2021
Africa: African Nation Still Leads the World With Woman MPs
Rwanda still leads the world with the number of women in a lower chamber of parliament, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Sixty-one percent of members of the country's… Read more »
March 05, 2021
Senegal: Clashes Between Police and Protesters Continue in Dakar
Violence hit Dakar once again as tensions rose around the arrest of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. Read more »
March 04, 2021
Senegal: Opposition Leader Arrested As Supporters Protest
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Wednesday after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police in Dakar, Reuters reports. Read more »
February 24, 2021
Africa: World's Biggest Stars Come Out to Support Global Citizen's Recovery Plan For The World
"The urgency to get a vaccine to everyone, everywhere cannot be underestimated. As a country, we will be joining efforts to help the world recover better by ending the pandemic as… Read more »
February 18, 2021
Nigeria: Appointment of Bawa is Anti-Corruption Game-Changer
With the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa, President Muhammadu Buhari may have finally found a magic wand to reinvigorate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Read more »
February 09, 2021
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 »
February 06, 2021
Africa: U.S. President Biden Strikes New Tone in Relations With Africa
President Joe Biden has struck a new tone in U.S.-Africa relations, recording a video message which promotes a "shared vision" of more trade and investment, peace and security for… Read more »
February 01, 2021
South Africa: Former President Zuma Defies Constitutional Court Ruling to Testify on State Capture
Four days after South Africa's top court ordered former president Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission of inquiry investigating the widespread corruption which spread through… Read more »
January 22, 2021
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 »
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 »
Burundi: Rights Abuses Continue Despite Transition
An excerpt on Burundi from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
Mozambique: Conflict in North Worsens Human Rights Situation
An excerpt on Mozambique from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »