October 11, 2020
Africa: Raise the Voices of Millions of Girls Who Hope and Dream of a Gender-Equal World
The story of 12-year-old Amanda in Zambia, who has large dreams, is the story of millions of girls across Africa. She sees a hopeful future ahead - one in which her voice is heard,… Read more »
October 06, 2020
Africa: 'The Chain is So Heavy. It Doesn't Feel Right; It Makes Me Sad'
A Human Rights Watch report on the shackling of people with mental conditions says shackling is mostly practised by families, faith healers or non-medical staff, often when… Read more »
Africa: Report Names Nine Countries Where Mentally Ill People are Shackled
Many people with mental health conditions in African nations are living shackled in chains or locked up in confined spaces, says Human Rights Watch. Read more »
October 05, 2020
Nigeria: Here's Why You Have To Watch This Nigerian Movie, Oloture
There's something special about movies meant to address real issues to which society turns a blind eye. Read more »
September 30, 2020
Africa: Stigma Makes Ending Covid-19 Harder and Threatens Peace Across Africa
Analyses by researchers at the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (Accord) warn that Covid-19 has provoked responses that violate human rights, slow… Read more »
Tanzania: Key U.S. Congress Members Raise Concerns About Elections and Treatment of U.S. Investors
The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa are packing a resolution urging the government of Tanzania to respect human and economic… Read more »
September 16, 2020
Senegal: What's The Story Behind French-Senegalese Film Cuties - Is #CancelNetflix Wrong?
The controversial French film Mignonnes, known as Cuties in English, has caused quite a stir online. Many have criticized it for "sexualizing" young… Read more »
August 18, 2020
South Africa: Organisation Against Gender-Based Violence Calls for AU Action on Mukwege Threats
South Africa Women Fight Back (SAWFB), an organisation aimed at keeping all women safe from gender based violence, has sent a letter to the President of the Republic of South… Read more »
August 11, 2020
Zimbabwe: South African Envoy 'Snub' Angers Opposition Alliance
A delegation consisting of South African officials Baleka Mbete, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, and Sydney Mufamadi failed to attend a meeting with Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change… Read more »
August 06, 2020
Ghana: Gender Ministry Must Provide Roadmap For Shutting 'Witch Camps, Healing Centres'
The practice of magical skills, spells, and abilities is deeply ingrained in the Ghanaian culture - witches and wizards are believed to hold powers for fortunes or mishaps, hence… Read more »
July 10, 2020
South Africa: 'SLAPP' Suit to Define Legal Landscape in Environmental, Mining Cases Forever?
A South African court has heard the first part of a U.S. $1.3 million defamation suit that may have a profound impact on free speech in the country’s future. Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: Mining Companies Try to Slap Environmental Activists Down
African citizens and local community groups which campaign on environmental issues are increasingly being sued by corporations in what activists regard as attempts to silence them.… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Ethiopia: Internet Blackout After Haacaaluu Shot Dead
A blanket shutdown of the Internet in Ethiopia is being reported by Access Now, an organisation defending the digital rights of users at risk around the world. Read more »
June 25, 2020
Africa: George Floyd - A Wound at the Heart of our Humanity, A New Symbol of the Fight against Racism and Police Violence
8 minutes is the time it took police officer Derek Chauvin to tackle and keep a human being under his knee on the ground and deprive him of his most basic right, his life. His… Read more »
June 16, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence
The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls. However, these gains made over the years… Read more »
June 15, 2020
Zimbabwe: Govt Under Fire From UN Rights Experts Over Abductions
Expressing “grave alarm”, UN human rights experts have called on Zimbabwe to immediately end a reported pattern of disappearances and torture that appear aimed at… Read more »
June 09, 2020
Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice
Following is a statement issued by the Association of Black American Ambassadors. Read more »
June 07, 2020
Africa: Bad Philanthropy - The Rinsing of Toxic Money
Peacebuilding and the achievement of equitable, sustainable societies are threatened by philanthropic activities that result from tainted sources or impose values different… Read more »
June 05, 2020
Africa: WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT!
Africans in Africa and Around the World in Solidarity With African-American Sisters And Brothers Read more »
May 26, 2020
Africa: How Africa's Anti-Suicide Laws Support The Opposite
Africa may have driven out colonial occupiers generations ago, but some of the laws they passed remain stubbornly in place. For instance, in at least eight African countries like… Read more »
May 20, 2020
Africa: To Stop Falling Behind, Africa Needs Proactive Approach to Beat Pandemics
The novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 300,000 lives worldwide, and like in the rest of the world, in Africa is seeing COVID-19 tighten its grip, with over 91,000… Read more »
May 12, 2020
Africa: The True Cost of Africa's Narrative
You may have seen them; violent videos of black people being punched, kicked, trodden on and spat at. These images are being passed around on social media platforms on a phone near… Read more »
May 11, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?
During the social media age information spreads faster than any virus and there seems to be no vaccine against misinformation. As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public… Read more »
October 31, 2019
Africa: What Ending Gender-Based Violence Means for Sustainable Development in Africa
As 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence nears, it has been revealed that 35% of women in the world and 45% in Africa have experienced gender-based violence in their… Read more »
April 29, 2020
Africa: Lessons from Lawyers During the Ebola Outbreak in an Era of COVID-19
As the world struggles to combat Covid-19, we have regular flashbacks to the Ebola outbreak which killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa. We remember the fear, panic,… Read more »
