February 18, 2015
Gambia: How to Mark Gambia's 50th Anniversary
On February 18, 1965, when the representatives of Britain's queen mounted the dais at the MacCarthy Square (now July 22nd Square) situated in the centre of then Bathurst (now… Read more »
December 17, 2014
Uganda: Anti-Gay Law - U.S. Man Faces Crimes Against Humanity Suit
The crimes-against-humanity lawsuit filed against American evangelist Scott Lively for allegedly violating U.S. law by trying to influence the laws of a foreign country will… Read more »
November 20, 2014
Egypt: Doctor Walks Free After Girl Dies from Genital Cutting
An Egyptian court has acquitted the first doctor ever brought to trial in Egypt on female genital mutilation charges that resulted in the death of 13-year-old Sohair… Read more »
November 18, 2014
Africa: Enforce Laws to Prevent Child Marriages
Excerpts on child marriage and adolescent pregnancy from the 2014 State of the World Population report: Read more »
October 20, 2014
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - Seeing Is Believing
Only when the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram militants six month ago actually emerge from confinement can the world believe that the deal reportedly negotiated with the… Read more »
October 07, 2014
Zimbabwe: Paul Brickhill Remembered for Courageous Championing of Human Dignity
When I learned that my friend Paul Brickhill had died I thought of so much of the promise of Zimbabwe that died with him. Read more »
June 24, 2014
Sudan: Woman Freed from Death Row Re-Arrested - Report
A Sudanese woman freed from death row has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, the BBC has reported. Read more »
June 19, 2014
Liberia: Taylor in Bid to Transfer to Rwandan Prison
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has launched a bid to serve his prison sentence for war crimes in Rwanda instead of Britain. Read more »
June 02, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Rape, Sexual Violence Targets Women Across the DRC
Rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not limited to the war zones in the eastern parts of the country - women detained miles away… Read more »
May 16, 2014
Mali: Most Malians Want a United Country - Survey
Nine of every 10 people in Mali want the country to remain a single, united nation, and this desire is even stronger in much of the north than it is in the south, according to a… Read more »
May 15, 2014
South Africa: Remembering a Hero Who Fought for Non-Racialism in South Africa
Twenty-five years ago this month South African anti-apartheid activist David Webster was assassinated by an agent of the former regime's security branch. Read more »
May 03, 2014
Ethiopia: Kerry Backs Journalists Ahead of World Press Freedom Day
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken out publicly against the Ethiopian government's use of anti-terrorism laws "as mechanisms to be able to curb the free… Read more »
April 30, 2014
Africa: Kerry Pledges to Promote Democracy, Rights & Peace
United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Addis Ababa today on the first stop of a visit to east and central Africa. As his trip began, he responded by email to… Read more »
April 23, 2014
Africa: Africans Want Democracy But Are They Getting It?
Popular support for democracy and against one-party rule in Africa has risen substantially in the past decade, but most Africans don't think they are actually experiencing… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: World's Media Chiefs Press African Leaders on Freedoms
Editors and publishers from across the world have singled out the governments of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Swaziland for threatening free expression and media freedom. Read more »
April 16, 2014
Ethiopia: Stop Arresting Journalists, Say World Editors, Publishers
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on the Ethiopian government to review its use of anti-terrorism laws against… Read more »
South Africa: Send 'Secrecy Bill' for Court Review, Says IPI
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on South Africa's president to send the 'secrecy bill' for constitutional review: Read more »
April 13, 2014
Africa: From North to South, East to West, Media Freedom in Africa Under Challenge
The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, delivered a wide-ranging report on press freedom in the world to the institute's world… Read more »
February 24, 2014
Uganda: Museveni Signs Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed the country's anti-gay bill into law, rejecting protests issued by leaders ranging from President Barack Obama to retired South… Read more »
February 20, 2014
Nigeria: Women's Group Receives Major U.S. Award
A Nigerian organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women in the country's legal systems has received a major award from an American foundation for its "outsized impact"… Read more »
December 30, 2013
Africa: Journalists Killed in Somalia in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Somalia in 2013: Read more »
Egypt: Journalists Killed in Egypt in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Egypt in 2013: Read more »
Africa: Egypt One of Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists
Egypt has become one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
December 20, 2013
Uganda: Parliamentarians Pass Anti-Gay Bill
Uganda's parliament has adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, AFP reports. Read more »
November 27, 2013
Zimbabwe: Court Says South Africa Must Probe Alleged Zim Torture
A top South African court has declared that the country's police and prosecutors are obliged to investigate allegations of torture and crimes against humanity committed by… Read more »
