Central Africa: Deliver Justice to All Congo's Victims

Last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a crucial report that describes the atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during… Read more »

Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar

Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Women Turn 50

Five decades ago, 17 African countries threw off the brutal and degrading yoke of colonialism. The 50th anniversary of African national liberation is an opportunity to critically… Read more »

Madagascar: Former President Sentenced to Jail With Hard Labour

A court in the capital, Antanarivo, has sentenced former president Marc Ravalomanana and two officers to life imprisonment with hard labour for the part they played in the deaths… Read more »

Rwanda: Media Censorship Will Breed Resentment

Regardless of Rwanda’s presidential election outcome, one thing is certain – an independent press did not monitor the election results. The government has… Read more »

Guinea: Due Process Bodes Well for Country's Political Future

The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a… Read more »

Botswana: Court Bars Community's Access to Water

A Botswana judge has prohibited the Basarwa people of the Kalahari from re-equipping a borehole or drilling a new one in the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve - the latest incident in… Read more »

Rwanda: Govt 'Manipulates' Genocide Memory - Law Professor

The Rwandan government has made remarkable strides in infrastructure, the economy, healthcare and gender equity in political representation, but their continued attack on… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Warns Against Xenophobic Attacks

President Jacob Zuma has entered the debate on the threat of xenophobic attacks on migrants from other African states by calling on South Africans to "isolate and report to the… Read more »

Africa: Undercover for Change

Through his undercover investigations, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has exposed human trafficking rings, corruption in Ghana's customs offices and child prostitution. U.S. President Barack… Read more »

Africa: Seven Nations Named in Top Ten 'Failed States'

Seven of the world's top 10 "failed states" are in Africa, according to a study published in the United States. Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. Calls for Release of Opposition Leader's Lawyer

The United States has called for the release of a American defense lawyer detained by police in Rwanda. Read more »

Africa: Victims of Rights Violations Turn Their Eyes to Kampala

Starting in Kampala on Monday, representatives of governments, the United Nations and civil society groups will meet for the first time to review the workings of the International… Read more »

Africa: Group Indicts Govt Failures to Act on Rights Violations

The failure of African states to hold violators of human rights accountable for their actions has been pin-pointed as a major problem across the continent by the respected advocacy… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change, Financial Crisis Hurt Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals

The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new… Read more »

Malawi: Court Jails Gays for 14 Years

A Blantyre magistrate has sentenced a gay couple to 14 years' imprisonment with hard labour for "unnatural acts" and "gross indecency" - the maximum possible sentence allowed by… Read more »

Sudan: Govt Arrests Top Bashir Critic

The government of President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum has again arrested Bashir's former ally, the Islamist leader, Hassan al-Turabi. Read more »

Eswatini: Environmentalist Seeks to Balance Interests of People, Wildlife

Award-winnning Swaziland Environmentalist and Public Attorney Thuli Makama has built a reputation of standing up for the rights of civil society and local communities. Read more »

Tanzania: Freelance Journalist Wins Top U.S. Award

A U.S.-based global media network is to award a Tanzanian freelance journalist, Vicky Ntetema, for her courage in exposing the brutal killings of albinos and their families. Read more »

Madagascar: Rajoelina Negotiates on Army Demands

Madagascar's ruler, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to be conducting talks with military leaders in an effort to meet their demands that he bring to an end the country's political… Read more »

Eswatini: Prize-Winning Attorney Assures Environmental Groups Are Heard

When Swaziland's Environment Ministry denied NGOs full representation in environmental management discussions, environmentalist and public affairs attorney Thuli Brilliance Makama… Read more »

Ethiopia: Foreign Aid Subsidizes Repression, Says Expert

A month ahead of national elections, the Ethiopian government has come under critical Western scrutiny in an article which accuses foreign donors of "subsidizing a regime that is… Read more »

Madagascar: Leaders to Meet in New Bid to Resolve Political Deadlock

Four months after Madagascar's de facto leader Andry Rajoelina repudiated internationally-brokered mechanisms aimed at restoring constitutional rule, African leaders will make a… Read more »

Rwanda: Opposition Leader Arrested

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has been arrested and accused of genocide denial and collaborating with a "terrorist organisation," reports Agence France-Presse. Read more »

Rwanda: An Opposition Politician Challenges Nation's Image

As Rwanda heads for presidential elections in November, human rights groups are focusing increasing attention on the record of President Paul Kagame, the Rwandan Patriotic Front… Read more »