March 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Freed DRC Journalist Says He Was Imprisoned As Warning to Others
Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate… Read more »
March 05
Liberia: Former Liberian Rebel Commander Appeals Life Sentence for War Crimes
Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a life sentence handed down by a Paris court in 2022 for complicity in crimes against… Read more »
March 01
Ghana: Ghana Activists Denounce New Bill That Makes Identifying As LGBTQ+ a Crime
Ghana has joined Uganda and Kenya in passing harsh legislation that not only penalises LGBTQ+ people, but also those who defend them, with up to 10 years' imprisonment. Activists… Read more »
January 23
Senegal: Human Rights Watch Warns of Senegal Repression Ahead of Elections
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday denounced Senegalese authorities for repressing opposition leaders, media and civil society, in a report published only five weeks before the… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Ethiopia: At Least 183 Killed in Clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara Region
At least 183 people have died in violent clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region since July, according to the United Nations. Read more »
August 26, 2023
Ghana: Gay Rights Activists Fear for Their Safety As Govt Readies Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The LGBTQ+ community in Ghana has expressed deep concerns over the potential dangers they may face if legislation enforcing so-called "proper human sexual rights" is enacted. Read more »
August 11, 2023
Niger: Concern Grows for President, Detained By Junta for Over Two Weeks
The African Union, European Union and United Nations expressed concern on Friday over the detention of Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted by members of his… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Senegal: Political Arrests, Media Restrictions a Worry in Lead up to Senegal Elections
In six months' time the Senegalese will head to the polls to choose their next president. But observers say that government-imposed restrictions on social media, journalists and… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Tunisia: French Rap Star Cancels Tunisia Concert in Support of Evicted Migrants
French rapper Maître Gims has announced the cancellation of an upcoming concert in Djerba, Tunisia, to protest against the treatment of black African migrants stranded near… Read more »
July 29, 2023
Senegal: Opposition Politician Sonko Arrested Again
Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was arrested late Friday for allegedly stealing a gendarme's phone and posting a "subversive" message. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Uganda: France's TotalEnergies Starts Drilling for Oil
French oil giant TotalEnergies has started drilling oil wells in Uganda as part of the massive East African Crude Oil Pipeline project that has been opposed by environmental and… Read more »
July 18, 2023
North Africa: Women's Right to Travel Is Being Tightly Controlled in North Africa, Middle East, Hrw Says
Research from Human Rights Watch released Tuesday shows that in many Middle East and North African countries women are still prevented from moving freely around the country they… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Cameroon: Govt Says French Ambassador for LGBT+ Rights Isn't Welcome
Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws. Read more »
June 09, 2023
Uganda: Archbishop of Canterbury Decries Ugandan Church Support for Severe Anti-Gay Legislation
The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "grief and dismay" to the Ugandan Church over its support for the country's anti-gay law. Read more »
May 31, 2023
Senegal: Opponent Sonko Denounces His Arrest As National Dialogue Opens
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has alleged that he was being "illegally held" in his home in Dakar by security forces and urged the public to protest. Meanwhile, a national… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Namibia: Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages With Foreigners in Namibia Brings Hope to Ugandans and Kenyans
As Namibia's Supreme Court recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses last week, many see the ruling as a step towards decriminalising… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Tunisia: France Denounces Antisemitism As Tunisia Probes Synagogue Attack
Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at the historic El Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba that left five people dead, including one… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Uganda: Activists Brace for Ratification of Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, recently called on Africa to "save the world from homosexuality", suggesting he would sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill… Read more »
April 07, 2023
Rwanda: Remembering Rwanda's Darkest Hundred Days and the Thousands Who Died
Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by members of the… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Burundi: Prosecutors Charge 24 People With 'Homosexual Practices' in Anti-Gay Crackdown
Prosecutors in Burundi have charged 24 people with engaging in same-sex acts and inciting homosexuality in others, part of a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights that has been criticised by… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Algeria: Algeria Investigates Defection to France of Prominent Rights Activist
Algerian authorities have detained and charged several people as part of an investigation into how rights activist Amira Bouraoui defied a travel ban and arrived in France, causing… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Chad: Rights Body Slams Chadian Forces For Violations During Anti-Govt Protests
The NGO Human Rights Watch has denounced murders, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances, and acts of torture linked to the clampdown against anti-governments demonstrations by… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Senegal: Amnesty Urges Senegal to Take Strong Action Over Abuse in Koranic Schools
An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal's Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Egypt: Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah 'Deteriorated Severely' After Hunger Strike Says Family
Egyptian-British pro-democracy blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah ended his seven-month-long hunger strike from jail earlier this week, and was finally allowed a family visit, which his… Read more »
November 19, 2022
Mali: France Halts Development Aid to Mali
France will stop sending public development aid to Mali because of the West African country's alleged ties to Russian paramilitaries, according to the French foreign ministry. Read more »