Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Escalates Crackdown On Press Freedom

Guinea-Bissau is becoming increasingly dangerous for critical journalists and opposition figures. A "people's movement" is now daring to rise up against President Umaro Sissoco… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's Escalating Crackdown On Press Freedom

Guinea-Bissau is becoming increasingly dangerous for critical journalists and opposition figures. A "people's movement" is now daring to rise up against President Umaro Sissoco… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Stadium Massacre Victims Find Peace After 15 Years

After 15 grueling years, justice has prevailed in Guinea with the conviction of ex-leader Moussa Dadis Camara. But despite the verdict, the battle may not be over -- Camara's legal… Read more »

Africa: Human Trafficking and Trade - a Growing Threat for Africa

Seven million Africans live under various forms of modern slavery. Many of them have fallen into the clutches of human traffickers in an attempt to improve their own living… Read more »

Rwanda: Human Rights Not Top Priority in Rwanda, but Hopes Remain

Rwanda's development after the 1994 genocide may spell success to many outside observers. But its human rights record leaves much to be desired. What prospects for change does… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Detains Dozens of Anti-Corruption Demonstrators

The capital Kampala has been put in lockdown amid fears of a youth-led protest against government corruption. There have been early reports of demonstrators being arrested. Read more »

Rwanda: UK's Starmer Says Rwanda Deportation Plan 'Dead and Buried'

New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scrapping the Rwanda deportation plan by the previous Conservative government, saying its policy to keep irregular migration at bay has… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Anti-Gay Bill - How Will It Impact LGBTQ Community?

Ghana's Supreme Court will deliver a verdict on July 17 on the anti-LGBTQ bill passed this year to criminalize homosexuality. Two suits filed at the top court are asking for the… Read more »

Mali: ICC Convicts Mali Insurgency Chief of War Crimes

Al Hassan Mahmoud was convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during Islamist militants' one-year rule over Timbuktu in 2012. His crimes against women were… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Police Reportedly Fire Live Rounds Amid Tax Protests

Kenyan police are reportedly to have fired live rounds to disperse protesters, with reports that some were hit. The demonstrators, protesting proposed tax hikes, stormed the… Read more »

South Africa: Israel to Respond to Rafah Genocide Charges At International Court of Justice

South Africa has filed an urgent request to the UN's top court for provisional measures, including ordering a cease-fire in Gaza. This is the third hearing on the war between… Read more »

Gambia: Swiss Court Convicts Gambian Ex-Minister of Atrocities

A Swiss court has delivered a guilty verdict in the trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko. He was accused of several crimes against humanity committed from 2000 to… Read more »

South Africa: 30 Years On, South Africa's Dream of Unity Lies Shattered

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with… Read more »

Nigeria: Over 100 Inmates Escape Prison Due to Heavy Rains

A search is on for the scores of prisoners who fled after rain brought down a perimeter fence. The incident happened close to the Nigerian capital. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Explained - From Politics to Human Right to Migration

Rwanda's government says it is "pleased" about the UK's decision to pass a bill allowing to send irregular asylum seekers to the African country. But many, including the UN,… Read more »

Central Africa: Rwanda Marks 30 Years Since 1994 Genocide of Tutsis

April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in Rwanda. Scars on survivors' bodies remind Rwandans of the… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda - From Colonialism to Genocide

The DW documentary "Reclaiming History -- Colonialism and the Genocide in Rwanda" traces the arc from German colonial rule to the genocide in Rwanda. Read more »

Uganda: Top Ugandan Court Upholds Anti-Gay Law

Uganda's Constitutional Court has rejected a bid to overturn its 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. Read more »

Namibia: When Colonial Germany Committed Genocide in Namibia

Between 1904 and 1908, Germany's colonial forces reacted to a rebellion by Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia with brutal violence and prison camps. The trauma and political… Read more »

Ghana: LGBTQ+ People in Fear After Passage of New Law

The anti-LGBTQ+ bill is yet to be signed into law by Ghana's president but many LGBTQ+ people already feel threatened. Human rights groups say the bill has far-reaching… Read more »

Ghana: Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ Law

Under the new law, the promotion of rights of those who are lesbian, gay or other non-conventional sexual or gender identities in Ghana is punishable by up to five years in prison. Read more »

South Africa: Why Do Some Jews Feel Forgotten?

South Africa has accused Israel of intent to "destroy Palestinians in Gaza." Israel dismissed the allegation, accusing South Africa of collaborating with Hamas. Where do Jews in… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's President Macky Sall Bows to Pressure On Election

Following days of protests, Sall's government released 300 prisoners in Senegal. The civil society now wants the election to be held before the end of his term in April. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Internet Restored After Election Postponement Unrest

Authorities cut access as the country grapples with the fallout of postponing the presidential election to December. The delay sparked protests. Read more »

Sierra Leone: FGM in Sierra Leone - What Can Be Done to End It?

Female genital mutilation is prevalent in Sierra Leone, with rights advocates concerned about its impact on women and girls. Read more »