Kenya: LGBTQ+ Community Still Here, Still Queer Despite Cuts

LGBTQ+ organizations in Kenya are struggling: Deep funding cuts, not just during Pride, have forced layoffs, shrinking services and tough choices. But organizations that serve… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Army Behind Most Civilian Deaths - Report

Human Rights Watch says Burkina Faso's security forces and allied militias "appear to be more brutal and violent" than militant groups. The Fulani ethnic group has reportedly been… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Enacts Law Doubling Jail Time for Same-Sex Relations

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye enacted the new law after it resoundingly cleared parliament earlier this month. It also penalizes those "promoting" or funding same-sex… Read more »

Mozambique: TotalEnergies Complicit in Mozambique War Crimes - NGO

French energy multinational TotalEnergies is facing a legal complaint from a German NGO of "complicity in war crimes" in Mozambique. The crimes are alleged to have been committed… Read more »

Tanzania: President Promises Inquiry Into Election Violence

President Samia Suluhu Hassan used her first parliamentary address since reelection to announce an inquiry into electoral violence, call for the release of protesters and emphasize… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Militia Leader Convicted by ICC for War Crimes

For the first time, the ICC has found a militia leader guilty of war crimes committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Is Kabila's Death Sentence a Threat to Stability in DR Congo?

Joseph Kabila remains a prominent figure in the DRC, which he led from 2001 to 2019. The death sentence imposed on him by a military court on charges of supporting M23 rebels has… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Pardons Jailed Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Prominent British-Egyptian democracy advocate Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been freed after years of detention. His release follows a petition from Egypt’s human rights council and… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Kony ICC Trial - Can Justice Be Served in Absentia?

The ICC allowed a confirmation of charges hearing against Ugandan fugitive warlord Joseph Kony to proceed without him at the dock. But for a trial to occur, Kony must be arrested… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Agrees to Accept West African Deportees from U.S.

The first group of West African deportees from the US has already arrived in Ghana, President John Mahama has said. Notably, the deportation agreement comes amid the US levying… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Sentences Opposition Leader Ghannouchi, Others

A Tunisian court sentenced 21 top politicians and officials to prison sentences ranging from 12 to 35 years. President Kais Saied has been accused of using the judiciary to crack… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Army Takes Over, Compaore's Whereabouts Unknown

The chief of Burkina Faso's army has dissolved the government and said that a transitional government will be formed. The announcement came shortly after the president reportedly… Read more »

Uganda: Court Strikes Down Anti-Gay Law

Uganda's top court has reversed a law that criminalizes homosexuality. The country's parliament passed the bill in February, prompting international outcry and sanctions from the… Read more »