August 27, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Danger Looms in DRC As Kabila Maneuvers to Remain in Power
It is becoming increasingly difficult for authoritarian African heads of state to change constitutions that limit them to two terms in power. Read more »
August 13, 2015
Africa: Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu: "There is nothing like African justice, justice is justice!"
Sometimes, what one person can do is not just enough, for two can do more. Read more »
July 21, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Mobile Courts Tackle Sexual Violence in DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. According to a 2011 American Journal of Public Health report, more than… Read more »
July 13, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers
Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers
Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »
June 26, 2015
South Africa: Commission Makes 'Devastating' Findings Against Police
The commission which delved into the killings of striking miners on South Africa's platinum mining belt in 2012 has made a range of strongly critical findings against the police,… Read more »
June 25, 2015
South Africa: Report Into Killings of Miners at Marikana - FULL TEXT
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma tonight released the full report of the commission he appointed to investigate the events culminating in the police killings of 34 striking… Read more »
June 24, 2015
South Africa: Bashir Court Warns of 'Chaos' If Govt Defies Law
Excerpts from the full text of the judgement of three judges of the South African High Court on the obligation of South Africa under international and domestic law to arrest Omar… Read more »
June 23, 2015
Rwanda: Britain Arrests Rwandan Intelligence Chief
British police arrested Rwanda's intelligence chief as he was about to leave the country at the weekend, London news organisations report. Read more »
June 16, 2015
South Africa: Govt to Face Contempt of Court Charges Over Bashir?
A South African legal NGO is "strongly considering" bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country on… Read more »
June 15, 2015
South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa, Dodging Arrest
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan flew out of South Africa on Monday, hours before a court ordered his arrest on the charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity he… Read more »
South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa - Report
President Omar al-Bashir left the African Union summit early on Monday and flew out of South Africa from Pretoria's main air force base, a leading South African military… Read more »
June 14, 2015
Sudan: South Africa Went to Hague in Failed Bid to Avert Bashir Arrest
The South African government urgently approached the International Criminal Court last Friday in a bid to avoid having to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Read more »
Sudan: South African Court Asked to Order Bashir's Arrest On Genocide Charges
A human rights group today asked a South African court to order the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in the country for the African Union… Read more »
May 28, 2015
South Africa: FIFA's U.S. $10 Milllion Bribe 'to Support the African Diaspora'
Excerpts from the indictment accusing certain FIFA officials and business executives of corruption in organising international football over two decades. The full text of the… Read more »
May 27, 2015
South Africa: Bribery Allegedly Won 2010 World Cup for South Africa
The FIFA corruption scandal rocking the football world has cast a shadow over the historic decision to stage the 2010 World Cup in Africa. Read more »
May 20, 2015
Angola: Power Fights Truth in Angola
If the world’s awareness about diamonds and their tarnished journey to the west has grown, it is, in part, because of the fierce and fearless work of journalists like the… Read more »
May 04, 2015
Africa: Africans Back Media Freedom, Says Survey
Most Africans want the media to play a watchdog role, and support its right to publish what it wants without government interference, says a new analysis of African public opinion. Read more »
April 22, 2015
Africa: How Eritrea, Ethiopia Impose Censorship
Two of the 10 most censored countries in the world are African, says the Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more »
April 14, 2015
South Africa: Security Ministries Promise Crackdown On Violence, Foreign Criminals
Attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa were a symptom of "Afrophobia" in South Africa, the police minister, Nathi Nhleko, told a parliamentary briefing on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Spread to Durban City Centre
The violence against foreign migrants living in South Africa spread to the centre of a major South African city on Tuesday as crowds reportedly numbering thousands gathered on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Rape and Forced Marriage By Boko Haram
An excerpt from the Amnesty report on Boko Haram atrocities, on rape and forced marriage: Read more »
Nigeria: Aisha's Story of Abduction
The Amnesty International report on atrocities committed by Boko Haram included the following account from a 19-year old girl: Read more »
Nigeria: 'Our Job Is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill' - Boko Haram's Reign of Terror in North-East Nigeria
The Executive Summary of the Amnesty International report released on April 14: Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Has Abducted 2,000 Girls - Report
Boko Haram militants have abducted upwards of 2,000 girls in the past two years, some of whom have been forced to become child soldiers alongside abducted boys, reports the human… Read more »