June 15, 2023
Sudan: UN Refugee Agency Says Sudan Joins Ukraine in Driving Up Tally of Displaced People
Sudan, like Ukraine, is deeply worrying for the United Nations as the latest figures show it helped swell the worldwide displacement total to an estimated 110 million in May, the… Read more »
June 08, 2023
South Africa: South African Govt Extends Zimbabwe Exemption Permits Again
South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs extended the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) for 6 more months from June 30, 2023, when the permits were set to expire. The… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Somalia: Massive Flooding Forces 200,000 People to Flee Homes in Somalia
At least 200,000 people were displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads, reports AFP. Read more »
May 11, 2023
Africa: Why the Climate Crisis Matters - A Call to Action
It's no secret that our planet is facing a climate crisis. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Tunisia: Outcry Over Xenophobic Remarks Forces President Saied to Denounce Racism
Tunisia's President Kais Saied has denounced racism barely 10 days after declaring a crackdown on illegal immigration and using language the African Union deemed to be… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Mauritius: Rights Group Accuses UK, U.S. of 'Crimes Against Humanity' Over Chagos Islands
A human rights group has accused the British government of lying, and the British and American governments of committing "crimes against humanity" in the process of establishing a… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Olympic Legend Mo Farah Reveals He Was Trafficked to UK as Child
Sir Mo Farah has told the BBC that he was abducted from war-torn Somalia to the UK as a child, and forced to work as a servant. Farah spoke to BBC TV in the documentary The Real Mo… Read more »
February 10, 2022
Cameroon: Trump Administration Accused of Exposing Asylum-Seekers to Human Rights Abuses
The Trump administration exposed dozens of Cameroonians, who fled their country between 2019 and 2020, to human rights abuses, including rape and torture, by unfairly denying them… Read more »
Cameroon: 'How Can You Throw Us Back?' - Three Stories of Asylum-Seekers Expelled by the U.S.
An excerpt from a report issued by Human Rights Watch on the plight of Cameroonians who were denied asylum and deported from the United States by the Trump administration, to be… Read more »
January 27, 2022
South Africa: Refugees, Asylum Seekers to See Better Management After Govt Meets with UN Refugee Agency?
A bilateral meeting between Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given new focus to the management of refugees… Read more »
November 03, 2021
Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict
As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the… Read more »
October 07, 2021
Africa: Tanzania Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace
It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. Read more »
April 09, 2021
Southern Africa: Neighbouring States Send Troops to Mozambique Amid Regional Peace Threats
With the lives of an estimated 50,000 people in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado disrupted by recent insurgent attacks, the country's neighbours are reported to be… Read more »
March 30, 2021
Mozambique: Thousands Will Flee Cabo Delgado Violence, Predicts UN
United Nations alarmed at Cabo Delgado ‘horror’ in Mozambique Read more »
February 24, 2021
Ethiopia: 'The Govt Themselves Don't Have a Clear Picture' - EU Envoy on Tigray Conflict
Finland's foreign minister Pekka Haavisto has warned of a "new refugee drama" in the EU after visiting the Um Rakuba refugee camp in Sudan, near the Ethiopian border. Hundreds of… Read more »
January 22, 2021
Somalia: Little Progress With Security, Judicial Reforms
An excerpt on Somalia from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Continues to Target Critics, Flout Human Rights - Report
An excerpt on Rwanda from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
Central African Republic: CAR's Troubled 2020 Human Rights Record
An excerpt on the Central African Republic from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
January 19, 2021
Mozambique: UN to Shine Urgent Spotlight On Cabo Delgado Crisis
After developing under the radar for a number of years, what has been described as a humanitarian disaster in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado region is now grabbing the United… Read more »
November 24, 2020
South Africa: How a South African Film Inspires Hope in the Face of Adversity
When you see powerhouse names in movie credits, you know definitely you're in for a treat. Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Challenges, Progress in Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 2
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, women of Africa face hardships that require… Read more »
Africa: Progress and Challenges to Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 1
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, the women of Africa face hardships that… Read more »
November 05, 2020
Cote d'Ivoire: Election Triggers Refugee Flood to Border Countries
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara may have claimed victory in an election boycotted by the opposition to give himself a third-term, but it has sparked clashes in the country… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: A Refugee Crisis Plays Out as Horror in This Harrowing Film
REVIEW, SPOILER ALERT Read more »