Africa: On World Refugee Day - Let's Celebrate Solutions to Refugee Energy Crisis

Connecting displaced people with clean, affordable energy is an urgent humanitarian challenge. In refugee camps, the share of residents without electricity and safe cooking methods… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Why the Climate Crisis Matters - A Call to Action

It's no secret that our planet is facing a climate crisis. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mozambique: Thousands Will Flee Cabo Delgado Violence, Predicts UN

United Nations alarmed at Cabo Delgado ‘horror’ in Mozambique Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »