November 28
Nigeria: Amnesty International Says Nigerian Police Killed 24 in Crackdown On August Protests
Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday said its investigation into Nigerian authorities' crackdown on anti-government protests in August showed state officials killed… Read more »
November 27
Kenya: Kenya Drops On Travel Index Ranking With New Visa Requirements
A Kenyan government requirement that foreigners register online three days before traveling to the country has made the East African nation among the most difficult countries to… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Civil Society Rejects Proposed NGO Bill
Civil society organizations in Zambia have raised concern over the government's introduction of a bill that they say is restrictive and suffocates Zambia's active non-governmental… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Court Frees Opposition Leader, Followers After Suspending Their Sentences
A Zimbabwe court late Wednesday sentenced the interim leader of the country's main opposition party to two years in jail - then suspended his sentence and the sentences of 34 of… Read more »
Africa: Former U.S. Diplomat Discusses Trump's Africa Policy and More
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term as president of the United States, questions arise about what this means for U.S.-Africa relations. In this interview… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Upholding Human Rights Essential for Ending Aids - UNAIDS
Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, the U.N. has released a report saying that upholding human rights is essential for ending the AIDS pandemic. Read more »
November 26
Africa: Africa Displacement Triples, Fueled By Conflict, Violence and Disasters, New Report States
A new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says the number of people displaced in Africa has tripled to 35 million. Of these, 32.5 million abandoned their homes… Read more »
Southern Africa: Southern African Countries in Bid to Fight UK Anti-Hunting Bill
Six southern African countries have voiced disappointment with new efforts by the British Labour Party government to introduce a bill that seeks to ban the importation of wildlife… Read more »
Africa: Report Exposes Legal Loopholes Protecting Rapists in Africa
A report by the international NGO Equality Now says the definition of rape in 25 African countries has allowed many perpetrators to go unpunished. Such narrow definitions, it says,… Read more »
Sudan: Death Toll From Sudan's Brutal Civil War Far Exceeds Previous Estimates, Study Suggests
The number of people killed in Sudan's civil war is far higher than previously thought, according to new research, as aid agencies warn that the conflict has created the world's… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Activists, Lawmakers Coalesce Against Gender-Based Violence
Hundreds of people, including women's rights activists, Nigerian lawmakers, and other participants, chanted as they walked from the National Assembly through the streets of Abuja… Read more »
November 25
East Africa: Horn of Africa Forum Opens in Djibouti Amid Ethiopia-Somalia Tensions
Somali scholars, politicians and traditional leaders from across the Horn of Africa gathered in Djibouti on Monday for a three-day forum on strengthening regional stability. Read more »
Madagascar: Migrant Boat Sinkings Off Madagascar Highlight Desperation Felt By Many Somalis
The Somali government says it will begin evacuating the survivors of two boats, carrying mostly Somali migrants, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar Saturday. Twenty-four… Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Urges Zimbabwe to Double Down On Reforms
The United States is urging the Zimbabwe government to double down on reforms aimed at returning the country to the prosperity it once enjoyed. Read more »
November 23
Mozambique: Mozambique Presidential Runner-Up Lays Out Conditions for Talks
Mozambique's presidential election runner-up, Venâncio Mondlane, has placed conditions on his participation in a meeting with the country's president to end weeks of… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan's Army Say Gunfire Incident At Former Spy Chief's Residence Is Resolved
South Sudanese authorities say a confrontation between the People's Defense Forces and personnel protecting former spy chief General Akol Koor has been resolved peacefully, with… Read more »
November 22
Nigeria: Nigeria Hopes for Extradition of Separatist Leader, but Analysts Are Skeptical
Nigerian military authorities are praising the arrest of separatist leader Simon Ekpa in Finland on Thursday. Ekpa was arrested along with four others for alleged terror-related… Read more »
Africa: 'We Have Taken Risks to Tell the Stories,' Says Press Freedom Awardee
This time last year, American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was in a Russian prison, jailed on bogus charges. Read more »
South Sudan: Over 2 Million Children in South Sudan At Risk of Acute Malnutrition
The international community warns that as many as 2 million children and 1 million pregnant or lactating mothers in South Sudan are facing acute malnutrition. Poor access to safe… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's President, Election Runner-Up Agree to Meet for Talks
The runner-up in Mozambique's October 9 presidential elections, Venancio Mondlane, has accepted President Filipe Nyusi's offer to join discussions with him and three other… Read more »
November 21
Malawi: Malawi Refugees Receive First-Ever Insurance Payout
Refugees at Malawi's only refugee camp, Dzaleka, have started receiving their first-ever insurance payouts to mitigate the impact of the El Nino weather pattern, which has… Read more »
Eritrea: Daughter of Jailed Eritrean Journalist Continues to Fight for His Release
Journalist Betlehem Isaak, the daughter of journalist Dawit Isaak -- a dual Eritrean-Swedish citizen imprisoned without trial in Eritrea since 2001-- accepted the 2024 Edelstam… Read more »
November 20
Somalia: Foreign Fighters Flocking to Islamic State in Somalia
The Islamic State terror group's small but influential affiliate in Somalia is growing, thanks in part to what the United Nations describes as an "influx of foreign fighters." Read more »
Nigeria: More Rescued Victims of Insurgency Handed Over to Borno State Government
Stability is returning to northeastern Nigeria after decades of insurgency as the military and the Borno State government work to reduce terrorist activities and rescue abducted… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Catholic Bishops Raise Concern Over Rights Violations
In Zambia, Catholic bishops raised the alarm this week about increased arrests and prolonged detentions of opposition leaders. Read more »
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