People Affected By Violence and Cholera in South Sudan Arrive Exhausted in Ethiopia
MSF
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing… Read more »
Burkina Faso, South Sudan Activists Chosen With U.S. International Women of Courage Awards
allAfrica
The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump will host the 19th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony. Read more »
Medical Union Urges Cabinet Secretary Duale to Avoid Politicising Health Matters
Capital FM
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union has raised concerns of a toxic working environment relationship with the new Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, due to his lack… Read more »
Good Samaritan Steps in to Help Children After Bridge Collapsed
Namibian
When the bridge between Windhoek and Rehoboth collapsed last Thursday, Groot Aub residents were stranded, leaving some parents unable to return to their children. Read more »
Tunisia's Withdrawal of Individuals' and NGOs' Access to the African Court Marks a Serious Setback for Human Rights Accountability [press release]
HRW
The undersigned Tunisian and international civil society organizations condemn the Tunisian government's decision to withdraw its declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol to… Read more »
Two Years of Conflict in Sudan Marred By Global Failure to Protect Civilians [press release]
HRW
Joint NGO Letter to HRVP Kaja Kallas and EU Foreign Ministers Read more »
One Goal in Four Matches - Luphahla's Rocky Start At Simba Bhora
New Zimbabwe
SIMBA Bhora coach, Joel Luphahla, put on a brave face on Sunday after his side was stunned for the second time this year by fading giants Dynamos. Read more »
Government-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre [press release]
HRW
Investigate Extensive Video Footage of Dozens Killed in Solenzo Read more »
Rwandan Regulator Asks NGOs, Church to End Cooperation With Belgium
New Times
The Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), on Thursday, March 27, announced that all international and national NGOs, faith-based organisations, and common-benefit foundations registered… Read more »
Journalists Arrested in Media Clampdown [press release]
HRW
Repression Spikes Amid Military Abuses, Growing Insecurity Read more »
Plan International Helps 16 Communities in Oti, North East Regions
Ghanaian Times
Efforts at improving sanitation and education in rural communities in Ghana received a major boost, following Plan International Ghana's interventions across 16 communities in the… Read more »
New Wave of Violence in Ituri DR Congo Further Risks Civilian Lives [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province, where our medical teams are… Read more »
'Assault On Democracy' - CSOs Tackle Tinubu Over Suspension of Fubara, Rivers Lawmakers
Premium Times
Mr Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his Deputy, Ngozi Odu and all elected lawmakers in the state. Read more »
Cholera and Mpox Cases Increasing Dangerously in DRC As Aid Cuts Push Health Systems to Near-Collapse [press release]
Oxfam
Preventable diseases are sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cholera cases increased by 326, Mpox by 269, and measles by 95 people in North Kivu alone, during the last… Read more »
As Deadline Looms, NGOs Decry EU Migration Approach Against Gambians
The Point
Non-Governmental Organisations and other human rights groups have jointly denounced the "retributive and punishing tactics" against Gambians and other asylum seekers as the block… Read more »