A senior government official has expressed concern that the anti-gay bill, which stirred international controversy, is seriously hurting the economy. Read more »
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as FARDC, have reportedly beat up journalists as they raided a radio station in the eastern town of ... Read more »
The international media body, Reporters Without Borders, has voiced its concern over the death under "suspicious circumstances" of press freedom defender Manuel Nzé Nsongo. Read more »
The government has commended Victoria University management for rejecting pressure from a British university to respect gay rights. Read more »
The University of Buckingham and their partners, Edulink, have decided to shut down Victoria University in Kampala, which they own. This is as a result of the proposed anti-gay ... Read more »
Mohamed Sabri, a freelance journalist, will be tried by before military court after filming a report in a Rafah military zone. Read more »
An appeals court has acquitted two men who were jailed for "looking gay" because they wore women's clothes. They are among numerous people who have faced persecution in the country ... Read more »
Suspected armed robbers attacked and raided three villages, killing at least seven people and wounding several in Zamfara State. Read more »
The Committee to Protect Journalists has spoken out against investigations by the government into independent newspapers accused of insulting the president or reporting false news. Read more »
Environmental organisation groundWork has nominated Lonmin as one of the world's worst companies of 2012. An inquiry is still under way after 34 miners were shot dead when police ... Read more »
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