Exiled Rwandan journalist Charles Ingabire, an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government, was killed in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Read more »
Tradition has triumphed over law as hundreds of girls, some as young as eight years old, faced the knife in a procedure that is internationally loathed and outlawed. Read more »
A Kenyan judge's ruling that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is subject to arrest if he visits Nairobi has triggered a confrontation between the two countries, with Bashir ... Read more »
Although at first glance male circumcision may not be the most obvious entrée to get people talking about gender equality, activists in the Western Cape in South Africa are ... Read more »
The country's Senate today passed the Same-Sex Prohibition Bill which stipulates a 10 to 14 year jail term for offenders - Senate president David Mark says marriage between same ... Read more »
Egyptian activists called for fresh mass protests in Cairo on Friday to demand an immediate end to army rule, as the military vowed to prevent unrest from disrupting elections. Read more »
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other Related Matters has called on all stakeholders to put in more effort at combating human trafficking. Read more »
The judgment in the trial of Congolese political leader Thomas Lubanga at the International Criminal Court will be handed down first in English and later in French. Read more »
Shell must commit to pay an initial US$1 billion to begin the clean-up of pollution caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, ... Read more »
The country's financial woes are deepening as the tiny cash-strapped kingdom will struggle to pay civil servants' salaries, says finance minister Majozi Sithole. Read more »
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