Two days after announcing that former Chadian dictator Hissene Habré will be sent home for trial, Senegal has reversed its decision. After the failure so far of attempts to try ... Read more »
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has set off a debate about his adherence to constitutional powers after a speech questioning court intervention in "political" decisions. Read more »
The rapes of hundreds of people in eastern DRC last year could be considered crimes against humanity and war crimes, according to a new UN report, which urges the government to ... Read more »
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has reported that the rebel Lord's Resistance Army killed 26 persons in 53 separate attacks on villages in ... Read more »
Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian-born deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected charges that the ICC unfairly targets Africa, saying the victims were also ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch's submission to the International Development Committee focuses on the role of the UK's Department for International Development, given the UK's role in that ... Read more »
United States President Barack Obama has said the situation in the country is dire as on-going violence in the northern state of South Kordofan threatens to destroy the country's ... Read more »
The United Nations commended the government for conducting the process of political reforms peacefully, which will be put to the country's people at a referendum in July. Read more »
The court hearing of Victoire Umuhoza Ingabire and her co-accused has been postponed. She faces charges of promoting ethnic division, genocide ideology and trivialising the 1994 ... Read more »
The indigenous Bedouins say they are not allowed to join the army, study in police or military colleges, hold key government positions or form their own political parties. Read more »
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