A European court has ruled that the rights of a group of Somali and Eritrean nationals who were intercepted by Italian Customs boats and returned to Libya in 2009 were violated. Read more »
Mass rape as a weapon of war has been practiced by both militias and government forces and is so endemic that about 40 women are raped every day, some as old as 80 years of age and ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch called on authorities to drop the charges againt nongovernmental organisation workers who are charged with operating "unlicensed" groups. Read more »
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has restarted its onslaught against army and police personnel in Nigeria. Read more »
The House of Representatives has apponted a committee to investigate alleged production, issuance and circulation of fake number plates. Read more »
The violent hijack of a Dutch cargo ship off the Nigerian coast has highlighted the increase in piracy in the area. Read more »
With the planting season just around the corner, farmers are concerned that a tender dispute over a fertiliser shipment could result in them not being supplied with enough ... Read more »
A young broadcast journalist, Ali Ahmed Abdi, was murdered late Sunday night in the north-central city of Galkayo. The killing is the latest in a string of assaults targeting ... Read more »
Over 170 parliamentarians from across the political divide have pledged to go under voluntary counselling and HIV testing. Read more »
A United Nations-mandated commission into human rights abuses perpetrated during the Libyan revolution says that crimes against humanity were committed by both pro-Gaddafi troops ... Read more »
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