Central-Africa
Gabon Strengthens Ties With Paris Despite Regional Backlash
Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has opened a three-day visit to France, underscoring Libreville’s enduring relationship with Paris at a time…
Topic
Human rights
North-Africa
ICC Judges Clear Libyan Prison Suspect for Landmark Trial Over Mitiga Abuses
International Criminal Court judges have ordered Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri to stand trial on 17 charges linked to alleged abuses at…
West-Africa
Human Rights Watch Reports Grave Abuses During Renewed Fighting in Mali
Human Rights Watch says it has documented a series of rights abuses in Mali, accusing all sides of unlawfully targeting civilians and…
West-Africa
Burkina Faso Army Accused of Ensnaring Civilians in Besieged Towns
Amid ongoing conflict, civilians and humanitarian workers report alarming restrictions imposed by military forces on individuals seeking to escape towns besieged by…
North-Africa
Human Rights Watch Warns of Rights Crackdown in Tunisia
Human Rights Watch says the muted response from UN member states to Tunisia’s deepening rights crisis amounts to a “free pass” for…
East-Africa
DR Congo opposition postpones protest following African Union mediation offer
Nationwide demonstrations planned by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s opposition coalition, C64, have been pushed back to July 22, following talks…
East-Africa
Trump Declared Peace in DR Congo; Reality on the Ground Assessed
In the wake of M23 rebels backed by Rwanda seizing North and South Kivu — the provincial capitals of eastern DR Congo…
West-Africa
Niger Junta Revokes Citizenship of Exiled Opposition Leader
Human Rights Watch has condemned the Nigerien junta for its blatant disregard for democratic principles and basic human rights following the provisional…
Central-Africa
Constitutional Reform Sparks Political Tensions in DR Congo
Even as Ebola resurges and violence grips eastern DR Congo, a fierce political fight is unfolding over a constitutional change that has…
Southern-Africa
Nigerians Return Home After Arriving From South Africa, “There’s No Place Like Home”
For many African migrants in South Africa, daily life had become so punishing that returning home felt like the only viable option…
Central-Africa
M23 committed mass abuses in Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch says
Rwandan troops and the M23 armed group carried out a sweeping campaign of abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights…
