Category: Africa

Juba, South Sudan, May 30, 2026/ — “Peace doesn’t happen by chance. It is a shared responsibility.”

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election for the 2027 general election.

Banjul, Gambia/// — Millions of women and girls remain without adequate legal protection due to the failure of African governments to enact and effectively enforce national laws and regional agreements, Equality Now (https://EqualityNow.org/) warned at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ (ACHPR) 87th Ordinary Session in Banjul, The Gambia.

This address was not merely a residential building in one of Cairo’s distinguished districts. At a decisive historical moment, it became an African political operations room and a meeting place for leaders and activists from liberation movements across the continent.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia// — The Chairperson of the African Union  (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to support the AU Commission’s efforts towards peace and stability in the Horn of Africa,

Accra, Ghan// — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warn that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to face one of the world’s largest and most severe hunger crises.

The undercover investigation by the BBC reveals how a network of sham shelters has raised thousands of dollars from donors globally whilst subjecting animals to harm.

Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s acting High Commissioner over a spate of recent attacks on foreigners in the southern African nation.

Norman Sempijja, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique and Mouhammed Ndiaye, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique Mali has been in a state of political turmoil since 2012. That year saw a military coup as well as armed groups taking over the northern regions of the West African country. In the intervening years, efforts at establishing transitional governments have […]

South Africa, May 1, 2026/ — The Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively cancelling the summit, raises concerns about the authorities’ commitment to free expression and assembly and about possible Chinese government interference, Human Rights Watch said today.