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.
Category: Africa
Nigeria Summons South African Envoy Over Attacks on its Nationals
Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s acting High Commissioner over a spate of recent attacks on foreigners in the southern African nation.
Mali’s Armed Groups Fill Government Vacuum – Addressing This is Key to Ending the Violence
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 […]
Zambia: Summit on Human Rights, Technology Effectively Canceled
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.
Chairperson of AU Commission Congratulates President, Members of Pan-African Parliament
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia/// — The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, welcomes the successful conclusion of the elections of the President and Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, held in Midrand, Republic of South Africa.
Report: 15 Years Since Devastating Famine, Somalia Faces New Disaster – Drought Without Aid
Mogadishu, Somalia// — Families in Somalia are confronting a new catastrophe, with hunger and humanitarian needs soaring, a worsening drought, and aid levels at unprecedented lows, said Save the Children.
BBC Investigation: DNA Uncovers British Soldiers’ Children Left Behind in Kenya
British soldiers stationed in Nanyuki, Kenya, fathered children with local women and, in some cases, abandoned them in a pattern of behaviour impacting multiple generations, a BBC World of Secrets podcast and BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed.
South African Opposition Figure Malema Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public.
Dozens Feared Dead in Air Strike on Village in Northeastern Nigeria
Dozens of people are feared dead after Nigerian military aircraft struck a village market while pursuing members of the rebel group Boko Haram in the country’s northeast, according to a local official and an international human rights group.
Escalating Insecurity: US Expands Travel Warning and Authorises Embassy Departures in Nigeria
The United States has significantly heightened its security stance in Nigeria, authorising the departure of non-emergency government employees and their families from the embassy in Abuja,