Category: Africa

Nairobi, Kenya/ — Ethiopian lawmakers should reject proposed amendments to the civil society law that would grant the government sweeping powers to restrict nongovernmental organisations, Human Rights Watch said today.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates// — The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the signing of the Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance – March 23 Movement, which took place in Doha.

New York, United States of America// — An agreement signed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step toward sustainable peace.

PRETORIA, South Africa, July 19, 2025/ — South Africa strongly condemns Israel’s latest attacks on the Syrian capital Damascus, on 16 July 2025, on the Syrian Ministry of Defence and air strikes near the Presidential Palace, which are a flagrant violation of the country’s territorial integrity and international law.

New York, United States of America// — Since 10 July, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has verified that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 60 civilians in North Kordofan’s Bara locality, while civil society groups have reported that up to 300 were killed.

/ — Amid ongoing communication disruptions in the area, confirming the exact civilian death toll remains difficult, but reports indicate that at least 300 people, including children and pregnant women, were killed in attacks on villages in Bara locality, North Kordofan State, between 10 and 13 July.

London, UK// — Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s austere former military strongman turned democratically elected president, died Sunday in London at age 82, the Nigerian presidency confirmed.

New Delhi, India// — India’s Ministry of External Affairs expresses its deep concern regarding the abduction of three Indian nationals employed at the Diamond Cement Factory in Kayes, Republic of Mali.

Amman Jordan// — At least 12.2 million children have reportedly been killed, maimed or displaced in conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in less than 2 years, the equivalent of one child displaced every five seconds, and one child killed or maimed every fifteen minutes.

Lome, Togo//-Togo has plunged into unrest as citizens take to the streets protesting President Faure Gnassingbé’s controversial constitutional amendments, which aim to cement his power indefinitely.