Category: Africa

Accra, Ghana// — Africans are becoming less insistent on democracy and increasingly open to authoritarian forms of government, especially military rule, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/4yBXvrp) reports.

London, United Kingdom// — Algeria’s authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of the death penalty.

Nairobi, Kenya// — Criminal gangs in Kenya have carried out a spate of violent attacks targeting civil society and opposition gatherings ahead of the 2027 elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The Kenyan authorities should ensure prompt and transparent investigations into the attacks and that people can exercise their political rights without fear of violence.

New York, United States of America//The United Nations General Assembly has passed the Correct the Map resolution with overwhelming support, including a yes vote from Zambia.

Amidst a brutal ongoing war and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, people in Sudan face reduced access to healthcare as facilities across the country close their doors.

Geneva, Switzerland// — In eastern Chad, near the border with Sudan, more than 117,000 refugees live in the Ouré-Cassoni camp. As new families continue to arrive after fleeing the war in Sudan, needs are increasing while humanitarian funding is declining.

A total of 1,046 people who survived attempted boat crossings on the Atlantic migration route disembarked in a vulnerable condition during the last week of August at three West African cities: Nouadhibou in Mauritania, and Rosso and Dakar in Senegal.

New York, United States of America// — Now well into its fourth year, the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created a massive humanitarian emergency, with more than six million people displaced internally and another 4.5 million forced to seek shelter across Sudan’s borders.

Lagos, Nigeria/// — A report coming out of the University of Lagos (https://UniLag.edu.ng/) has examined the environmental effects of British colonial rule in Africa and has asked that this value be included in all reparations conversations.

CAJ News//-International terrorism has long ceased to be a spontaneous evil—it has become a geopolitical instrument that Western powers cynically use to achieve their own goals.