The government of President Paul Biya is accused of committing atrocities against opponents. EPA-EFE Cheryl Hendricks, Human Sciences Research Council and Gabriel Ngah Kiven, University of Johannesburg August 26, 2019//-Felix Agbor Balla Nkongho is a leading Cameroonian lawyer and award-winning human rights advocate. Nkongho was detained for nine months for taking part in protests against […]
August 23, 2019//-Torrential rain has destroyed makeshift tents and caused severe flooding to temporary displacement camps in northeast Nigeria, leaving vulnerable families homeless.
Nairobi, Kenya, August 21, 2019/ — Authorities in Ethiopia should unconditionally release journalist Mesganaw Getachew, who was arrested on August 9 after recording an interview outside a court in Addis Ababa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Lilongwe, Malawi, August 21, 2019//-The death sentences meted out on four people in as many months is anticipated to deter criminals from killing people with albinism in Malawi.
At least 24 soldiers killed in attack on a military base in Burkina Faso’s northern Soum province. August 20, 2019//-The president of Burkina Faso has said at least 24 soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in the country’s north.
August 20, 2019//-A leader of Cameroon’s separatist movement, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, and nine of his followers have been given life sentences by a military court in the capital, Yaoundé.
Kinshasa, DRC, August 20, 2019//- In an unprecedented development, a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has allowed humanitarian organisations access to regions in which the militia operates.
Khartoum, Sudan, August 19, 2019// – As his trial on corruption charges began on Sunday, calls are mounting for the former Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, to face justice for alleged crimes under international law.
Emma Elfversson, Uppsala University August 19, 2019//-Each year, violent communal conflict between groups is witnessed in a number of African countries. It is often organised along identity lines.
There is a growing divide between President Kenyatta and Deputy Ruto, highlighted by a recent corruption scandal. August 18, 2019//-Nairobi, Kenya – In Kenya, a showdown could end the political alliance between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.
