Zimbabwe approves law targeting civil society
Harare – Zimbabwe’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that critics say will gag civil society groups, placing... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Kenya to lay murder charge over killing of LGBTQ activist
Nairobi – Kenyan prosecutors said on Tuesday they will charge a key suspect with murder over the killing of... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
HRW urges probe over Cameroon journalist’s death
Libreville – Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Cameroon to launch an independent inquiry into the killing of... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
UNICEF urges release of 13 kidnapped children in east DRC
Kinshasa – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Friday urged the release of 13 children who were abducted... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Cameroon transgender woman in Belgium after ‘homosexuality’ conviction
Yaounde – A transgender woman whose conviction for “attempted homosexuality” in Cameroon prompted outrage has arrived in Belgium after... Read more
27 Jan, 2023
Migrants in Morocco limbo as they cling to Europe dreams
Casablanca – Oumar left home in Guinea five years ago in search of a better life in Europe, but... Read more
27 Jan, 2023
‘Psychological torture’ on rise in Tunisia, rights group says
Tunis – Tunisia has witnessed an upsurge in the ill-treatment of President Kais Saied’s opponents since he seized power... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Guinea dictator Moussa Dadis Camara says he was ousted by ‘international plot’
Conakry – Guinean ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara told a Conakry court on Tuesday he was ousted by an “international... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Iran vows response to new EU, UK sanctions over protests
Tehran – Iran vowed on Tuesday it will respond to new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Tunisia detains anti-president MP, says lawyer
Tunis – Plainclothes security officers in Tunisia detained a prominent critic of President Kais Saied in the early hours... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
