DRC Tutsis face threats, prejudice amid rebel crisis
Goma – Sitting in a small courtyard in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a 55-year-old Tutsi woman... Read more
12 Dec, 2022
Why women sometimes stay with abusers: insights from a Nigerian study
Steven Kator Iorfa, University of Nigeria; James Edem Effiong, The University of Uyo, and Peace N. Ibeagha, University of... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Hunger, cholera stalk displacement camps near east DRC city
Goma – Thousands of tiny makeshift shelters hug the road leading north out of Goma, a symptom of the... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Morocco ex-minister denied release from prison after ‘adultery’ video
Rabat – A Moroccan court has rejected a request to release a former rights minister turned outspoken government critic... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Egypt releases researcher jailed since 2015
Cairo – Egypt released on Monday jailed security expert Ismail Alexandrani after his 10-year sentence was commuted in October,... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Ghana must stop chaining mental health patients, says HRW
Accra – Ghana should take immediate steps to end the shackling of people with real or perceived mental health... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Nigeria charges student with defamation after first lady complaint
Abuja – Nigeria has charged a student with “criminal defamation” over posting a tweet about the physical appearance of... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Algerian police release dissident writer
Algiers – One of Algeria’s most prominent writers, Lazhari Labter, said on Tuesday that he had been set free,... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
Chad lawyers to stop work over mass trial of protesters
N’Djamena – Lawyers in Chad have vowed to stop work during a mass trial, due to start on Tuesday,... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Chad to try 401 people over deadly protests
N’Djamena – Chad is to try 401 people detained during and after deadly anti-government protests last month, prosecutors said... Read more
26 Nov, 2022
