The Human Rights Commission has established a special independent investigative panel to look into allegations of human rights violations leveled against the military in charge of…
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Human Rights Watch has warned of a dangerous escalation of tensions in eastern DR Congo between ethnic Tutsi and Hutu communities as a result of fighting…
South Sudan’s leaders have been urged to respond to Pope Francis’ call for peace in the country. Over the weekend, the Pope made a “peace pilgrimage”…
Residents say a militia attacked their village in northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 people, though the state government says the exact number is unknown. According…
On Monday, millions of voters in southern Ethiopia will vote in a referendum to establish a new regional state. This is the third referendum of its…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has failed to prevent a Kenyan court from hearing a case alleging poor working conditions at the…
Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian footballer, is believed to be trapped under rubble after an earthquake struck Turkey. According to local media, the Hataysport player is still…
Thomas Sankara, the late president of Burkina Faso, is to be buried where a monument to him already stands. Still, his family refuses to attend the…
Tems, a Nigerian singer, won a Grammy Award on Sunday, becoming the country’s first female artist to do so. Burna Boy, her compatriot, lost in both…
A Kenyan court has sentenced a former Kenyan police officer to death for the murder of a prominent human rights lawyer and two others more than…