Africa
Cameroonian soldiers beat up journalist as govt. clamps down on media coverage
A Cameroonian journalist who works for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has received a beating…
Zimbabwe govt. summons envoy over US official’s ‘stoking anti-racist protests’ remarks
US Ambassador Brian Nichols has been summoned by the Zimbabwean government to explain the remarks…
Italy mulls filing charges against Malta over refusal to rescue migrants
Authorities in Sicily have launched an investigation after it was confirmed that Malta’s armed forces…
No reparations for ex-dictator’s victims despite court’s order
The Chadian government has yet to provide reparations ordered by a court in 2015 to…
Amnesty Intl. accuses Ethiopia’s security forces of torture, evictions and killings
Amnesty International accused the Ethiopian security forces of continuing to commit grave human rights violations,…
Activists urge UN to halt withdrawal plan of peacekeepers in Sudan
The planned withdrawal of the AU-UN hybrid operation in Darfur (Unamid), which has a mandate…
Nigerian refugee camp blaze kills two, leaves thousands homeless
A large blaze which swept through a camp in Maiduguri, in eastern Nigeria’s Borno State,…
Top court sentences ex-mayor to life for his role in Rwanda genocide
Rwanda’s High Court sentenced a former mayor to life in prison for his role in…
Nigerian security forces torture and illegally detain children – Report
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian security forces of subjecting children in the northeast, a…
UN migration agency condemns killing of 30 trafficked migrants in Libya
The killing of 30 migrants in a shooting incident involving a human trafficker in Libya…