Deaths, Criminality in Post-Election Violence, Says HRW
There is credible evidence that Guinea’s security forces used excessive lethal force and engaged in other unprofessional conduct during violent street protests in February and March 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. No member of the police or gendarmes has been arrested or charged. Disputed February 4 local elections and a February 12 teachers’ strike […]
South Sudan Rebels Reject New Peace Deal
South Sudanese rebels have rejected a new peace deal that according to the government had been agreed to by both sides. The news has deflated…
Sold Out Slaves – Kenya’s growing child prostitution crisis
According to a 2006 UNICEF report, one Kenyan child in three is involved in underage prostitution. It is a drastic situation caused by incredibly poor…
‘A New Life’: An Activist Comes Home To Zimbabwe, Hoping To Hold Leaders Accountable
Savanna Madamombe’s life is very different than it was a year ago. Originally from just outside Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, Madamombe moved to Manhattan in 2000,…
Liberian Women Call On President Weah to Keep His Promise of Equal Land Rights
“Laws on marriage, divorces, property rights, child custody and land ownership all contain powerful clauses that marginalise our women in favour of men” A promise…
‘Carnage on a new level of wrongness’ – shock at drug-crazed mass orgies on Channel 4’s cruise ship
A cruise ship used in a Channel 4 reality show descended into drug-fuelled sex chaos. Guests on the…
Sierra Leone 700 Carat Diamond Turns Stone-the True Story
The most trumpeted topical issue in Sierra Leone is the recently “found diamond” from the country’s diamondiferous region-Kono…
President Cyril Ramaphosa – Remarks Following Talks With President Brahim Ghali
Remarks to the media by President Cyril Ramaphosa following talks with President Brahim Ghali of the Sahrawi Arab…
Dozens of Families Evicted At Cape Town’s Largest Social Housing Project
About 30 families were evicted from Steenvilla in Steenberg, in Cape Town’s south peninsula on Wednesday, as police…
Philippines ready for war with China over South China Sea islands
The Philippines has announced that it is prepared to go to war with China if it crosses “red…
