LGBTQ activists in Ivory Coast raised alarms on Thursday regarding a surge in verbal and physical attacks against gay and transgender individuals, exacerbated by social media.…
Author: Precious Omolu
Women’s groups in Kenya are calling for long-overdue action to tackle rampant gender-based violence in the country after the death of another athlete at the hands…
A white South African farmer and two workers faced court on Friday for the shocking murder of two black women, whose remains were allegedly fed to…
Kenya has confirmed its first mpox case in Nairobi, involving a traveler currently in quarantine, according to the health ministry. This brings the total infections in…
Nigerian saleswoman Ivy Junaid says her daily 30-minute commute from mainland Lagos to the island business district has transformed her life. What used to be a…
Between April and June, nearly 6,200 people were murdered in South Africa, according to police figures released on Friday, highlighting crime as a critical issue for…
Amnesty International and 17 Guinean rights organisations have called for an urgent investigation into the enforced disappearance of two anti-junta activists, Oumar Sylla (known as Fonike…
A Senegalese appeals court upheld a life sentence for journalist Rene Capain Bassene over a 2018 massacre in the Casamance region while acquitting Omar Ampoi Bodian,…
by Serge Loungou, Université Omar Bongo (UOB) Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is 82 and has been in power for 45 years. Denis Sassou…
Reports of internet disruptions in Nigeria have emerged following widespread protests that began on August 1, 2024. A coalition of organizations has issued a statement condemning…