Zimbabwe, authorities must release opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days
The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP…
Angola, arbitrary arrests and hunger set election tone
“Make the vote meaningful for human rights observance: Human rights manifesto for Angola ahead of…
Egypt, telling about my brother Alaa and the other prisoners from Wadi Elnatrun
I am trying to find the energy and the words to explain .. Alaa 's…
Guinea: arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force
On 28 July the National Front for the defence of the Constitution, a civil society…
Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate massacre of ethnic Amhara in Tole
The Ethiopian authorities must urgently launch an impartial investigation into the summary killing of over 400…
Zimbabwe: Detained opposition politicians denied access to their lawyers
Members of political opposition Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole were arrested on 14 June after attending…
Rwanda criticized for the infamous migration pact with United Kindom
On Tuesday morning, from the Colnbrook immigration center seven migrants from Albania, Vietnam, Iran and…
The BBC unmasks Chinese video production company exploiting children in Malawi
A BBC Africa investigation by journalist Runako Celina and Malawi investigative reporter Henry Mhango has…
Tanzania: Halt brutal security operation in Loliondo
Tanzanian authorities must immediately halt the violent forced eviction of the Indigenous Maasai community in…
DR Congo, appeal to Pope Francis: dedicate a word to the blocking of adoptions
Dear Focus on Africa’s editor-in-chief, I am writing to you in the hope that our…
#NotACrime: a campaign against increasing government repression of human rights in Algeria
A year ago, Algerian authorities shut down the “Hirak” pro-democracy protests in most of the…
Central African Republic: First-ever SCC trial ensures alleged war criminals face justice
On 19 April 2022, the Special Criminal Court (SCC) opened a trial against Issa Sallet Adoum,…
Cameroon: Arbitrarily detained man dies of cholera in Douala, other detainees at risk
At least six inmates at the New Bell prison in Douala have died of cholera…
Rwanda: why I am convinced that Kagame is a cruel dictator
On 7 April 2022, every year, the commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan genocide begins in…
Ethiopia: Crimes Against Humanity in Western Tigray Zone
Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread…
DR Congoo, conviction of 13 youth activists is a shameful act to suppress dissent
Thirteen activists from the citizen movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) were convicted by a military court…
Togo, Joel Egah editor of the weekly investigative newspaper Fraternité buried in Lomé
Journalist Joel Egah, 43 years, was buried in Lomé on Saturday 19 March 2022. He…
Egypt: journalist and writer on trial for speaking out against sexual violence
Amnesty International urged the Egyptian authorities to immediately put an end to the shameful prosecution…
Zimbabwe: Investigation needed on violence on political opposition supporters
On 27 February, a machete-wielding gang appeared at Mbizo 4 shopping centre in Kwekwe, where…
Sudan, torture of 17 years old boy by the police
Muhammad Adam, who is 17 years old , stands in the front lines of the…
Tanzania: victory for media freedom as ban on four newspapers lifted
The lifting of ban on four newspapers that had been barred from publishing since 2016…
Sudan, a large number of activists and resistance committees under arrest
The October 25 coup authority in Sudan carried out large-scale arrest campaigns that resulted in…
Ethiopia, Tigrayan forces murder, rape and pillage in attacks on civilians in Amhara towns
Fighters affiliated with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) deliberately killed dozens of people, gang-raped…
Burundi, the Ministry of the Interior imposes ethnic registration. The civilized world is worried.
Circular no. 530/569 / CAB / 2022 issued by the Ministry of the Interior and…
Cameroon, more than a hundred activists and opponents still in prison for speaking openly
More than a hundred people from Cameroon’s Anglophone regions and its main political opposition party,…
Niger, conviction of investigative journalists marks deepening repression of media freedom
On 3 January, a court in the capital Niamey sentenced two prominent journalists, Samira Sabou…
Malawi, human trafficking in the UNHCR refugee camp. The long hand of the Burundian regime?
Human trafficking organized within the UNHCR Dzaleka refugee camp was discovered in Malawi. The victims…
Land grabbing and political transformation, the Tanzania’s case
In the past few years there has been an exponential increase in large land-based investments,…
International Day of the Disappeared: Algerian History and the Current Reality in Egypt and Libya
Today, 30 August, is the International Day of Enforced Disappearances, one of the cruelest human…
Zambia, Climate of Brutal Repression Due to Upcoming Elections in August
The Patriotic Front (PF), in power in Zambia since 2011, is seeking re-election on 12…
