Africa, World

Amnesty International is alarmed at the increasing number of extrajudicial executions of civilians by the army in the Agadez region and is asking...

Kenya is in the throes of a humanitarian “national disaster” amid post-election violence that has left scores dead, tens of thousands displaced...

The transformation at the start of 2008 of the African Union’s peacekeeping force in Darfur into one jointly commanded by the UN will not...

As violence in Somalia escalated this year to some of the worst levels in over 15 years, both assistance for and attention to one of the most...

Fifteen-year-old Hadjo Garbo’s child-like features belie a history more tragic and life-altering than many adults four times her age will have...

On the campus of Cheikh Anta Diop University in the Senegal capital Dakar, physically handicapped students can often be seen crawling unaided up...

More than 48 hours after their abduction, Mercedes Garcia and Pilar Bauza continue in captivity . Médecins Sans...

Amnesty International today condemned the convictions of two human rights defenders in Ethiopia on charges of provoking and preparing "outrages...

"Our priority now is that our two colleagues are released without harm." After confirming that two staff members have...

Unique FM along the busy Garba Jahumpa Road is the latest addition to a number of FM stations in the country as new year draws near. ...