Seychelles: Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case
Irregularities Risk Jeopardizing Anticorruption Efforts (Johannesburg) – The authorities in Seychelles should ensure that the prosecution of a former presidential adviser and other defendants in a high-profile anticorruption case is free, fair, and impartial, Human Rights Watch said today. The ongoing trial of five defendants for alleged illegal possession of firearms and conspiracy to commit […]
Bringing forth water to combat food insecurity and climate change in the Sahel
Water readily available for irrigation in a market garden in Begnoug, Senegal.Credit: © MediaProd, October 2023 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Sixty-four percent of the population of the Sahel lives in rural areas and depends primarily on rainfed farming for their livelihood. Despite the potential for up to two million hectares of land to be irrigated, only three […]
