Comprehensive Mine Remediation, End to Hazardous Mining Urgently Needed in Kabwe In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead… Read More »Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children
A Year After Yaya Dillo Killed by Security Forces, Questions Remain On February 28, 2024, a key Chadian opposition politician, Yaya Dillo, was killed during an assault… Read More »No Clarity Over Chadian Opposition Member’s Death
Communities at Risk as Crisis Deepens An alarming surge of violence in South Sudan’s Nasir County, Upper Nile State, is putting communities at risk and… Read More »South Sudan Army Attacks Displace Thousands in Nasir
US Sanctions Rwandan Ex-Commander, Congolese Rebel Official Until now, the international response to the rapidly escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Rwanda-backed… Read More »Overdue Accountability in Democratic Republic of Congo
National Commission Calls for a Minimum 5-year Transition, Amnesty for Coup Leaders Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by… Read More »A Bleak Future for Democracy in Niger
Abdoul Sacko’s Case Part of a Worrying Trend A prominent civil society leader in Guinea, Abdoul Sacko, went missing in the early hours of February 19,… Read More »Guinean ‘Disappeared’ Activist Resurfaces with Marks of Torture
Inadequate Protection by Warring Parties An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali… Read More »Mali: Armed Islamist Attack on Convoy Kills 34 Civilians
Address Hate Crimes, Conduct Thorough and Speedy Investigation On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed… Read More »Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa
Authorities Should Immediately Release Mohamed Bazoum, Other Political Detainees Niger’s junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in… Read More »UN Calls on Niger Junta to Free Former President
Millions at Risk as Vital Programs Shut Down US State Department waivers on suspended foreign assistance worldwide have not resulted in the resumption of many… Read More »US: Lifesaving Programs Remain Suspended Despite Waivers
