Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed crimes including gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo...
In locking up migrants – there is money to be made. The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry...
The president’s term officially expired midnight Thursday. But instead of a transfer of power, Embalo stayed on as president in what the opposition has termed as...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing after a commemoration of the...
Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighbourhood overnight on Thursday to Friday. Thousands of Muslims from Senegal’s Layene Sufi brotherhood gathered to celebrate the...
Nigeria’s 650 thousand-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery’s petrol unit may have to remain offline for two to three months , which could lead to a tighter market. It...
People gather in silence, praying where the village of Tarrasin once stood, paying their respects in the shadow of unthinkable loss. A catastrophic landslide wiped out...
In a critical response to Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality crisis, local healthcare efforts are ramping up to save lives. With a staggering 75,000 women losing their...
A Moroccan court sentenced a prominent feminist activist to two and a half years in prison and $5,000 in fines for blasphemy in a case that...
Ten cheetah cubs held in captivity since birth and destined for international wildlife trade markets have been rescued in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Despite...