May 08
Somalia: Amnesty International Accuses Somali Military of Civilian Killings in Drone Strikes
Shabelle
Amnesty International has released a new report accusing the Somali military of killing 23 civilians, including 14 children and five women, during drone strikes conducted with… Read more »
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ Bill - Attorney-General Ask Chief Justice to Allow Full Media Coverage of Proceedings
Accra Times
The recommendation comes in the wake of high public interest on the controversial issue of LGBTQ criminalisation in Ghana after Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Secretly Arrest Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Over Critical Report
CPJ
Authorities in Nigeria should immediately release journalist Daniel Ojukwu and stop intimidating and arresting members of the press who investigate the government's spending of… Read more »
Liberia: 'War Crimes Court Should Focus On Liberia's Future'
Liberian Observer
Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ), has emphasized the importance of focusing on Liberia's future through the establishment of the War… Read more »
Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities [press release]
HRW
An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children, and set fire to over 350 homes in central Mali in January 2024, forcing about 2,000… Read more »
Namibia: LGBTQI+ Community Statement On Violence Against Members [press release]
Namibian
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI+) community in Namibia hereby expresses our deep concern over the deadly violence meted out to… Read more »
Guinea: Guinea Suspends Journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and Inquisiteur Website for 6 Months
CPJ
Guinea's media regulator should lift its suspension of the Inquisiteur outlet and journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and allow the press to report on matters of public interest… Read more »
Rwanda: Indangamirwa Cultural Troupe to Honor Genocide Victims Killed and Thrown in Water
New Times
As Rwanda commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi for the 30th time, there's a poignant reminder of those who couldn't be laid to rest with dignity - the victims thrown… Read more »
Tanzania: 'Govt Keen to Support Children With Disabilities'
Daily News
DODOMA: THE Prime Minister's Office (Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disability) has prepared guidelines for identifying children with disabilities to ease allocation of… Read more »
Liberia: A Caution to President Boakai - Beware of Pitfalls That Could Undermine Trc Recommendations
FrontPageAfrica
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, President Joseph Boakai signed Executive Order 131 (EO 131), acknowledging the joint resolution of the Liberian Legislature (JR 001/2024) supporting the… Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Demand Wits Take Public Stand On Gaza
GroundUp
Calls for "academic boycott of apartheid Israel" Read more »
May 07
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Likely to Abolish the Death Penalty - How It Got Here and What It Means for the Continent [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Zimbabwe is likely to abolish capital punishment, following a cabinet decision on 7 February 2024. However, its parliament still has to endorse the move and pass the necessary law… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Supreme Court to Consider First Arguments On Anti-LGBTQ Bill Lawsuits On May 8
Accra Times
The lawsuits appear to have been one of the blockades to the signing of the bill by President Akufo-Addo - an action that has drawn much controversy Read more »
Somalia: Death of 23 Civilians in Military Strikes With Turkish Drones May Amount to War Crimes - New Investigation [press release]
AI London
Fourteen children killed and 17 civilians injured in strikes in March Families of victims should receive reparations Indiscriminate attacks may amount to war crimes Read more »
May 06
Uganda: Forced From the Flock - LGBTQ+ Believers Are Being Pushed Out of Churches in Uganda
Global Press Journal
"The gospel that is being preached on the pulpit these days is just meant to insult and belittle us," says a Ugandan churchgoer. Read more »
Somalia: Shabelle Media Network Celebrates 22 Years of Impactful Journalism in Somalia
Shabelle
On the 6th of May 2024, Shabelle Media Network marked its 22nd anniversary, celebrating over two decades of its commitment to delivering accurate news and insightful analysis to… Read more »
Liberia: President Joseph N. Boakai's Historic Step - Ending Impunity in Liberia [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
In a momentous move on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, at the Executive Mansion, HE Joseph N. Boakai Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia made a decisive statement by signing the War… Read more »
May 03
West Africa: Military Regimes Have Turned the Sahel Into a 'Black Hole' of Information
RFI
In the central Sahel, journalists and reporters have seen their working conditions deteriorate ever since the countries were taken over by military juntas, reports by international… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Issues Mandate To Establish Office of War Crimes Court
New Dawn
True to his words, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. issued Executive Order #131 here, establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia. This is a significant… Read more »
Africa: East and Southern Africa - Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown On Media
AI London
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom over the past year, said Amnesty… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than a Dozen Diplomatic Missions in Ethiopia Call for Release of Journalists 'Unjustly Detained'
Addis Standard
On World Press Freedom Day being observed today, a group of Western diplomatic missions including EU member states and the US that are based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia called for… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence
GroundUp
Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development Read more »
Southern Africa: Journalism in the Face of Environmental Crises [press release]
MISA
As of April 2024, at least three Southern African countries -- Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe -- had declared the 2023-2024 agricultural season a state of disaster. Read more »
Niger: Niger - Press Freedom in Jeopardy As Journalists Working On Conflict Intimidated and Arrested [press release]
AI London
Press freedom in Niger is in jeopardy as transitional authorities intimidate and arbitrarily arrest journalists reporting on the country's conflict and security-related issues,… Read more »
May 02
Rwanda: May 2, 1994 - Tutsi Massacre Plot At Hôtel Des Mille Collines Thwarted By French Intervention
New Times
On May 2, 1994, amidst the ongoing Genocide against the Tutsi, the killers' government aimed to carry out a massacre of Tutsi sheltering at Hôtel des Mille Collines in… Read more »