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Burkina Faso added to human rights watchlist over crackdown on civil society

France, Aug. 1 -- "We have witnessed an escalating pattern of repression. But what pushed us to include the country this year is the sharp scale and intensity of state action against civil society," s... Read More


Mali's shifting alliances fuel a deepening cycle of civilian suffering, HWR says

France, July 1 -- In a new report title Mali: Grave Abuses Amid Renewed Fighting published at the end of June, the human rights NGO examines abuses committed in the country by the Group for the Suppor... Read More


Mali's war on civilians deepens as alliances shift, HRW says

France, July 1 -- In a new report titled Mali: Grave Abuses Amid Renewed Fighting, published at the end of June, the human rights NGO examines abuses committed in the country by the Group for the Supp... Read More


Uganda's army chief orders shutdown of country's biggest media group

France, June 29 -- The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has condemned what it called a flagrant attack on media freedom, demanding the "immediate reopening of these media houses". It added tha... Read More


How women are paving their own way through Africa's tech sector

France, May 24 -- Gitau's lab Qhala in Nairobi specialises in computing and AI and, she says, investing in the "immense potential digitisation holds for Africa's transformation". "Our work is across ... Read More