Pollution linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s only oil producer poses serious health risks to communities near its operations.

Les « pratiques LGBTQIA + » sont désormais passibles de cinq à dix ans de prison dans le pays. Plusieurs pays africains ont récemment renforcé la répression contre les personnes homosexuelles.

An armed group backed by the Congolese army (FARDC) has killed and tortured civilians, looted property, and abducted women as sexual slaves in Rutshuru territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong...

Uganda's parliament passed ​legislation to curb alleged foreign influence after scaling back proposed restrictions on funding from ‌abroad that the central bank governor said risked "economic disaster".

Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are suffering a surge in human rights abuses committed by Allied Democratic Forces’ (ADF) fighters that amount to war crimes and crimes agai...

The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians 'caught in the middle'.

L’AFC/M23 et le gouvernement congolais ont signé en Suisse un nouveau dispositif de suivi du cessez-le-feu. Un mécanisme attendu depuis plusieurs semaines, qui intègre désormais les deux parties au co...

The lithium mine Zijin Mining Group Co. plans to open this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to be one of the world’s biggest suppliers of the battery metal.

The war has forced 1.3 million people from their homes, and there is no end in sight.

Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a U.S.-based "pro-family" group that ​calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists i...

Congolese security forces have been responsible for numerous enforced disappearances in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, since March 2025.

Opposition politician and President of political party, Development and Liberty for All (DALFA-Umurinzi) Victoire Ingabire, eight DALFA members and a journalist have been arbitrarily detained and are ...

The organization claims the report, which finds Israel’s denial of the right of return is a crime against humanity, is ‘paused pending further analysis and research’

Before war broke out, Sudan was the world’s biggest gum arabic exporter, with an estimated market share of 70-80%.

Aloys Bigirumwami, Bahati Nshangalume and Patient Basimike Bukombe Barhuze are three Congolese men from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who were forcibly disappeared by fighters from the ar...

Banks and miners on the continent are ready for US-aligned deals as the White House tries to outdo China in securing DR Congo supply chains.

Press Statement on the Escalating

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region

Dans un rapport publié vendredi 19 décembre, l’ONG Amnesty International dénonce de graves violations des droits de l’homme commises par les forces de sécurité tanzaniennes lors de la répression des…

Dear African and European leaders, As the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) meet for a summit on 24-25 November in Luanda, Angola, both institutions are confronted with burgeoning conflic...

Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.

By acknowledging how empire deepened climate vulnerability, the African Court can do what the ICJ refused to.

This historic trial is an opportunity to send a clear signal that those suspected of criminal responsibility of mass atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are mistaken if they believe t...

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Across the world, a number of young people – known as the Gen Z movement – are taking to the streets and fighting for their rights.

MEDIA RELEASE 2 October 2025 MUA Peace Activist arrested near Gaza Coast while Australia exports arms and military equipment to Israel The Maritime Union of Australia has condemned in the strongest te...

The politics of the DA leader, who is a mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, one that manages inequality rather than transforms it

Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an escalation that experts say risks reigniting the simmering conflict, which U.S. President Donald Trump claims to have ended.

Ingabire was arrested on 19 June. The Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) has linked her arrest to alleged subversion.

Edizon Musavuli uses his art to depict the daily struggles and constant insecurity of living in the rebel-occupied city of Goma

A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and Rwanda.