Ethiopian rights group warns of ‘ethnic profiling’ of Tigrayans
Ethnic profiling and discrimination is taking place against Tigrayans, an Ethiopian rights group said on Saturday, as fighting between the army and rebel Tigray Peoples...
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Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate leaves for Belgium
YouTube Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate left for Belgium on Tuesday where he said he will campaign for democracy following a disputed election that the incumbent...
Official: United States, allies weighing visa restrictions over abuses in Tanzania election
Thinkstock Photos The United States and its allies are considering actions such as visa restrictions to respond to alleged rights abuses and irregularities in Tanzania’s...
Gold rises on renewed US stimulus hope, dollar falls
Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,910.56 an ounce at 3:37pm, New York time, after falling as much as 0.5 percent. Gold rose on renewed...
Kenya: Amnesty International sues police over brutality
Four human rights groups are seeking compensation for victims of police brutality in Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya, International Justice Mission Kenya, Haki Africa, and the...
South Africa bids farewell to Nelson Mandela’s lawyer George Bizos
South Africa on Thursday bade farewell to George Bizos, the “hero” anti-apartheid lawyer, who represented Nelson Mandela at his trial for treason, at a state...
Mozambique government condemns ‘horrifying’ execution of naked woman by men in army uniform
Mozambique’s government on Monday denounced gruesome video footage of men in army uniform beating and executing a naked woman suspected of being an insurgent. The...
Thousands rally to support Congo’s threatened Nobel Laureate
A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege, the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats in recent weeks after he...
Daughter says ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was ‘kidnapped’ in Dubai
The man portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as saving the lives of more than 1,200 people from genocide was “kidnapped” while in Dubai, his...
Diplomats warn Zimbabwe against using coronavirus to restrict citizen rights
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling party has dismissed as “rubbish” a statement by Western diplomats warning Zimbabwe’s government not to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a...