Vigário Luís Balanta, a 35-year-old civil society activist and vocal critic of Guinea-Bissau’s military junta, was found dead on Tuesday in the Ndam area, roughly 30 kilometres from the capital, Bissau. Local media and fellow activists reported that Balanta had been violently attacked and beaten to death. Balanta, president of…
As excitement builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, a new report from Amnesty International has raised concerns over potential human rights issues during the tournament. While organizers have promoted the event as a safe and inclusive celebration of global football, Amnesty warns…
A Nairobi court has dismissed all charges against Kenyan TikTok content creator and entrepreneur Kakan Maiyo, ending a high-profile case that had drawn widespread attention to freedom of expression and social media regulation in the country. Maiyo, who also runs a logistics company, was arrested on July 10, 2025, accused…
Ghana is stepping up its diplomatic efforts at the United Nations, blending cultural advocacy with political lobbying to secure international acknowledgment of the transatlantic slave trade as one of history’s gravest crimes. Speaking in New York, former President John Dramani Mahama highlighted the enduring legacy of slavery, emphasizing that centuries…
A Tunisian court on Thursday handed anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah an eight-year prison sentence on financial misconduct charges, a ruling her lawyer described as “shocking” and politically motivated. The verdict marks the latest in a series of actions targeting civil society in the North African nation. Mosbah, 66, heads the…
In Dakar, the capital of Senegal, LGBTQ+ individuals are increasingly living in fear as the government pushes to strengthen criminal penalties for same-sex relations, a move that has drawn international concern. A young man, originally from Touba a city central to Senegal’s Sufi Muslim tradition described living in hiding after…
A coalition of opposition groups in Zimbabwe says it will continue resisting a proposed constitutional amendment that could extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule, despite mounting reports of intimidation and violence. The amendment, approved by cabinet last month, has sparked growing concern among civil society organisations and political activists, who warn…
Rwanda has told a panel of international arbitrators that the United Kingdom still owes it £100 million ($115 million) under a 2022 refugee resettlement agreement scrapped by Prime Minister Keir Starmer shortly after taking office in 2024. The controversial deal, struck by Starmer’s predecessor Rishi Sunak, proposed sending migrants arriving…
Four additional men deported from the United States have arrived in Eswatini, according to a lawyer and a prison official, as Washington continues to expand its controversial third-country deportation program. The four men two from Somalia, one from Tanzania, and another from Sudan arrived late Wednesday at the Matsapha Maximum-Security…
China has passed a sweeping new law aimed at promoting “ethnic unity,” but critics warn it could further undermine the rights of minority groups in the country. The law, approved Thursday at the National People’s Congress in Beijing, seeks to integrate the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups dominated by the…