Africa

Freed after nearly 12 years in jail, following international and domestic pressure—and his mother’s nine-month hunger...

Rights groups warn Ethiopia is tightening its grip on independent media as at least six journalists have been arrested since...

For the second time in its long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea, the ICJ has ruled in France’s favor, paving the way...

Nigerian authorities have banned the import and sale of two herbicides that have been found to be toxic, but inconsistent...

In the latest chapter of a decades-long human rights crisis, Egypt’s campaign to suppress dissent has escalated with the...

Former Justice Minister Constant Mutamba has been convicted of diverting $19 million meant to compensate war crime victims...

Tunisia’s covert closure of the Access to Information Authority marks the latest step in a broader campaign to undermine...

Teenagers, minors and disabled detainees, including a boy who cannot walk, are among those Egypt is accused of imprisoning...

Three deaths in Tunisian prisons within a single week in July have raised alarm among rights groups over prison conditions...

Sierra Leone’s Court of Appeal has extended a freezing order on Koidu Limited’s assets amid a long-running lawsuit by locals...