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Blackout makes it hard to report on Ethiopia’s civil war

Africa Simon Allison - 16 Nov 2020

Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging is terrible

Editorial: A failure of leadership in Nigeria

Opinion Editorial - 23 Oct 2020

For as long as there has been an independent Nigeria, its government has been killing its people.

Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

Africa Muthoni Gitonga - 5 Sep 2020

The ‘unmasked’ are arrested during early morning patrols, taken to police stations and charged a ‘bond’

‘My son died the worst kind of death’: Horrific details of violent unrest in Ethiopia

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 14 Jul 2020

Eyewitness accounts emerge of the violence that left 239 people dead after the assassination of singer Hachalu Hundessa

Prisoners riot in Sierra Leone

Africa Abdul S Brima - 14 May 2020

Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates

‘Any trigger can lead to suicide’

Africa Amanda Sperber - 23 Apr 2020

For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting

‘The police shoot at journalists all the time’: Press freedom shrinks in Somalia

Africa Amanda Sperber - 13 Feb 2020

Fewer journalists have been killed since President Farmajoo came to power in 2017, but general freedom of expression has been sharply curtailed, as detailed in a new Amnesty International report

Widespread concern after Australian police media raids

Article Max Walden - 6 Jun 2019

Police raids against two news outlets renew calls for safeguards for whistle-blowers and freedom of speech protections

Amnesty International Zimbabwe closes amid allegations of fraud

Africa Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2019

Police are investigating suspected misconduct involving millions of dollars of funds from donors.

Amnesty to cull managers after probe into ‘toxic’ workplace

Article Agency - 29 May 2019

Amnesty initiated the probe last August after two staff members took their own lives within three months of each other that year

28 years later, Ethiopia’s ruling party must end impunity for human rights abuses

Africa Fisseha Tekle - 28 May 2019

The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front celebrates 28 years in power on Tuesday. Now is the time to confront its brutal past

Surviving Boko Haram’s war on children

Africa Shola Lawal - 16 May 2019

After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria should expect a warm welcome on their return home

New look, old ways? Benin’s leader and the authoritarian past

Africa Sophie Bouillon - 2 May 2019

Elected in 2016 by defeating the preferred successor of Thomas Boni Yayi, Patrice Talon won the top job without a traditional political power base

Boko Haram’s war on children

Africa Shola Lawal - 2 May 2019

After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria don't get a warm homecoming

Airbnb will leave West Bank homes listed to settle suits

Article Glenn Chapman - 10 Apr 2019

Arvind Ganesan, of New York-based Human Rights Watch, called Airbnb's retreat from the decision disappointing

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