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latest news & developmentsSouth African company accused of fuelling toxic lead crisis in Zambia
Human Rights Watch has found that the lead-contaminated waste in Kabwe, Zambia, puts residents health at risk
Israeli propaganda yet again poses as fact
Israel is using water as a weapon of war in Gaza
Israel uses water as a weapon of war in Gaza
Israel’s destruction of infrastructure and restrictions on this essential resource is putting millions of lives at risk
An open letter to African Union Commission chairperson candidates
The AU’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations
‘Rebels’ should give up hope of ruling Sudan, says RSF adviser
US peace talks to end the 16-month war in the country have yielded no concrete results
Cameroon’s Biya clamps down as criticism of him intensifies
Over the past few months, many government critics, including opposition leaders and journalists, have been jailed or forced into exile
Sudan civil war fuels sexual violence and humanitarian crisis
Both sides are accused of war crimes, and millions of people have been displaced and face famine in 14 areas of civil war in the country
Media crackdown in Burkina Faso intensifies
More foreign news outlets are gagged over massacre reports accusing soldiers of killing at least 223 people in revenge attacks in February
Total football, total sportswashing
The beautiful game arrives at the perfect time to scrub the mud off Afcon’s lead sponsor
Human Rights Watch urges Africa to be vigilant during elections
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini were singled out as countries of crucial concern
SA, International Law and stopping the coming tragedy
We cannot be like the West and turn our back on the Palestinian people and the question of their freedom
Human rights report details onslaught on Rwandan dissidents
It says the international community has failed to recognise and stem the persecution of Rwandan refugees and critics of the Kagame regime
Saudis use ‘sportswashing’ to paint over alleged killings
The government denies any wrongdoing, describing the allegations of the murder of Africans on the country’s borders as unfounded
DRC stockpiles fuel illegal wildlife trade
Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Online racism rampant in China
Given its undeniable control over the internet, does the state have a responsibility to halt the hatred?