The UN rights chief also highlighted the impact climate change is having on insecurity around the world
Robert Mugabe shaped and twisted an entire nation in his own image. Now he can rule forever from the Great Presidential Palace in the Sky.
The country’s tackling of state capture gives it a unique ability to help the world’s newest country
The hardline stance by both the government and the Anglophone successionists hinders solutions
Leaders of this continent need to pay attention to the intellectual need of the majority of the population.
The militarised Warsai Yikealo Secondary School is at the heart of Eritrea’s repressive regime, according to Human Rights Watch
The leaders of Renamo and Frelimo hail the ‘new era’ ending clashes between the two since 2013
A world of narrowing options threatens to pit biofuels, forests and food production against each other
The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule
Only by working together can the Africa make its voice heard on the international stage
Since 2010, the tribunal has handled outstanding and ongoing cases from the former International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The long-term effect of humans on animals is increasingly well documented
The drug war is Duterte’s signature initiative and is heavily supported by many Filipinos
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in perpetuity by China in the mid-1800s. But following an agreement in 1997, it would be handed back to China
At least 104 people had been killed in attacks on villages in the southern region, the United Nations said on Wednesday
Many in Nigeria believe that familial and even societal honor depends on women’s complicity, purity, and silence
Deadly conflicts will be best addressed if Addis Ababa and New York increase co-operation
Violence flared on Saturday afternoon in Amhara, one of nine autonomous regions, when a ‘hit squad’ attacked a meeting of top officials
Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of Prince Mohammed, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2
At the end of 2017, by comparison, 68.5 million people were counted as being forcibly displaced by violence or persecution
As for a tsunami or any other calamity, corporates and individuals must dig into their pockets
UN condemns deadly Sudan crackdown as protesters call for ‘total civil disobedience’ to depose military rulers
Britain routed in UN vote on Chagos
The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain’s decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965
"For me the image captures a normal moment in an abnormal situation"
Conflicts and crises impede the implementation of the UN’s fourth sustainable development goal
Voluntary emissions cuts do not work: a uniform levy will end corruption and spread the burden of reform more fairly
The survivors of the brutal Terrain attack are demanding just compensation – but say the government is ignoring their claims
Israel also lifted restrictions on civilian movements in communities around the Gaza border on Monday morning
A new book by a leading economist challenges current negative perceptions about the continent
Washington threatened a veto if the text spoke of reproductive rights
The bloody milestone comes as the US steps up its air campaign in Afghanistan while pushing for a peace deal with the Taliban