The U.N.’s top human rights official, Volker Türk, appealed Friday for $452 million to fund the critical work of the high commissioner’s office in protecting and defending human rights throughout the world this year.The high commissioner’s office is th…
On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the…
Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.The long-standing practice of …
A court in Botswana has issued an arrest warrant for former President Ian Khama for the possession of illegal firearms.The judge issued orders that Khama should be arrested on sight.The 69-year-old left the country last year and has been residing in ne…
GABORONE, BOTSWANA — A Botswana court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Ian Khama, who is facing 14 charges ranging from unlawful possession of firearms to money laundering.Khama fled to neighboring South Africa a year ago, after a bitt…
As the U.S. welcomed African leaders to Washington for a summit this week, the media freedom record of several of those countries was brought into focus.At least 56 journalists are in prison for their work in 11 African countries, several of which have…
Last May, the Gambia’s government vowed to implement the recommendations of a reconciliation commission set up to address human rights abuses committed by the regime of dictatorial former president Yahya Jammeh.For victims of Jammeh’s 22-year reign, an…
In 2018, as Uganda was catering for hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese escaping conflict across the border, a major corruption and mismanagement scandal hit the country’s widely praised refugee programme.The scandal, which implicated both governme…
