BLANTRYE, MALAWI – Refugees and their advocates in Malawi have expressed alarm at President Lazarus Chakwera’s defense of a plan to force about 2,000 people back into a refugee camp. A court injunction has prevented their immediate relocation, but auth…
Governance
South Africa: ANC in power struggle over corruption allegations
The secretary-general of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has refused to comply with his suspension after being charged with corruption.The dispute illustrates a power struggle within the governing party.Ace Magashule denies the charges a…
US Senators Express Support for Sudan’s Transitional Government
A delegation of U.S. senators who visited Sudan this week expressed support for Khartoum’s transitional government in moving toward democracy and debt relief.Senators Christopher Coons and Chris Van Hollen met with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok; the h…
Chad’s Military Names New Government; Opposition Rejects It
Chad’s military rulers named a new government on Sunday after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, but leading opposition figures rejected the appointments as a continuation of an old order they hoped to erase.Deby’s death last month on the …
Malawi Leader Announces Measures to Improve Conditions for Workers
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has announced reforms his administration will take to create better conditions and rights for workers in his country. Presiding over a commemoration for Internationals Workers Day Saturday at his State House in Blant…
UN Condemns Deadly Force by Chadian Security Against Protesters
GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office condemns the deadly use of force by Chad’s security forces against peaceful protesters demanding a return to civilian rule. Nationwide demonstrations throughout the past week have been met with a fierce respons…