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Lawsuit Filed Against TotalEnergies Over 2021 Mozambique Attack

Lawsuit Filed Against TotalEnergies Over 2021 Mozambique Attack

Seven survivors and relatives of victims of a 2021 attack in northern Mozambique have filed a legal complaint against TotalEnergies,…

HRW calls for holding Rwanda accountable for its domestic human rights record and its alleged extraterritorial repression. The Rwandan government, however, asserts that it has made remarkable progress in advancing the rights, well-being, and dignity of its citizens over the past 29 years and will not be deterred by what it perceives as politically motivated accusations.
Rwanda

Rwanda Faces Accusations of Suppressing Critics Abroad

A human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has accused the government of Rwanda of engaging in a campaign of…

Economic Liberation Takes Center Stage at Uganda's Independence Celebration in South Africa

Economic Liberation Takes Center Stage at Uganda’s Independence Celebration in South Africa

On October 9th, Ugandans worldwide marked the 61st anniversary of their country's independence. In Uganda, the national celebrations were hosted…

Death Row Beauty Queen Appeals to Kenyan Supreme Court with Battered Women Syndrome Claim
Lang'ata Women's Prison

Death Row Beauty Queen Appeals to Kenyan Supreme Court with Battered Women Syndrome Claim

Ruth Kamande, a former beauty queen incarcerated on death row for the 2015 murder of her boyfriend, has been given…

M23 - Escalating Conflict Grips Eastern DR Congo
DR Congo

Escalating Conflict Grips Eastern DR Congo

Clashes have become worse in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The national army has…

Informal Maize Trade Triggers Market Rejections in Uganda

Informal Maize Trade Triggers Market Rejections in Uganda

In 2018, Kenya turned away 600,000 tons of maize from Uganda because it wasn't good enough and had dangerous aflatoxins.…