Rwanda has completed the reintegration of 214 individuals linked to armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — including suspected members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) — in one of the most significant voluntary return programs in the Great Lakes region in recent years. The group crossed into […]
Protests erupted across Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday following the discovery of the battered body of Vigário Luís Balanta, a well-known civil society activist and vocal critic of the country’s military junta. The killing has sent shockwaves through Bissau and beyond, reigniting long-standing tensions between the junta-led government and independent voices demanding democratic accountability. Balanta, 34, was
Cameroon is moving ahead with a constitutional amendment that would reintroduce the position of Vice President — a dramatic structural shift that analysts say is designed to ease succession as President Paul Biya approaches his 93rd birthday. The bill, tabled in the National Assembly, proposes that the President and Vice President be elected together as
A major HRW report found Burkina Faso’s security forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadist militants between 2023-2025, documenting patterns that may constitute crimes against humanity.
800 South African soldiers deployed to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships as the country battles surging gang violence and overloaded police.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Médecins Sans Frontières has renewed its calls for pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences to allow humanitarian organizations direct access to lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug that has been hailed as one of the most significant biomedical breakthroughs in decades. Gilead has refused multiple requests from MSF to purchase the drug for
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MSF demands Gilead grant direct access to lenacapavir, the groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, warning the rollout excludes the world’s most vulnerable.
Gilead Under Fire: HIV Prevention Breakthrough Locked Away from Those Who Need It Most Read More »
A major HRW report found Burkina Faso’s security forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadist militants between 2023-2025, documenting patterns that may constitute crimes against humanity.
800 South African soldiers deployed to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships as the country battles surging gang violence and overloaded police resources.
Soldiers on the Cape Flats: South Africa Deploys 800 Troops to Fight Crime in Townships Read More »
MSF demands Gilead grant direct access to lenacapavir, the groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, warning the rollout excludes the world’s most vulnerable.
Gilead Under Fire: HIV Prevention Breakthrough Locked Away from Those Who Need It Most Read More »
Mozambique cleared its 630.1 million IMF debt, ending its status as the only country in arrears and opening the door to a new lending programme.
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Nearly half a million Ugandan children risk being shut out of early childhood education as Uganda’s free education expansion collides with a severe infrastructure shortage.
