South Sudan — the world’s youngest nation, born in 2011 with the world’s highest hopes — is now described in the bluntest possible terms by the international monitors who track it. Human Rights Watch’s 2026 World Report opens its South Sudan chapter with a sentence that leaves no room for diplomatic hedging: the human rights […]
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Kenya’s retail landscape is undergoing a transformation that would have been unimaginable two decades ago. Where once neighbourhood dukas and open-air markets dominated daily shopping, a new generation of modern supermarket chains has taken root — from homegrown players like Naivas and Quickmart to international heavyweights like Carrefour and the recently expanded Shoprite franchise. The
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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MSF demands Gilead grant direct access to lenacapavir, the groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, warning the rollout excludes the world’s most vulnerable.
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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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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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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 »
800 South African soldiers deployed to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships as the country battles surging gang violence and overloaded police resources.
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