Countries NGO alarmed after Senegal arrests 12 on same-sex charges Dakar – Gay rights advocacy group Stop Homophobia voiced alarm on Monday over the arrest in Senegal of 12... Read more 10 Feb
Countries NGO says Sahel-based jihadists spilling into Africa’s west coast Abidjan – Jihadist violence in the Sahel region is spreading to countries along Africa’s western coast, global conflict monitoring group... Read more 12 Dec, 2025
Countries Eritrean NGO welcomes release of 13 prisoners after 18 years Addis Ababa – An Eritrean human rights NGO on Wednesday welcomed the release of 13 people detained without trial... Read more 11 Dec, 2025
Countries NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestation Monrovia – Some of the world’s best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia’s... Read more 25 Nov, 2025
Countries Sudan aid workers forced to ‘choose who to save’ in Darfur: NGO Cairo – Humanitarian workers in Sudan’s Darfur are being forced to “choose who to save” due to insufficient resources,... Read more 20 Nov, 2025
Countries Tunisia rights groups raise alarm over NGO suspensions Tunis – Rights groups in Tunisia are “raising the alarm” after authorities temporarily suspended the activities of several NGOs... Read more 12 Nov, 2025
Burkina Faso Burkina junta arrests European NGO workers for ‘spying’ Abidjan – Burkina Faso’s military government said Tuesday it had arrested eight members of a humanitarian group, including three... Read more 8 Oct, 2025
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso arrests French head of NGO accused of spying Abidjan – The French head of an NGO in Burkina Faso specialising in humanitarian safety was arrested in Ouagadougou... Read more 4 Sep, 2025
Countries Renowned Kenyan human rights activist arrested Nairobi – Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi was arrested at his home near Nairobi and his office searched,... Read more 21 Jul, 2025
Countries Eritrea rearming risks regional destabilisation: US NGO Addis Ababa – Eritrea is rebuilding its army and still destabilising its neighbours, particularly Ethiopia, following a 2018 decision... Read more 2 Jul, 2025