The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
The annual Freedom in the World report, which ranks nations according to civil liberties and political rights, shows which countries are "free", "partly free" and "not...
The Africa Centre for Strategic Studies has declared that human trafficking has become a multibillion-dollar business in Africa, one that African governments have been slow to...
Demonstrations against the current regime have opened up a space for debate and self-expression in Algeria, recalling the crucial need for a free and involved civil...
A second patient has reportedly been cured of HIV, after stem-cell therapy, which could be a major milestone in the global fight against the AIDS epidemic....
