Human rights groups are calling on Rwanda's government to institute thorough and independent investigation into the death of gospel musician, Kizito Mihigo.
The gospel music...
Human Rights Watch has accused Rwanda of illegally detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the capital, Kigali.
The rights group said...
A Gambian truth commission has heard testimony that former president Yahya Jammeh was responsible for numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office.
Human...
Faith-based and traditional healing centers in Ghana are reported to be defying a ban on chaining up patients considered to be suffering mental health conditions.
According...
Aid workers in Mozambique are forcing cyclone victims to trade sex for aid, according to Human Rights Watch.
The group claimed local officials in areas...
Hundreds of people with “real” or “perceived” mental health conditions remain chained in prayer camps in Ghana, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Ghana’s government...
Two human rights groups have stated that Kenya’s police forces have killed more than 33 people during street protests over the August 8 presidential election results.
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
