Rwanda scheme would ‘completely erode’ UK’s standing on world stage
New Human Rights Watch head Tirana Hassan says UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers is ‘cheap politics’ The UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to...
Category : Africa
Refugees trying to reach Italy die after boat sinks off coast of Tunisia
Latest tragedy comes as authorities in north African country crack down on undocumented sub-Saharan Africans At least 19 people from sub-Saharan Africa have died while...
Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina to be released from prison
Ex-hotelier whose actions saved lives during 1994 genocide has sentence for terrorism charges commuted Paul Rusesabagina, a businessman whose role in saving more than 1,000...
Ethiopian PM appoints TPLF official as head of Tigray interim administration
Move follows peace deal between rebels and federal government that ended two-year conflict The Ethiopian government has said it has appointed a senior official in...
Tanzania announces outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease
Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-west Tanzania has announced its first outbreak of the...
Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda
Home secretary’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholars Legal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms”...
Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality
Human rights campaigners condemn bill introducing capital and life imprisonment sentences MPs in Uganda have passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which would make homosexual acts...
US calls conditions in Rwanda’s detention centres harsh to life-threatening
Ally’s criticism will be hard to dismiss as UK tries to push through £120m migrant scheme Britain’s closest ally, the US, has criticised Rwanda’s dire...
Drought caused 43,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia last year, half of them young children
New report uncovers tragic scale of climate-led crisis and warns of up to 34,000 more deaths so far this year A new report released by...
World’s biggest single eradication operation aims to remove mice from island
Invasive house mice threaten endangered seabirds and wildlife on Marion Island in Indian Ocean Non-native house mice are to be removed from Marion Island in...