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World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project

TheWorldsNewsApril 3, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 3, 20250

Communities in Ruaha national park reject response to alleged assault and evictions of herders during tourism scheme funded by the bank The World Bank is...

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People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’

TheWorldsNewsApril 1, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 1, 20250

Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report says People displaced from their homes alongside the site of an...

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Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

TheWorldsNewsMarch 9, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 9, 20250

More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa...

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Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum

TheWorldsNewsMarch 7, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 7, 20250

Exclusive: What appears to be a vast burial site found at former Rapid Support Forces base in Sudan, while rescued detainees speak of torture, starvation...

Africa Colonialism Global development Human rights news Uganda World news

Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala

TheWorldsNewsMarch 4, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 4, 20250

After a five-year campaign, landmarks and streets honouring British colonialists will be renamed to reflect Ugandan culture Campaigners have welcomed a court ruling to remove...

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‘Each of us is afraid’: Guinea’s junta leader tightens grip as opposition lies low

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 11, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 11, 20250

Mamady Doumbouya has led the country since a 2021 coup. Some fear he has no intention of relinquishing power Across Guinea’s capital, Conakry, billboards and...

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Fears grow for health of social media influencer arrested on live TV in Sierra Leone

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 10, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 10, 20250

Hawa Hunt’s detention a month ago was politically motivated, say daughter and rights groups, who also raise concerns about her treatment in jail Fears are...

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British-Egyptian dissident mulls giving up citizenship over failure to be released

TheWorldsNewsJanuary 31, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 31, 20250

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family reveal letters showing his despair after initial hopes David Lammy could get him freed from Cairo jail Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the...

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Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death

TheWorldsNewsJanuary 27, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 27, 20250

Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring...

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Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse

TheWorldsNewsJanuary 24, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 24, 20250

Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangements The European Commission is fundamentally overhauling how it makes payments...

Category : Human rights

World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project

People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’

Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum

Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala

‘Each of us is afraid’: Guinea’s junta leader tightens grip as opposition lies low

British-Egyptian dissident mulls giving up citizenship over failure to be released

Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death

Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

‘I had 30 Lamborghinis’: Pablo Escobar’s top cocaine pilot gives first interview

Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario

Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds

Idris Elba: ‘I want to build the African Odeon’

Russia claims it will begin talks with US...

Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment...

Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB...

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five...

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario

Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds

Home Office accused of ‘racist crackdown’ on Nigerians after denial of visit visa

UK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena Kennedy

British businessman accused of plotting to smuggle US military technology to China

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

‘I had 30 Lamborghinis’: Pablo Escobar’s top cocaine pilot gives first interview

Venezuela warns US is dangerous anyway as countries respond to Trump travel ban

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