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The Association of Somali Universities warns that growing security agency interference on campuses, including student arrests in Mogadishu, is undermi...
President William Ruto has posthumously awarded Pheroze Nowrojee the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear, recognising his role in Kenya’s human ri...
CJ Koome said Kenya continues to grapple with serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, homelessness...
Rights groups report 97 extrajudicial killings, 72 torture cases and other abuses in Kenya in 2025, warning of a slide toward authoritarian rule and s...
A CIVICUS report says at least 180 journalists were detained across sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, with Somalia and Kenya leading arrests and deadly crac...
Human Rights Watch urges Tanzania to free detained opposition supporters and activists ahead of independence day, end online censorship, and widen the...
Ghana’s foreign ministry has issued a rare public rebuke of Tanzania over post-election violence, urging accountability, due process and protection of...
The assessment was conducted to provide insights for key stakeholders and policymakers at local, national, regional, and international levels to guide...
Samuel Peter Oyay, a vocal critic of President Salva Kiir, was seized from his Dubai home after publishing articles exposing alleged corruption and po...
Human rights groups and media organisations have called for stronger protections, expressing concern over rising threats against reporters, particular...
Maraga, who was flanked by officials of his Green Movement Party of Kenya in Nairobi, said Ruto's action is a mockery of the Constitution and constitu...
The organisation added that a total of 40 patients had been treated through ambulance services on Thursday.
Although he sometimes called out bias in the media, he frequently defended journalists and the industry whenever it came under political attack. He ra...
The most heartbreaking chapters of Odinga's memoir are about his detention and suffering from electoral defeats.
Introduced by the Economic Freedom Fighters during Heritage Month, the proposal argues it’s wrong for a national symbol to honour a figure tied to rac...
Judges said his posts incited violence and disorder, violating both Tunisia’s penal code and the 2022 cybercrime law, Decree 54. Observers note this i...
The charges stem from a widely circulated video showing Malema firing between 14 and 15 live rounds into the air while on stage before 20,000 supporte...
MCK CEO David Omwoyo explained that the new system would allow real-time identification of unethical conduct, particularly among vernacular broadcaste...
He told colleagues he was investigating claims that the magistrate in question had received a bribe to rule in favour of one of the parties in a case...
It added that a 28-member National Campaign Team will travel across the country spreading the freedom message.
According to the report, press freedom fell most sharply in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso and Myanmar, which are all in a state of war and unrest.
The Bill focuses on addressing procedural gaps in Parliament to enhance support for county governments, rather than altering term limits or executive...
According to the prosecution, Mokaya used his X account, Landlord @bozgabi, to share the image on November 13, 2024, in a way that could mislead the p...
In its ruling on Wednesday, the court maintained that Malema "demonstrated an intent to incite harm", noting that while it is okay to criticise someon...
The goons pelted stones towards Gachagua's motorcade as it made its way out of JKIA, allegedly in a bid to block its entry to the CBD.
Kenya scored only 36 per cent in the general framework for protecting human rights defenders, with KNCHR citing the absence of a specific protection l...
The State of Internet in Kenya: 2020–2024 study by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), released on Thursday, says government actions and restric...
Even before she could finish, Lidigu was cut short by Duale. “Stop it there. We are not in possession of that letter. The person who wrote it has not...
Researchers are also concerned about the influence of big tech in Africa. Digital platforms like Google and Facebook can shape the news and informatio...
The stakeholders said the proposed code had undergone intensive public participation and received overwhelming support from practitioners.
