As the world marked the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) renewed its call for urgent, collective action to eliminate child labour — particularly in sectors like agriculture and artisanal mining, where millions of African children continue to work under hazardous conditions. Despite a global drop from 160 million child […]
The year-old war in Sudan has triggered “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by material support from foreign supporters who continue to flout United Nations sanctions, top United Nations and African Union officials warned on Friday (19 April). That the rival generals vying for power in Sudan “have been able to sustain their confrontation, it […]
Mozambique is under increasing international scrutiny following revelations that over 300 people were killed during a violent government crackdown on post-election protests between October 2024 and January 2025. A new Amnesty International report accuses the country’s security forces of unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests, and excessive force, calling the response ‘reckless and unnecessary.’ The protests erupted […]
