Israeli PM Netanyahu with Sudanese Burhan

Egypt : Constitutional referendum widens political division

Egyptian s will be heading to the polls on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide on the approval of the newly drafted constitution. The outcome of the referendum is crucial in determining the country’s future and religious leaders have urged citizens to participate. However, political parties remain widely divided over the constitution and some have decided […]

U.S. report decries deteriorating human rights situation & growing repression in Algeria

The human rights situation in Algeria deteriorated in 2023 due to increased repression and violation of the freedoms of expression, press, assembly, and association, says the U.S State Department in its latest annual country report on the human rights situation in Algeria. The report cites documented cases of torture, arbitrary arrests, and inhuman treatment of […]

Ethiopia accused of committing genocide during Tigray war — report

There is a compelling evidence that Ethiopia and its military allies committed genocidal acts against Tigrayans during the two-year armed conflict in the Horn of Africa country, a new report has concluded. Published on Tuesday (4 May) by the US-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page report quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent accounts that Ethiopian […]