Death of Lawyer in Custody Reignites Concern over Human Rights

Washington to facilitate talks on controversial Renaissance Dam

US President Donald Trump has invited the foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to go to Washington to hold talks on the giant hydroelectric dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile. The huge project, named Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is the subject of dispute, mainly between Ethiopia and Egypt. Egypt, which relies almost totally on […]

China, Kenya elevate relations to “all-weather” partnership

China and Kenya have upgraded their bilateral relationship to a new level, pledging to create an “all-weather” China-Africa community during Kenyan President William Ruto’s first state visit to Beijing, the countries announced on Thursday. Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, both leaders committed to “injecting more stability into the world with the certainty of China-Africa […]

Activists arrested in Senegal, outstanding academic handed prison sentence in Mali

An activist and a preacher were arrested in Senegal and a well-known academic was sentenced to two years in prison in Mali, all for criticizing their respective governments, casting a shadow over basic human rights and mainly freedom of expression in both countries. The two individuals were taken into police custody in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, […]