The concerns were raised during a panel discussion session titled "Independent Media and Resilient Civic Space" at the opening of the four-day Media and Development Conference (MDC 3.0) organised by t ...

At a time of growing backlash against women's rights, the civic space in which African women live, organise, and advocate is steadily shrinking. Across the continent, women's rights defenders are ...

Mr Akpabio said insecurity has weakened economic growth, forced schools and farms to shut down, and eroded youth confidence.

Environmental experts, public health specialists, and agricultural officers are calling on the government of Uganda to urgently ban the importation and circulation of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs ...

In a brightly lit room tucked behind one of Kampala's busiest streets, 17-year-old Somali refugee Sarah adjusts her hijab with the steadiness of someone who has taught herself to overcome fear. Today, ...

The police assured residents that Lagos remained safe. The Lagos State Police Command said it has intensified security deployments across schools, worship centres and other public institutions, amid ...

Head of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has launched a fierce attack on the Quartet and the US's Senior Advisor for ...

Analysis - US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic ...

As Pakistanis and Indians struggle with hazardous air quality, in Beijing - a city once notorious for its smog - the air quality is currently rated as good.

Saws has issued Orange and Yellow level warnings for storms, hail and floods across Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and parts of ...

The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison ...

Minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic ...