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Jihadist groups and national armies have been killing civilians across west Africa with "impunity" in the past two years, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Human Rights Watch has found that African governments continue to crack down and wrongly arrest political opponents, critics, activists and journalists. The rights group also says armed forces and ...

While a deal to halt hostility in Gaza may open up a window for renewed focus on wars in Africa – particularly in Sudan, the ...

As you would expect, it makes for some grim reading. In much of the world, government repression has expanded and deepened, ...

The report explores the transformative role of social safety nets (SSNs) in fragile, conflict-affected, and violent settings, ...

Humanitarian aid operations in some places may become impossible, as a report shows a dramatic rise in the use of armed ...

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has joined 14 other attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to extend ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore joined criticism of Macron's suggestion that some West African leaders ...

MOSCOW, January 14. /TASS/. Kiev hopes that Trump will support Ukraine's approach to resolving the conflict with Russia; Moscow reaffirms its support for the Panama Canal’s neutral status; and Hamas ...

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.