The Rwandan-backed M23 controls Goma and Bukavu, while other armed groups continue to operate in Ituri, worsening the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Washington and Doha agreements remain ineffective in ...
Souleymane Camara, President of the Human Rights Defenders Network of Mali. Universal jurisdiction courts exist as a means of remedy against perpetrators, sponsors, or accomplices of international crimes. The recent withdrawal of the member states ...
The central demand of African leaders at the UN is a fundamental reform of global governance. They denounce persistent marginalization and call for a fair and equitable place in the international order, symbolized by permanent ...
The imminent end of AGOA, a preferential trade agreement with the United States, threatens tens of thousands of jobs in Kenya and reveals Africa’s economic vulnerability to international trade mechanisms. Kenya faces an imminent economic ...
“The disregard for the rules of war and the retreat from multilateralism threaten human rights and the global order,” warns the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sounded ...
In both Africa and Gaza, children bear the devastating consequences of armed conflict—threatening their lives, safety, and right to education. Urgent and coordinated action is needed to uphold justice, protect children, and turn international commitments ...
The complete abolition of nuclear testing is a decisive step toward peace and the creation of a world free of nuclear weapons. To achieve this goal, awareness-raising initiatives must be strengthened to promote universal ratification ...
As the 2025–2026 school year begins in Ethiopia’s Amhara region with the ambitious goal of enrolling 7.4 million students, armed conflicts, insecurity, droughts, and floods continue to deprive millions of children across Africa of their ...
While diplomatic efforts for peace in the DRC are essential, they must not serve as a cover for foreign economic objectives. Sustainable peace requires addressing the root causes of the conflict: inequality, poor governance, impunity, ...