Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 06:23
South Africa has recently passed legislation, the Prevention of Torture Act 2013, yet in our democratic, non-racial, non-sexist South Africa, torture continues.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:19
This rising tide of jihadism and emboldened terrorists, could undermine Africa’s growing ambition to rise to a position of global pre-eminence; overcome the legacies of war and conflict and utilise its huge resources to tackle poverty and underdevelopment.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 09:57
Boko Haram has released a video message in which it claims responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, that killed at least 75 people.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 09:44
In strife-torn CAR, many citizens have begun to long for the "good old days" of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the emperor who became infamous for his brutality.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 07:00
Zambian police have used batons and teargas on a crowd of opposition activists outside a police station where their leader had been summoned.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:40
In efforts to stem the violence in the Central African Republic, Rwanda says it will send some 800 troops to the country.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 07:07
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Rwanda's former spy chief Patrick Karegeya, who was found dead in a Sandton hotel.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:00
The country is on edge over the death of another activist – and the state's apparent glee.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:09
The UN Security Council will vote on Friday on an African call for the International Criminal Court trial of Kenyan leaders to be suspended for a year, diplomats said.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 09:20
Rwanda, under intense international pressure over its alleged covert aid to M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has maintained total silence since the group's defeat.