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British Embassy in South Sudan evacuates personnel after heavy fighting
Source within South Sudan British Embassy advised "anyone to find a commercial flight out of Juba."
Jul 12, 2016
Arusha peace talks in tatters as Burundi government rejects presence of opposition members
IBTimes UK speaks to activist Pacifique Nininahazwe, who was excluded from the talks.
Jul 12, 2016
South Sudan: Is the new bout of bloodletting the start of a civil war?
IBTimes UK looks at South Sudan, where warring sides declared a ceasefire after violence killed more than 200.
Jul 12, 2016
South Sudan: Hundreds dead after 4 days of fighting between government and rebel forces ends in ceasefire
Skirmishes a reminder of 2013-15 civil war that left tens of thousands dead and displaced 2.2 million.
Jul 12, 2016
Burundi: What to expect from the Inter-Burundi Dialogue in Arusha
IBTimes UK speaks to opposition and peace activists about possible outcome of talks.
Jul 11, 2016
Zimbabwe's #ThisFlag movement vows to shut country down over police brutality
Leader Pastor Evan Mawarire calls for international help as regime blames Western governments.
Jul 11, 2016
Who is Pastor Evan Mawarire, the man behind #ThisFlag subversive protest movement?
Cleric seen as new national hero, launched 'safe' platform for everyone to vent their frustrations.
Jul 08, 2016
Gambia: Husbands face 20 years in jail for marrying girls under 18 in landmark child-marriage ban
Country joins Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Malawi in trying to ensure girls do not face death from early pregnancy.
Jul 08, 2016
#ZimShutDown2016: Why Zimbabweans are shutting down the country over 'economic collapse'
The 30th civilian protest against bad governance since January, the landmark #ThisFlag shutdown closed businesses.
Jul 07, 2016
Tanzania: How the nation is tackling child marriage and teenage pregnancy - with 30-year jail sentences
Marrying early often means girls drop out of school and are exposed to domestic and sexual violence.
Jul 07, 2016
Torture in Burundi: Police said it 'would pull a tooth a day until I admitted I worked for human rights'
Former detainees told HRW Burundi's intelligence services has allegedly 'become increasingly vicious'.
Jul 07, 2016
Rwandan genocide: French court sentences former Rwandan mayors to life over 1994 Tutsi massacres
Survivor told court: "Someone said 'don't waste the bullets' and they continued with machetes".
Jul 07, 2016
Brazil: Police killed 645 people in Rio de Janeiro state in 2015
Human Rights Watch claims police officers routinely cover up extrajudicial killings in Rio de Janeiro
Jul 07, 2016
Brazil: Rio state failed to address threat of extrajudicial executions by corrupt police
Police killed 645 people in Rio state in 2015, and more than 8,000 in the last decade
Jul 07, 2016
Kenyan High Court hears details on torture and murder of rights lawyer Willie Kimani and associates
Initial reports suggest that Administration Police officers may have been involved in the murders.
Jul 06, 2016
Rwanda: The Hague approves extradition of two Rwandans suspected of participating in 1994 Genocide
Jean Claude Iyamuremye and Jean Baptiste Mugimba are suspected of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Jul 06, 2016
Tanzania: Prime Minister bans shisha smoking over concerns of link with drug and alcohol abuse
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa asked businesses in Dar es Salaam to stop shisha sales by 11 July.
Jul 06, 2016
Burundi: Civil society rejects government claims 'violence is not ethnically motivated'
Opposition tells IBTimes UK Burundi's forces carry out targeted killings of members of the Tutsi community.
Jul 05, 2016
Kenya: Willie Kimani autopsy reveals lawyer and associates were beaten and strangled to death
Three police officers are being held over offences relating to the killings.
Jul 05, 2016
DRC: UNC party's Jean-Bertrand Ewanga and Vital Kamerhe appear united after Genval crisis
UNC heavyweights Ewanga and Claudel Lubaya criticised for appearing at Congolese talks without UNC approval.
Jul 05, 2016
Burundi: Government denies UN findings that violence has 'ethnic twist'
Human Rights Minister Martin Nivyabandi says security operations in 'respect of international law'.
Jul 05, 2016
Rwanda: Eradicating poverty is 'another milestone of liberation', says President Kagame
Celebrating 22nd Liberation Day, Kagame said Rwanda still has to strive for total liberation.
Jul 04, 2016
Brexit: French presidential hopeful Alain Juppé says border control should move back to UK soil
Brexit vote has called into question how UK deals with the thorny issue of free movement of people.
Jul 04, 2016
Kenya: 'Heinous killing' of lawyer Willie Kimani must be investigated say human rights groups
Bodies of lawyer Willie Kimani, his client, and their driver found prior to police trial.
Jul 04, 2016
Kenya refugees: 'Resettlement is better than where I am right now because here I am stateless'
IBTimes UK meets one of the 1% of refugees lucky enough to be resettled
Jul 02, 2016
Kizza Besigye: Uganda drops criminal charges against FDC leader but treason charges still stand
Dr Besigye, a long-time rival of President Museveni, has been repeatedly beaten, hospitalised and jailed.
Jul 01, 2016
Kenya: Human-rights groups call for police accountability in wake of 'unlawful' detentions
UPDATE: Bodies of rights lawyer Willie Kimani and his driver Joseph Muiruri allegedly found in Nairobi
Jul 01, 2016
Kenya refugee repatriation to Somalia may see many join al-Shabaab or face sexual abuse
EXCLUSIVE: Somali refugees tell IBTimes UK of the threats they could face if they are returned to Somalia.
Jun 30, 2016
Migrant crisis: France broke international law deporting dozens to high-risk countries
'These migrants have probably suffered inhuman treatment upon arrival,' human-rights groups have warned.
Jun 30, 2016
François Hollande rejects suspension of Le Touquet treaty at Calais despite UK Brexit
French government reassures UK 2003 border agreement will remain in place despite UK voting to leave EU.
Jun 30, 2016
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