Amnesty International: Qatar's £5bn investment should not blind UK from human rights abuses
Warning from human rights organisation comes after the Qatar-UK Business Forum in London.
French foreign minister warns Congolese 'risk being disappointed' if political deal not implemented
Jean-Marc Ayrault warns Congolese people's "disappointment" may fuel a violent crisis.
CAR children deprived from having an education as armed groups and Minusca occupy schools
About 20% of CAR's schools are closed due to insecurity, displacement, or occupation by fighters.
Disturbing new videos appear to show DRC soldiers killing militia child soldiers
New footage shows suspected Kamwina Nsapu militiamen executed by soldiers in Kasai region.
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Disturbing details emerge following discovery of eight mass graves in DRC's Kasaï-Central
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US and Swedish UN experts kidnapped in DRC were investigating 'executions'
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Two UN experts 'abducted' in DRC's restive Kasaï region
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Two years on, Zimbabwean activist Itai Dzamara is still missing
On 9 March 2015, pro-democracy activist Dzamara was abducted by a group of men in the capital, Harare.
NGOs again beg UN Security Council to impose sanctions in Burundi for human rights abuses
HRW says targeted sanctions would show Burundian officials there are 'consequences for their abuses'.
DRC government investigating mass graves in Kasaï province says spokesman
UN top official urges Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry on violence against civilians.
Marine Le Pen is a fake feminist - she exploits women's rights to fuel her racist agenda
Le Pen is an anti-woman candidate, despite her claims to the contrary.
A feminist bookshop in the US has hidden books written by men for International Women's Day
It aims to highlight the gender imbalance in fiction by 'silencing' male authors.
Hutu exodus surges in DRC's North Kivu after Maï-Maï 'threaten' with new massacre
In November 2016, 30 people were killed in a Maï-Maï Mazembe attack in the Lubero territory.
Philippines: Police chief calls for 'men of burning desire' to join a reformed anti-drug force
Ronald dela Rosa said he hoped that this new campaign against drugs would be less bloody, if not bloodless.
Family of Dublin man jailed in Egypt warns time running out as hunger strike continues
Ibrahim Halawa was arrested in August 2013 in the midst of a government crackdown in Egypt.
Far-right mass murderer Anders Breivik's human rights 'not violated' in Norwegian prison, court rules
Extremist's isolation in prison not "degrading and inhumane", appeals court says.
Angola's government must investigate claims police beat peaceful protesters and set dogs on them
Demonstrators fear voter registration will be tampered with in forthcoming election.
DRC security forces killed 40 protesters in two weeks as Kabila was due to stand-down, says UN
Damning new report reveals that at least 917 people were arrested between 15 and 31 December 2016.
Philippines Police 'ready to go back' to Duterte's war on drugs
Police chief Ronald dela Rosa says the drug trade has returned to the streets of Manila.
Tanzania's 'ghost people': Putting an end to albino persecution
Grave digging for albino corpses and sale of body parts highlight that more needs to be done to tackle violence against persecuted minority.
Tanzania: Deputy health minister brands homosexuality 'unnatural' in latest online rant
Deteriorating situation for Tanzanian gay community facing up to 30 years imprisonment.
Dozens executed amid intensified fighting between rival militia groups in Central African Republic
Gruesome details have emerged of serious international crimes committed by rival ex-Seleka militias.
Amnesty International exposes mysterious espionage scheme against journalists and activists
Meet 'Safeena Malik', the fake persona at the heart of a cyber campaign targeting activists.
Malawi votes for historical amendment to irrevocably outlaw child marriage
One in two girls marry before the age of 18 in Malawi and are exposed to domestic and sexual violence.
DRC: UN demands 'independent' inquiry after 100 killed in clashes between army and militia
Concerns over high death toll and disproportionate use of force against Kamuina Nsapu militia in Kasai.
The Left want to think our troops are barbarians - that's why false Iraq war claims were believed
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The abandoned swimming pool in Greece where migrants are forced to live
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Central African Republic: Fighting intensifies between rival factions near Bambari
The predominantly Muslim Seleka rebellion splintered into several movements over leadership rivalries.
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