A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and Rwanda.

Somalia’s recent commissioning of its first-ever female defence cadets is a reflection of a wider development that is progressively bringing more women into command, peacekeeping and reform in ...

Column - When will the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RD Congo) cease to be "Belge"? The response to this question will be that DR Congo ceased to be "Belge" when it gained its independence. Indeed ...

The juntas in central Africa began to look to the Americans and French for help again.

The following remarks were delivered by Ida Sawyer, director of Human Rights Watch’s Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division, during a Side Event at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, ...

Press Release - The following remarks were delivered by Ida Sawyer, director of Human Rights Watch's Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division, during a Side Event at the United Nations General Assembly on ...

The highlights this week: Ghana faces increased scrutiny over its handling of third-country deportations from the United States, Guineans vote on a new draft constitution, and the criminal trial of ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of ‘horrific’ atrocities.

As global momentum builds for Palestinian recognition, Asmara and Yaoundé remain the lone African holdouts, bound to Israel by survival and strategy.

Instead of young Africans trading their dreams for a place in someone else’s war, the international community should embrace them.