Thomas Jaye: an illustrious Pan-Africanist and security specialist September 2, 2020 One of the leading lights in Liberia’s security sector reform programme, Dr Thomas Jaye, died recently, aged 63. Adedeji Ebo pays tribute to a man who provided a mine of information about security issues in Africa DEATH is like a cap that we all […]
ALC Fellows making waves globally. August 20, 2020 IN 10 years of its existence, the African Leadership Centre, a joint initiative of King’s College London and the University of Nairobi, has trained and mentored 124 Fellows, 60 per cent of whom are women, from 22 African countries on Master’s and non-degree awarding programmes. “ALC alumni […]
Johnson Sirleaf leads evaluation of global COVID-19 response July 13, 2020 EX-President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is to co-chair, with the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, an independent panel to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 73rd World Health Assembly took the decision in May to establish the […]
WHO urges caution as African countries plan to re-start air travel July 7, 2020 AS African countries prepare to resume commercial flights later this month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to take “effective measures” to reduce the risk of a surge in COVID-19 infections as air borders are re-opened. In the early […]
The state of human rights in Africa amid COVID-19 June 22, 2020 Susan Muriungi, the Nairobi-based Africa Regional Director for Protection International, speaks to the ALC Pan-African Radio ALC Pan-African Radio: Human rights questions have been raised about how governments around the world have been using emergency powers to tackle COVID-19. Are such rights in […]
Darfur fugitive finally appears in court June 17, 2020 AFTER 13 years as a fugitive, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, has finally made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Darfur in Sudan. […]
Cote d’Ivoire awaits Gbagbo’s next move June 9, 2020 IVORIANS are awaiting the next move of their former President, Laurent Gbagbo, following the removal of restrictions that had been placed on him and his ex-Minister of Sports and Youth, Charles Blé Goudé, after being freed on all charges of crimes against humanity by the International […]
Call for ceasefire in African conflicts amid COVID-19 May 26, 2020 THERE must be an “immediate continent-wide ceasefire and cessation of hostilities [that would be] crucial for the well-being of citizens” in Africa during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Ethiopian Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Shiferaw Teklemariam, has urged. He said corona-virus would lead to […]
Rights group condemns ‘abduction’ of women politicians in Zimbabwe May 18, 2020 LAST week’s “abduction” of three women members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe has been condemned by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC). MDC MP Joana Mamombe and Young Assembly leaders Cecelia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were allegedly […]
‘COVID-19 emergency powers create human rights challenges’ May 3, 2020 WHILE governments around the world moved swiftly to counter the coronavirus, the emergency powers that were handed over to the various security forces are being seen as a threat to human rights. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has published a report on the need to make […]