Nearly 130 people have been “summarily executed” by Islamist insurgents in Niger in separate attacks since March, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. …
Jihadists ‘summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights groupNamibia Minute.
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- September 2025
… Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch recently accused the government of being behind arrests, abuse and forced disappearances. …
‘A bullet went through my skull': Tanzania abduction survivor- August 2025
… But Human Rights Watch estimates that the actual number is upwards of 40,000. Noorul Amin’s brothers Kairul (extreme right) and Syedul (extreme left) and his parents (centre) were allegedly deported to Myanmar On 6 May the 40 Rohingya refugees, who had UNHCR refugee cards and liv …
‘India put us on the boat like captives – then threw us in the sea'- April 2025
… Former president Robert Mugabe issued sweeping and controversial land reforms in 2000, converting 6 000 large, white-owned farms into close to 170 000 black-owned farms, according to Human Rights Watch. …
No title, no utilities, no problem:Inside Zanu-PF’s land-for-votes scheme- November 2019
… mmunity leaders and human rights groups say would go a long way in the healing process. “It is deplorable that not a single victim of Islamic State’s horrific abuses including sexual slavery has gotten their day in court,” said Belkis Wille, Iraq researcher for Human Rights Watch …
For Yazidis, Islamic State leader's death ‘doesn't feel like justice yet'
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2026 World Cup faces ticket prices, political tensions
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The one-month countdown to the 2026 Fifa World Cup begins Monday with a record 48 teams descending on the United States, Canada and Mexico, though soaring ticket prices, political tensions, and conflict in Iran have cast an early shadow over the tournament.
10 May 2026 · The Namibian →
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2026 World Cup faces ticket prices, political tensions
The one-month countdown to the 2026 Fifa World Cup begins Monday with a record 48 teams descending on the United States, Canada and Mexico, though soaring ticket prices, political tensions, and conflict in Iran have cast an early shadow over the tournament.
10 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Saturday 18 April
Africa must resist romanticising military dictators, analyst warns
Kenyan political analyst Nanjala Nyabola warns that African military leaders like Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré present themselves as anti-imperialist "saviours" while actually implementing authoritarianism, dissolved political parties and cracking down on dissent. The Namibian editorial argues that Namibians should be equally wary of the rise of populist personality-driven politics over substantive governance.
18 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 3 April
Burkina Faso military leader rejects democracy, extends autocratic rule
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a 2021 coup, declared that democracy "kills" and said Burkina Faso must abandon it in favour of an unspecified alternative approach. The junta leader, who broke a pledge to restore elections by July 2024, has dissolved political parties, suppressed dissent, and extended his rule for five additional years.
3 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 2 April
Senegal president signs law doubling jail terms for same-sex relationships
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed legislation doubling the maximum prison sentence to 10 years for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the "promotion" of homosexuality with sentences of three to seven years. The law was approved by parliament with an overwhelming majority and reflects a campaign promise, though it has drawn criticism from UN officials and international human rights groups.
2 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 1 April
Iran recruiting children aged 12 for security duties
Iran is deploying children as young as 12 in security roles including checkpoints and patrols, a practice confirmed by eyewitness accounts and highlighted by an 11-year-old's death at a checkpoint in Tehran. Human rights organisations say the recruitment programme violates international law and constitutes war crimes when children under 15 are involved.
1 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 16 March
Puntland forces battle Islamic State in remote Somali mountains
Somalia's Puntland Defence Forces, supported by US drone strikes and intelligence, are conducting sustained military operations against Islamic State fighters entrenched in the al-Miskad mountains. Though IS-Somalia's local threat capacity has diminished, the group remains a resilient organisation and continues to serve as a hub supporting Islamic State affiliates across Africa and beyond.
16 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 13 March
Senegal parliament approves law doubling penalty for same-sex relations
Senegal's parliament has approved legislation that doubles the maximum prison sentence to 10 years for same-sex sexual acts and criminalises the "promotion" of homosexuality. UN human rights officials and rights groups have warned the move could worsen discrimination and violence against sexual minorities, and could undermine the country's efforts to control HIV transmission.
13 March 2026 · The Namibian →