Human Rights

All around the world refugees leave their homes due to violent conflicts and seek safety in neighbouring countries. Yet flight does not...

The combination of instability and criminality is having a dramatic effect on the lives of people in Nigeria. It is estimated that...

Zambia has a reputation for political stability and unity rooted in the efforts of – sadly recently departed – founding father Kenneth...

As one of the few countries to have experienced multiple democratic transfers of power, Zambia has long been considered among Africa’s more...

Given the imperial like constitutional powers endowed to the President of Tanzania, it is easy to assume that one person – the...

The number of people from sub-Sahara Africa seeking refuge almost tripled between 2009 and 2019. During that period, flight and migration from...

A political crisis has engulfed eSwatini (formerly Swaziland). The trigger for protests against the authoritarian monarchy of Mswati III was the mysterious...

On 12 April 1973 a new baby democracy was stillborn by the banning of political parties and the imposition of the “Tikhundla”...

It has become common to argue that most Africans are not that committed to democracy. Commentators often suggest that Africans care more...

According to a report published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), an estimated 426 million children were living in close proximity...