A court in Ethiopia has found four government critics and a former opposition supporter guilty of terrorism charges.

Mass demonstrations over fuel price rises continue in Nigeria after the killing of at least one protester.

A Dutch court has upheld a guilty verdict against Trafigura for illegally exporting toxic waste to Cote d'Ivoire.

Virtually the entire population of Abyei remains displaced by ongoing fighting between factions in Sudan and South Sudan.

Members of the opposition in the DRC have been targeted in dozens of politically motivated arrests by the security forces since elections last month.

Nigeria's Senate has passed a draconian bill that threatens basic human rights and criminalizes same-sex relationships.

The South African parliament has passed a controversial secrecy bill which will put severe limitations on free speech.

A new report shows that Shell’s failure to promptly stop and clean up oil spills in Bodo has devastated the lives of tens of thousands.

A new report describes how Ugandan journalists, opposition politicians and activists are being targeted for criticizing the authorities.