A five-day training to equip local actors in West and Central Africa with the skills to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has been held in Cotonou, Benin.  The programme was organised by the Women, Youth, Peace and Security Institute of the Kofi Annan …

Just a couple of months ago Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) region was in turmoil with youth movement coup d'etat in Niger, Gabon, Burkina Faso and Mali. According to ECOWAS anti-coup protocol they stood expelled by that act. In rebellion …

Belgian citizen Shallie Abbiusi has taken the Republic of Ghana to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, seeking damages of $1 million. Abbiusi's legal action stems from alleged violations of her human rights during …

In a significant move that could reshape land rights in Zimbabwe, Clifford Hlatywayo, a legislator from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has called for the enactment of a law that would guarantee security of tenure for all lands. This proposal …

Programme Director,  Mr Sid Wahi, the Executive Director of Forbes Africa, Your Excellency, Mrs. Graca Machel, our former First Lady, Mrs. Humile Mashatile, Spouse of our Deputy President,  Ms Roberta Naicker, the Managing Director of the ABN Group,  Mr …

Zimbabwe is a signatory to various gender equality frameworks at both regional and international levels. The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) joins the rest of the world in celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of women worldwide  on …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigerian governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike. The suit is "over their failure to account for the alleged missing …

The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human rights defenders, Amnesty International, Southern Defenders …

Zimbabwe's delegation to the 77th session of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) has formally lodged a complaint regarding unverified allegations made by a panelist from the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) concerning the …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Instrument of Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, which was adopted by the Thirtieth Ordinary Session of the …