A food insecurity crisis is causing South Sudanese to flee into Sudan, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. About 38,000 people have fled so far, with some moving into East and South Darfur. There is a dire need…
According to the UN Children’s Fund, nearly 33,000 children are facing malnutrition in Zimbabwe. This statistic is the worst that the country has seen in about fifteen years. A decrease in the amount of rain has contributed to the malnutrition,…
On February 20, 2015, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won re-election after garnering nearly twice as many votes as the closest opposition candidate. Museveni’s 30-year rule over the country is now set to extend another term. The victory does not come…
“The era of exclusion is over,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to a room full of delegates at the 26th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU), which took place from January 21-31, 2016 at the AU Headquarters in…
On Friday, February 12, 2016, Advocate Khotso Nthontho was arrested and briefly detained in Maseru, Lesotho. Although he was released by court order that same night, in the intervening hours both his home and car were riddled with bullets in…