From a village in newly independent Ghana to the forefront of the continent's democratic projectGROWING UP IN A NEW NATIONI was just old enough in 1957 to raise the flag of the newly independent Ghana ...

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed ...

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On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Council heard urgent updates on rising internal displacement driven by organised crime, escalating genocide risks and ...

United Capital Group, Nigeria's leading investment banking and financial services institution, has taken a major step in its Pan-African expansion, with the official launch of its West Africa ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has announced Nigeria’s readiness to host the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) from June 20 to 21, 2025, at the Abuja International ...

The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that the wilful impediment of access to food and relief for civilians in Gaza may constitute a war crime, describing attacks on civilians ...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Criminal Court if necessary. No stone will be left unturned until justice is done.

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

A shell-shocked President Tinubu traveled to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, where he directed security agencies to “hunt ...

Three West African nations create joint judicial institution amid regional security crisis Africa: Sahel States Establish Regional Criminal Court to Combat Terrorism and Rights Violations ...