June 12, 2019 UN experts urge probe of violations against Sudan protesters U.N. experts are concerned that Sudan is sliding into a "human rights abyss" in the aftermath of the Sudanese security forces' deadly break-up of the main protest sit-in in the capital, Khartoum.
June 12, 2019 Uganda confirms first Ebola case since virus broke out in Congo A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighboring Congo last year, Uganda's health ministry said late Tuesday, in a blow to efforts by health workers who for months sought to prevent contamination across the heavily traveled frontier.Â
June 12, 2019 2 Canadian women abducted in Ghana have been rescued Authorities say two Canadian women who were abducted earlier this month in Ghana have been rescued.
June 11, 2019 Libyan coast guard intercepts 60 Europe-bound migrants Libya's coast guard says it has intercepted at least 60 Europe-bound migrants, including a woman, off the country's Mediterranean coast.
June 11, 2019 Botswana decriminalizes homosexuality in landmark ruling Botswana on Tuesday decriminalized homosexuality in a landmark decision by the nation's High Court on Tuesday.
June 11, 2019 South Sudan sentences prominent activist to more prison time A South Sudan court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent activist and economist to two years in prison after being accused of inciting an uprising behind bars in the capital, Juba.
June 11, 2019 Amnesty warns war crimes continuing in Sudan's Darfur Amnesty International says Sudanese security forces are continuing to commit "war crimes and other serious human rights violations" in the Darfur region.
June 11, 2019 African activists urge Eritrea's leader to launch reforms More than 100 African writers and activists are urging Eritrea's authoritarian leader to protect basic freedoms and launch political reforms in the continent's "most closed society."
June 11, 2019 Botswana's High Court rejects laws criminalizing gay sex Botswana's High Court has rejected sections of the penal code that criminalize same-sex relations and impose up to seven years in prison.
June 11, 2019 Egypt demands Christie's halt auction of King Tut statue Egypt is trying to halt an auction of a 3,000-year-old stone sculpture of the famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun at Christie's in London.