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Burkina Faso: Famous whistle blower released after 4 days in custody

A famous whistleblower in Burkina Faso, Wendpouire Charles Sawadogo, arrested and suspected

Kenyan doomsday cult leader freed and rearrested

The leader of a Kenyan cult group and six others have been

Uganda parliament waters down anti-gay law

Parliament in Uganda has watered down an anti-homosexuality bill that originally criminalised

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ bills

Kenyan cult leader’s wife arrested in coastal town

The wife of a Kenyan pastor who is scheduled to appear in

Kenyan cult leader appears in court over mass deaths

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult has appeared in court, after

Al Jazeera journalist freed from pretrial detention in Egypt

An Al Jazeera correspondent has been released from about four years' pretrial

South Africa invites Russia’s Putin to BRICS summit via Zoom due to ICC arrest warrant

South Africa has invited Russian leader, Vladimir Putin to participate in the

Burundi’s human right record to be examined UN’s UPR working group

Burundi’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights

Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers

Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and