Somali peace activist Ilwad Elman has reportedly won the coveted 2020 German Africa Prize for her continued humanitarian work in her homeland. According to DW, Elman received the award in person from German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas last night. Elman…
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South Africa Makes Strides and Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly passed into law the Civil Union Amendment Bill which will prevent officiating officers from refusing to conduct same-sex marriages. President Ramaphosa officially passed the bill earlier today. This news comes as a welcome…
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Veteran Ethiopian Political Activist Mesfin Woldemariam Has Died
Ethiopian activist Professor Mesfin Woldemariam and founder of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council has passed away. Woldemariam reportedly passed away on Tuesday in the capital city Addis Ababa reportedly from coronavirus-induced complications. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has since expressed his…
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Tunisian President Calls for Death Penalty Following Murder of Young Woman
Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced legislation reinstating the death penalty for murderers. This announcement follows public outrage after the death of a 29-year-old Tunisian woman whose lifeless body was found in a ditch in Ain Zaghouan. President Saied’s call…
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Black Activists Attempt to Remove Congolese Statue from Dutch Museum
A Black activist group, led by Congolese born Mwazulu Diyabanza, has been arrested after they livestreamed the removal of a Congolese funeral statue from Afrika Musuem in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Diyabanza spoke on behalf of the group which is reportedly part…
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US Missionary Worker Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes in Kenyan Orphanage
Gregory Dow, a 61-year-old US missionary from Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, between 2013 and 2017.Dow moved to West Kenyan town Boito in 2008 to build and run the…
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Death of Cameroonian Journalist, Samuel Wazizi, Concealed By Military for 10 Months
The death of Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi in military custody last Friday is being called “the worst crime against a journalist in the past 10 years in Cameroon” by media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). It was confirmed on…
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