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Amnesty International warned Wednesday that plans by five European Union member-state governments for migrant “return hubs” in Rwanda and Uganda risk creating “cruel black holes for human rights.” The statement came two days before the governments are to meet to review progress on the plans. Cmmenting on the human rights risks that these migrant “return hubs” [...]

INTERPOL announced on Monday that it has released a new report entitled “African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026,” which reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) now drives over 55 percent of cybercrime across Africa, with financial losses doubling to $484 million since 2024. In commenting on the significance of the report, the director for cybercrime at INTERPOL, [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday condemned the growing crackdown on fundamental freedoms in Uganda, raising concerns about the erosion of the rule of law in the country and increasing military involvement in civilian institutions, which contribute to a shrinking of civic space. In commenting on the current state of domestic [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday raised concerns surrounding the arbitrary detention of government critics by the Ugandan military, stating that the authorities hold the individuals in undisclosed locations and subsequently transfer them to civilian authorities for politically motivated prosecutions. The organization said the detentions form part of a broader campaign against opposition figures, lawyers, journalists, [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) Judges Kimberly Prost, Solomy Bossa and Reine Alapini-Gansou on Wednesday sued US President Donald Trump for overstepping the boundaries of his authority in issuing sanctions to ICC officials involved in investigating crimes in Afghanistan and Palestine. The suit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenges [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Ugandan authorities to investigate the detention and subsequent deportation of prominent Kenyan human rights lawyer Martha Karua, which the organization described as politically motivated. Amnesty International’s regional director for East Africa, Tigere Chagutah, stated: “Martha Karua’s detention and subsequent deportation are unlawful and outrageous. They are not only a blatant [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday that the US entered into bilateral agreements with at least seven African countries to provide healthcare resources in exchange for access to surveillance data and pathogen specimens. The Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with several African governments were signed in 2025 as part of the so-called “America First” Global [...]

Justice Nyaundi of Nairobi’s Milimani High Court on May 29 issued an urgent conservatory order suspending any move to establish the planned US-backed Ebola quarantine center. The conservatory order was granted following a petition by the Katiba Institute, barring officials from opening or approving the facility until the case is fully heard before the Court. [...]

A Kenyan court on Tuesday lengthened its suspension on building a US Ebola quarantine center near the Laikipia airbase following protests that left two people dead. After reviewing an emergency petition by the Katiba Institute, Justice Patricia Mande Nyaundi postponed the operation of the planned quarantine facility by another three weeks. The petition raised issues [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO), a United Nations body, and the African Medicines Agency (AMA), an African Union body, signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration on Friday, aiming to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, efficient and quality-assured health products across the African continent. The Framework Agreement for Collaboration establishes a partnership between [...]