Teargas and Fury in Ikeja as Lagos Demolitions Spark Protest
Displaced residents from Makoko, Oworonshoki and Jakande marched to the Lagos State House of Assembly in Ikeja after Lagos demolitions sparked protest over compensation, resettlement and housing rights.
South Africa Anti-Migrant School Protests Targeting Children in Durban
Protests at Addington Primary School in Durban have drawn national attention to South Africa’s growing anti-migrant sentiment, as children are caught in clashes over education, citizenship, and constitutional rights.
Koidu Holdings Layoffs Spark Labour Crisis in Sierra Leone’s Kono District
After months of unresolved labour disputes, Koidu Holdings laid off nearly 1,000 workers in Sierra Leone’s Kono District, according to workers and union representatives. New testimonies describe unpaid benefits, permanent injuries, and growing hardship.
A Baby’s Death Brings Gambia FGM Battle to the Front burner
When a month-old baby girl died after undergoing female genital mutilation in The Gambia’s Central River Region, her short life became a rallying point for a national reckoning.
The child’s mother, grandmother, and the woman who performed the cutting are now facing trial, a case that has come to represent a much larger struggle
Why is Madagascar Starving While Others Survive Drought
Southern Madagascar faces a deadly famine. But unlike Cape Verde and Namibia, where drought is also a reality, this crisis stems from deeper failures...
