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East Africa flood: death toll tops 110 as heavy rains wreak havoc
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East Africa flood: death toll tops 110 as heavy rains wreak havoc

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides across East Africa has surpassed 110, with at least 64 people killed

At least 38 civilians killed in Burkina Faso in wave of JNIM attacks
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At least 38 civilians killed in Burkina Faso in wave of JNIM attacks

Burkina Faso is facing another surge of violence as jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda intensify attacks on civilians. According to Human

Chinese man arrested in Kenya with 2,000 live queen ants at Nairobi airport
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Chinese man arrested in Kenya with 2,000 live queen ants at Nairobi airport

A Chinese national has been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after authorities found more than 2,000 live

Congo heads into March 15 vote as turnout looms over Congo election
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Congo heads into March 15 vote as turnout looms over Congo election

Days before Congo’s presidential election on Sunday, its streets were filled with campaign posters and banners urging the country’s 2.6

Burundi’s ex-Prime Minister  provisionally freed on medical grounds
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Burundi’s ex-Prime Minister provisionally freed on medical grounds

Burundi’s former Prime Minister General Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, serving a life sentence for conspiracy against the head of state, was provisionally

South Sudan: UN official concerned over human rights violations
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South Sudan: UN official concerned over human rights violations

As accounts of human rights violations in South Sudan pile up, the spokesperson for the UN high comisisoner of human

Egypt: Residents struggle amid price hikes
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Egypt: Residents struggle amid price hikes

Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have seen the cost of everyday goods surge. It comes after the government

Haiti: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm on drone strikes
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Haiti: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm on drone strikes

According to Human Rights Watch, the Haitian government is using its security forces and contractors to launch drone strikes on

Residents of Ethiopia’s Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war
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Residents of Ethiopia’s Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war

Less than four years after a peace agreement ended the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, conflict is looming once

Film: Dancing through resistance in Belleville
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Film: Dancing through resistance in Belleville

Under the theme “Resistance and Revolt: The Power of Images,” the 2026 Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human