Supporters of Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera run behind his convoy to a political rally outside of Lilongwe, the nation's capital. Chakwera has begun campaigning for elections due next year. Should he win it will be his second, and final, term.

Mozambican security forces deployed to suppress nationwide post-election protests have killed at least 10 children and injured dozens more since October 24, 2024. Police have detained hundreds of children, in many cases for days, without notifying their families, in violation of

As we start 16 Days of Activism Against GBV, we note that GBV is not a private matter, but a serious public crime that denies women & girls the most fundamental of human rights Confronting South Africa’s Crisis of Gender-Based Violence hrw.org/news/2024/11/2…

Malawi is in the midst of a fuel crisis, with lines stretching kilometers & motorists spending days and nights at fuel stations President Lazarus Chakwera-who is seeking reelection this year-has said this is necessary pain but the next five years are going to be "milk and honey"

#DRC #Rwanda: New👇🏿 Rwandan& #M23 forces occupying #Goma should urgently ensure that civilians, including displaced people, have access to much needed humanitarian aid & items essential for their survival, such as water, food, and medicine. Clementine de Montjoye hrw.org/news/2025/01/3…

Where are the rest of the "Africans?"

Sidebar: A room at the Hyatt Regency Harare will set you back $360 per night.

"I am the doppelganger whom, until I appeared, African literature had not yet met. And in this sense I would question anyone calling me an African writer. Either you are a writer or you are not. If you are a writer for a specific nation or a specific race, then F you"—Marechera

Zimbabwe: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges Detention of Blessed Mhlanga Highlights Threats to Free Expression, Media Freedom reports Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u…

Chileka International Airport. Blantyre, Malawi.

Do you Floyd Shivambu now speak for the "leadership and people of Malawi"? If yes, when and how did you get that mandate?

🌑 In Hwange, the coal seam fires raging at Zhong Jian’s mine! This is not a symbol of progress, but of plunder in communities, these fires poison the air, and choke the lungs of children! After mining what do these companies do? ABANDON THE PLACES & Leave a toxic environment!

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Malawi: Police Look on as Peaceful Protesters Assaulted The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of President Lazarus Chakwera is being accused of using fear and intimidation against citizens in the lead-up to September’s general election. hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

RAPE. Rape a one-year-old child, is what the man did. Times 360 Malawi Please do not use language that deliberately obfuscates the true nature of heinous crimes committed.

I don't know, man. Back then when we were a "normal" country, how did we treat maMosken and maBrandaya/maBwidi (Mugabe famously dismissed them as vanhu vasina mitupo) and those derisively called mabvakure...

Recent elections in #Burundi do not reflect a triumph of democracy. They represent democracy's hollowing out. My take for Human Rights Watch in Mail & Guardian with KABURAHE mg.co.za/thought-leader…

.Idriss A. Nassah: "#Zimbabwe authorities should take all necessary steps to protect Job Sikhala, his family, and other critics of the government." hrw.org/news/2025/09/0…

Zimbabwe authorities should take all necessary steps to protect Job Sikhala, his family, and other critics of the government hrw.org/news/2025/09/0…

The previous night, before he conceded, Chakwera ran to court seeking an order to stop the Malawi Electoral Commision from declaring the winner of the presidential election. He claimed "irregularities". Court said: "no, sir". Chakwera ran out of options.