Author name: Godswill Odiong

Burkina Faso military officers responsible for the January 2022 coup should ensure the protection of human rights and a swift transition to democratic rule, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should give priority to the humane treatment of people in custody, respect freedoms of the media and rights defenders, and ensure that counterterrorism operations

The Regional Directors and other senior United Nations officials in Africa that are on a five-day working visit in Eritrea met and held talks with Ministers and senior Eritrean Government officials. The objective of the meeting was to identify priorities and strengthen mutual cooperation and partnership in accordance with the five years Sustainable Development Cooperation

The Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Hon Henry Musasizi, has tabled the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2021 for first reading amidst concerns from the Opposition about the utilisation of the previous requests. The bill seeks to provide for supplementary appropriation amounting to Shs4.7 trillion from the Consolidated Fund as

Sudan’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 1 February 2022, in a meeting that will be webcast live. Sudan is one of the States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session from

The Regional Directors and other senior United Nations officials in Africa that are on a five-day working visit in Eritrea met and held talks today, 28 January with Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Presidential Advisor Mr. Yemane Gebreab focusing on bilateral relations and mutual cooperation in identified sectors as well as on