Africa

Activists Demand COP30 Link Climate Justice to Reparations ————————– Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups are urging the upcoming UN climate conference, COP30, in Brazil to focus its talks on justice and reparations for people unfairly affected by the…

Somali-American Senator’s Campaign Office Targeted with Islamophobic Threat in Minneapolis —————————— The campaign office of Fadumo Fatah, a Somali-American State Senator for Minnesota and candidate for Minneapolis Mayor, has been targeted with vandalism and an Islamophobic threatening message. According to…

Dispute Erupts in Tunisia After School Forbids Students from Praying in Courtyard —————————- A school in Hammamet, Tunisia, has triggered widespread public debate and controversy regarding national identity and religion after administrators prevented students from performing communal prayer in the…

Somalia: Malnutrition Crisis Looms for Half of Youngest Children ————————————- Nearly half of all children under five in Somalia face the risk of acute malnutrition by mid-2026, according to a report from Save the Children published on Reliefweb.int. This severe…

Heavy Fighting in Zawiya, Libya Threatens Power Grid ——————————- Heavy clashes between security forces and the armed group Al-Kabuwat have raged in the Libyan city of Zawiya since Monday, causing severe disruption and threatening the country’s national infrastructure. According to…

Swiss Muslims Rally to Purchase Zurich’s Al-Wahda Mosque —————————— Muslim communities in Switzerland, primarily Albanian Muslims and Islamic representatives from the Balkans, held a gathering on September 20 to raise funds for the purchase of the Al-Wahda Mosque in Zurich.…

HRW Urges Ethiopia to End Crackdown on Journalists Ahead of 2026 Elections …………. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Ethiopian authorities to halt the targeting of independent journalists amid a rise in arrests and harassment in recent months. The…

WHO Reports Decline in Ebola Cases in DR Congo …………….. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed 11 new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo since its last update on September 15, US News reported. The agency said the…

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Announce Exit from ICC ———————————- The military-led West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing it as “a tool of neocolonial repression,” according…

Ethiopia: Surge in Arrests of Journalists and Media Workers —————————- According to a report from Human Rights Watch, there has been a surge in the arbitrary arrests of journalists and media professionals in Ethiopia since August 2025. The human rights…