CIVICUS speaks with Matthew Renshaw, a partner at a UK law firm that represents Nigerian communities taking legal action against Shell over environmental damage caused by its operations in the Niger ...

A TikTok message currently circulating aptly captures the poverty question in Nigeria: Why are we so poor despite having plenty? The experience of most Nigerians is that of a man at the riverbank ...

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta didn't advise opposition politicians to unite to unseat president William Ruto in 2027 ...

Analysis - African governments and development agencies have embraced science, technology and innovation as levers for development over the past two decades. Science, technology and innovation boost ...

The Labour Party (LP), once buoyed by a wave of optimism and grassroots support during the 2023 general elections, is now grappling with a growing crisis that has seen it lose no fewer than 21 ...

Former Nigerian governor Ayodele Fayose didn't say opposition leader Peter Obi would win 2027 presidential election ...

Analysis - In South Africa, most of the arable land was taken from African people by colonial settlers. Ever since apartheid ended in 1994, people who were dispossessed of their land have been trying ...

At least three people have died, and more than 50 cases of sunstroke have been recorded in Port Sudan over recent days, as a severe heatwave and ongoing power outages push health services and ...

In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and rising global tensions, United Nations peace operations face unprecedented challenges - but senior officials told the Security Council on Tuesday ...

Analysis - The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until ...

Analysis - In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an ...

The small clinic in northern Uganda's Obongi District sits at the end of a dusty road, its tin roof catching the morning sun. Inside, two volunteer health workers sort through meagre medical supplies ...