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HRC63 Examines Systemic Racism in Global Drug-Law Enforcement
The UN Human Rights Council has examined evidence that drug laws and policing practices disproportionately expose Africans and people of African descent to surveillance, arrest, detention and punishment.
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HRC63 Highlights Reparatory Justice and Cultural Restitution for People of African Descent
The Human Rights Council has reviewed the Permanent Forum’s call for stronger action on reparatory justice, cultural restitution and the rights of young people of African descent.
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Paris Integration Forum Conference Urges UN to Protect Evidence Gatherers and Investigate Chemical Weapons Use in Sudan
“From Local Evidence to Global Action: Connecting Community Realities with Human Rights Policy” Paris Integration Forum Conference Urges UN to Protect Evidence Gatherers and Investigate Chemical Weapons Use in Sudan “From Local Evidence to Global Action: Connecting Community Realities with Human Rights Policy” GENEVA / PARIS — 26 September 2026 — The Paris Integration Forum convened…
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HRC63 Debate Puts Foreign Arms and Civilian Harm in Sudan Under Scrutiny
The Human Rights Council’s 63rd session examined evidence that foreign military support and drone warfare are intensifying Sudan’s conflict and civilian suffering.
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US Backs Africell Expansion With Nearly $100 Million Telecom Loan
The US Export-Import Bank will provide almost $100 million to Africell for mobile-network equipment from American and allied suppliers in four African markets.
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Nigeria’s Parliament Boycotts South Africa Events Over Anti-Migrant Violence
Nigeria’s parliament has suspended official legislative participation in South Africa amid mounting concern about attacks targeting Nigerians and other African migrants.
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Al-Burhan Accused: Sudan’s Chemical Weapons Programme Exposed
Special Report No. PIF/SUD/2026-10 · September 2026 · SPECIAL REPORT CHEMICAL WEAPONS & ACCOUNTABILITY Leaked documents place Sudan’s army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at the heart of a secret chlorine munitions programme. As his generals plotted and produced chemical weapons over blueprints in dark hangars, al-Burhan watched — then ordered the traces erased. This Paris…
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Allarming Turkish Influence in Sudan and Its Involvement in the Current War
A detailed news report 1. Long-Standing Relations Raising Major Questions Turkey’s footprint in Sudan did not begin with the current war. Its strategic ambitions along the Red Sea coast have been visible for nearly a decade, and they continue to shape how regional actors read Ankara’s present-day involvement. The turning point came in December 2017,…
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The Post-Hormuz Era: Africa’s Chance to Rewrite Its Geopolitical Destiny
As the Strait of Hormuz disruption batters African economies, the continent has a historic opening to overcome its “thalassophobia” and emerge from the periphery of world geopolitics — if it can turn the sea from a boundary into a space of power. A shock that arrived from the sea When the United States and Israel…
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Zambia’s Hichilema Wins Second Term in Election Marred by Fraud Allegations
Incumbent secures roughly 61% of the vote against main challenger Brian Mundubile, who has alleged irregularities amid a turbulent vote count. Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has won re-election for a second five-year term, the electoral commission announced in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after a race marred by allegations of fraud, a suspended vote…