Human Rights Watch Warns of Dire Conditions for Displaced Mozambicans Thousands of civilians displaced by Islamist armed group attacks in northeastern Mozambique have been sheltering in overcrowded and inadequate conditions, reports Human Rights Watch. Between November 10 and 23, 2025, attacks in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces killed 33 people and forced about 108,000, including 70,000…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday flagged off the Aliko Dangote Foundation Education Scholarship Initiative, with a call on stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves. This is just as the President of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, unveiled a ₦100 billion annual education…
US President Donald Trump’s new foreign policy focuses less on aid and more on trade with African countries, specifically on raw materials. Could this be a wake-up call for Africa to become more economically independent? With the newNational Security Strategy, US President Donald Trump is clearly focusing less on development programs for Africa and more on securing…
Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, conflicts and rapid technological change are leaving millions behind. UNESCO warns that the global legal framework for the right to education must be modernised urgently to keep pace with a transforming world. “If we do not update the legal…
Africa’s higher-education sector keeps growing, and many universities in Africa now appear in global rankings every year. Students seeking the best universities in Africa today can choose from long-established institutions and new schools expanding fast across science, technology, business, and the arts. The continent’s top institutions attract learners from Africa and abroad because they offer…
Global temperatures are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis. As the world moves to slow climate change and create a more sustainable future, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) named five new climate visionaries on Wednesday as its 2025 Champions of the Earth — the UN’s…
The Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho (IEC) has earned a prestigious continental accolade after the Electoral Integrity Global Report 2025 ranked Lesotho fourth in Africa for the quality and credibility of its electoral processes. According to the statement released by the Commission, the ranking affirms the significant progress Lesotho has made in strengthening the administration,…
New York — With more than three weeks still to go to the end of the year, the number of journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2025 already equals 2024’s record figures, data gathered by the Committee to Protect Journalists shows. Led by Israel’s attacks on journalists in Gaza, Iran, and Yemen, the number…
FAJ and its affiliated journalist unions and associations continue to document intimidation, arbitrary detention, online harassment, censorship and physical attacks against journalists across the continent. These violations do not only endanger individual media professionals. They also undermine the public’s right to information, which is central to human rights and democratic accountability. When journalists are silenced,…
New York — Statement by UNICEF as countries move to introduce social media bans for children “Across the globe, governments are debating how young is “too young” to use social media, with some introducing age-related restrictions across platforms. “These restrictions reflect genuine concern: children are facing bullying, exploitation, and exposure to harmful content online with…
