Social & Human Affairs Bound

Algiers, May 20, 2020 - Algeria has sentenced three opposition activists to jail over Facebook posts, in what rights groups said Wednesday was the latest sign of increased repression after the coronavirus lockdown stifled a popular protest movement. Soheib Debaghi was...

Ouagadougou, May 20, 2020  - Human Rights Watch called Wednesday on the Burkina Faso authorities to hold an independent investigation into the jail cell deaths of 12 men whose relatives say were executed by the security forces. The 12 men, among 25 arrested for...

Bamako, May 20, 2020 - Twenty people have been killed and 11 seriously injured after a minibus and a lorry collided in the south of Mali, the country's transport ministry said on Wednesday. The accident occurred on Tuesday at 8 pm on a major road linking the capital...

Lagos, May 19, 2020 (By Sophie Bouillon) - African nations grappling to contain coronavirus are scrambling to stop the outbreak worsening the impact of other killer diseases. Across the continent, countries regularly face surges from a raft of diseases that flourish...