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UN Global Compact Leaders Summit begins

The United Nations Global Compact Leaders’ Summit opened this week bringing together thousands of business leaders, stakeholders, activists, and policymakers, to take action on the SDGs and shape the future. Under the theme the world we want, the 2022 #LeadersSummit…

Teenagers in leaked sex video whipped in Ghana

Human rights groups are demanding justice for two teenagers who were publicly whipped for engaging in sexual acts and posting them online.  The incident took place at the Palace of the Chief of Wa, in Ghana’s Upper West region.  Correspondent…

Mauritanian ex-president to face corruption trial

In Mauritania, a court has decided that the former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will tried. Former President Abdel Aziz and eleven former dignitaries of his regime are accused of corruption.  Usman Ummar has the rest of the story.

Niger launches campaign to return IDPs to their homes

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum has been detailing the situation of internally displaced persons in Niger and the Government's efforts to bring them back to their homes, particularly in the Diffa region.  During the AU summit that ended over the weekend,…

UN report links Mali army to rise in rights abuses

The UN’s Malian mission, MINUSMA, says civilian deaths and rights abuses attributable to the Malian armed forces and backed by “foreign military elements” surged in the first quarter of 2022. According to a report released on Monday, there was a…