With an estimated 20.9 million victims across the globe, human trafficking and slavery is a growing problem. Each year, roughly 17,500 individuals (80 percent of which are women and children... Read more
Mexico’s authorities have recaptured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, six months after he escaped from a maximum-security jail. In a post on Twitter, Mexican President... Read more
By Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere Slavery was abolished more than 150 years ago, but there exist more people in modern slavery than any other time in human history. Human trafficking is the 2nd l... Read more
New York, January 7, 2016 – South Sudanese authorities should immediately release journalist Joseph Afandi, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The editor of the newspaper where... Read more
Yaya Touré has reportedly reacted very badly to missing out on being named African footballer of the year for a fifth successive year, apparently describing the decision as one which “brings... Read more
Sue Valentine/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Reeyot Alemu, an Ethiopian journalist who worked for the independent weekly Feteh, spent almost 1,500 days in prison after beingarrested in June... Read more
By Gianni Verschueren Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been named CAF 2015 African Player of the year for his stunning campaign in the Bundesliga, predictably beatin... Read more
By Joseph Onuorah President Buhari should focus on the job of making Nigeria a great nation in which every Nigerian has the opportunity to excel. He should not worry about the insatiable and... Read more
Press Release Justice A. R Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, January 7, 2016, granted bail to a former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, and ex-minis... Read more
New York, January 6, 2016 – Somali authorities should immediately release journalist Abdirisak Omar Ahmed or disclose any charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today... Read more