Namibia: Displaced Angolans Face Human Rights Abuses
By Amnesty International September 2, 2026 Source: Amnesty International Namibia: Drought displaced Angolans face human rights abuses Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face serious human rights abuses arising from a lack of safe and legal migration pathways for people forced across borders by natural disasters, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report, “The Drier It Gets The Longer You Have To Walk, The Deeper You Have To Dig” – The
Ethnic Groups & Political Boundaries in Africa
By Fauwaz Khan Genocide Watch Mapping Team intern Fauwaz Khan has created an interactive web map that allows viewers to see the ethnic composition of Africa. Selecting an ethnic group, signified by different colors on the map, will show their geographic distribution, present-day countries, and areas where multiple groups overlap, if applicable. To view this interactive map, see the embedded map below or click the image above to open it in a new tab.
Genocide Watch
Jul 21
78,000 Zimbabweans flee South Africa due to xenophobia
By Rédaction Africanews Last updated: 12/07 - 14:20 Zimbabweans fleeing xenophobic violence and threats in South Africa arrived at a reception centre in the border town of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. Some returnees described being assaulted, robbed and forced from their homes and jobs, while aid workers provided medical care and transport to their final destinations. Zimbabwe's government said Tuesday it had helped nearly 21,300 of its citizens to return from South Africa in just o
Africanews
Jul 13
Genocide Descendants Want N$17 Trillion
By Justicia Shipena June 21, 2026 Source: The Namibian Ovaherero and Nama genocide descendants are demanding N$17 trillion in reparations, rejecting the current Namibia-Germany negotiations as inadequate and exclusionary. The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly for Genocide says the current negotiations between Namibia and Germany have failed to deliver justice. Reverend Ebson Kaapama, a member of the Maharero Royal Traditional Authority and technical committee member of the Okandjoze
The Namibian
Jun 21
NAMIBIA: Site Of The Forgotten Genocide Of The 20TH Century
By Hanno Hauenstein June 5, 2026 ‘A digital shield against historical denial’ … an 1897 photograph from Hatsamas, Namibia, matched with a 3D digital reconstruction. Photograph: Forensic Architecture/Forensis, 2025 Visiting the Namibian port town of Lüderitz in late 2024, I came across a small museum run by descendants of German settlers. Alongside imperial German flags and memorabilia, it displayed artefacts of the Herero tribe that had been recovered from nearby Shark Island
The Guardian
Jun 5
FW de Klerk Foundation: Rising South Africa xenophobia
South Africans protest poor service delivery. Protests led to xenophobic violence. Source: Vatican News FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER RISING XENOPHOBIC MOBILISATION The FW de Klerk Foundation expresses its concern at the recent escalation of anti-immigrant mobilisation in parts of South Africa, including reports of intimidation, business closures, harassment of foreign nationals and calls for a nationwide shutdown demanding the removal of all foreign nationals
Genocide Watch
May 17
Amnesty: Angola must investigate deadly strike crackdown
AFP via Getty Images By Amnesty International Responding to reports that at least 29 people were killed, hundreds more injured and more...
Amnesty International
Aug 5, 2025
Outspoken women in Zimbabwe face digital violence
The Varakashi are using anonymous and fake accounts to mock, delegitimize and threaten opposition to the ruling ZANU PF party. Emmerson...
New Zimbabwe
Aug 1, 2025
Angola: Protest Defendants Await Appeals a Year On
Right to Fair Trial and Choice of Counsel Denied People hold up a sign that reads “A country badly governed” during a march against...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 30, 2025
Zimbabwe Targets Dissent With Patriotism Legislation
The ruling Zanu-PF party appears determined to further criminalize dissent in Zimbabwe. Its lawmakers are seen to be trying to entrench...
!a Deutsche Welle 1
Jul 23, 2025
Angola: Police Crack Down on Peaceful Protesters
Ensure Accountability, Adopt Meaningful Security Force Reform Angola's Rapid Intervention Force during a protest against the rise in fuel...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 20, 2025
Migrants deported by the US to Eswatini being held in solitary confinement
A spokesperson for the southern African nation says UN will repatriate five men to their home countries, but agency says it has not been...
The Guardian
Jul 20, 2025
