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Zambia: Cancelling Passports used to Silence Critics

Amnesty International September 11, 2026 Private Photo. Source: Amnesty International Responding to reports that the Zambian authorities have cancelled the passports of former Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia and former Permanent Representative to the African Union Emmanuel Mwamba, historian and academic Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, former opposition Members of Parliament Binwell Mpundu and Emmanuel Jay Banda, former State House Special Assistant Kaizer Zulu, and blogger Lillian Mutambo

Amnesty International

Sep 29

'Zimbabwe's recurring patterns of human rights abuse, discrimination and coercion remain a concern', says watchdog

ZIMBABWE recorded a slight increase in documented human rights violations in August despite a sharp decline in the number of people affected, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has said. The rights watchdog said that recurring patterns of abuse, discrimination and coercion remain a concern. ZPP recorded 137 human rights violations during the month, up from 132 in July, representing a 3.8% increase. However, the number of people affected fell from 2,585 in July to 1,151 in Augus

New Zimbabwe

Sep 28

SALC Warns BILL Could Shut Migrants Out Of Rights Complaints

By Mfanufukile Khathwane September 25, 2026 Source: Independent News Eswatini Mbabane– Migrant workers, asylum seekers and immigration detainees could be left without access to the country’s human rights complaints mechanism under the proposed Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration Bill, according to the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC). Melusi Simelane of SALC, working with Lilungelo Lakho partners, raised the concern in a detailed section-by-section an

Independent News Eswatini

Sep 25

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

Amnesty International

Sep 2

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 16