The Eritrean government responded on Thursday to a letter sent earlier this week by more than 100 Africans seeking dialogue on democratic space, calling them “a motley network of African writers and journalists” they say chose a “rather inappropriate” communication strategy in their outreach. Asmara acknowledged the letter in a…
More than 100 African thought leaders have appealed to the Eritrean president to allow a delegation to visit the isolated Horn of Africa nation, meet with its leaders and citizens, and open a dialogue with a view toward democratic reforms. The letter to President Isaias Afwerki was created on May…
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Scientist Gualbert Séraphin Dorego of Senegal has – for the second time – signed an open letter calling the world to action on climate change and the protection of the planet’s environment. That’s because Dorego was one of more than 1,700 scientists who signed an original letter in 1992, issued…
A new letter signed by 39 members of the European Union Parliament asks for a full inquiry into human rights violations in Ethiopia, while calling into question the accuracy and impartiality of a controversial report completed by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission in April. The letter to Federica Mogherini, High…
In Cameroon, the MP for the Bafut community in the country’s Anglophone northwest has written a letter – published in its entirety by local media – calling for an end to gross human rights violations. The letter from Wilfred Fusi Naamukong, directed to the governor of northwest Cameroon, details the…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will return from London on Friday, the government said, ending weeks of speculation about his health and when he might comeback to Abuja. Spokesman Fedi Adesina said in a statement that Buhari is expected to fly home on March 10. “The President left the country on…