Amnesty Int’l urges Nigerian govt to respect right to protest

As Nigeria prepares for nationwide protests scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, Amnesty International has issued a strong call to the Federal Government to respect the fundamental rights of citizens to peaceful protest and freedom of expression. In a statement released on Sunday, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, emphasized the obligation of the…

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Holding Meta Accountable in Africa

Photograph Source: Nokia621 – CC BY-SA 4.0 It was yet another unwelcome development for Mark Zuckerberg’s technology titan Meta, the parent company of Facebook.  The High Court of Kenya has found that the US-based entity can be sued over its alleged role in disseminating content that incited violence in neighbouring Ethiopia.  While the case can be heard in Kenya,…

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