According to Amnesty International’s 2022 annual report, countries in Africa are undermined by insecurity, hunger, and human rights abuses. The report, titled “Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The State of the World’s Human Rights,” highlights the impact of conflicts in Sub-Saharan African nations, which have undermined the rights of millions of people to food, health, and an adequate standard of living.
The report identifies several African nations where food insecurity has been worsened by conflict and drought, including Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. In Angola, for example, adults and children in some provinces resorted to eating grass to survive.
The report also notes that journalists, human rights defenders, and political opposition face repression in many African countries. Cameroon, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, and Zimbabwe are cited as examples. The report highlights that “double standards and inadequate responses to human rights abuses fuelled impunity and instability.”
Amnesty International further revealed that scores of protesters were killed due to the excessive use of force by security forces in countries like Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Sudan. The report also highlighted that recovery efforts from the coronavirus pandemic were delayed by conflicts, economic shocks, and extreme weather conditions exacerbated by climate change.
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