Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...
Eastern Africa
Commemorating the Rwandan genocide, 30 years on
April marked the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, the deadliest genocide witnessed on the African continent, where over the span of just 100 days, about 800,000 people, primarily Tutsis but also moderate Hutus, were brutally murdered. In a significant...
Sudan: Extend the Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate
The Statement on the Human Rights Situation in the Horn of Africa
Monitor May 2024
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) conducts continuous monitoring of ongoing situations in African countries at risk of or experiencing mass atrocities in order to identify trends in patterns of violence and policy responses in efforts to contribute to recommendations for...
No to second anniversary of Sudan war
Sudan: A forgotten crisis. Photo credit: EU/ECHO/Anouk Delafortrie By Brian Kagoro April 15 marked one year since the breakout of the devastating war in Sudan that has killed 14,000 people, displaced over 16.5 million and led to the worst humanitarian crisis today...
One year into the crisis in Sudan, South Africa should use its influence to help bring peace
Refugees from Sudan waiting at the border point for transportation. Photo credit: UNHCR/Ala Kheir Daily Maverick By Dismas Nkunda April 15 marked the first anniversary of the conflict in Sudan. The situation is dire: since the outbreak of the crisis nearly nine...
Af4HA letter to H.E. Ms Jainaba Jagne – Ambassador of The Gambia to the African Union
Monitor March 2024
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...
Monitor February 2024
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...