Africa
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Burkina Faso’s Military Accused of Killings, Torture
A slew of extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and instances of torture by Burkina Faso’s military has terrorized communities in the…
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Aid Group Raises Alarm Over Rising Malnutrition in Refugee Camps in Northern Kenya
A humanitarian group has raised alarm over rising malnutrition in refugee camps in northern Kenya. The International Rescue Committee said…
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Gunfire Shatters Eid Prayer for Peace by Fed-Up Sudanese
HUNDREDS gathered in the Sudanese capital Khartoum Wednesday to pray for peace on the first day of the Eid al-Adha…
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Ethiopia’s Social Media Ban Brings Challenges
FOUR months into a social media ban, communications businesses and civil rights groups in Ethiopia are feeling the impact. Strict…
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South African Court Rules Against Government Over Ending Permits for Nearly 200,000 Zimbabweans
A South African court on Wednesday ruled against the government and ordered it to reconsider its decision to terminate the…
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Over 1 Million May Flee Sudan Conflict – UN
THE U.N. refugee agency warned on Tuesday that an earlier projection that conflict in Sudan would prompt 1 million people…
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U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Set to End on June 30
A decade-long United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali is set to end on June 30, diplomats said on Tuesday, ahead…
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Cost of Deporting Each Asylum Seeker to Rwanda is 169k Pounds – UK
BRITAIN’S government said on Monday it will cost on average about 169,000 pounds ($215,035) to deport each asylum seeker to…
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Air Strikes, Artillery, Killings in Sudan as Aid Stalls
ARTILLERY fire, air strikes and gun battles rocked Sudan’s capital on Saturday, witnesses told AFP, as the UN urged a…
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Sierra Leone Holds Presidential Election
VOTERS in Sierra Leone were deciding Saturday whether to give President Julius Maada Bio a second term amid high unemployment…
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