DRC: Violence, Exodus from Kasai region continue
The United Nations refugee agency has alerted the humanitarian community about the violence and continued displacement of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
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Drought worsening hunger in East Africa, FAO warns
The third consecutive failed rainy season in East Africa has seriously eroded families’ resilience, and urgent and effective livelihood support is required, the UN agricultural […]
Press Freedom: RSF Calls on Algeria to Free Journalist Saïd Chitour
Reporters without Borders (RSF) has called for the release of Saïd Chitour, an Algerian freelance journalist who has been held arbitrarily ever since the intelligence […]
South Sudan: UN concerned about civilians fleeing clashes in Upper Nile
The UN has expressed concern about what is already the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis, as thousands of South Sudanese civilians are fleeing to neighboring […]
Senegal: Thousands welcome ex-President Wade
Thousands of people filled the streets of Dakar to welcome former Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, who returned to lead his party into legislative elections in […]
Ethiopia: Call for probe on protests crackdown
Thirty-eight Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Monday, called on the European Union to take action on the protest crackdown reported in three states […]
Cape Verde inks $20mln deal with Chinese giant Huawei Technologies
Chinese telecommunications and networking equipment giant, Huawei Technologies, on Monday signed a contract with the Cape Verdean government for the development of the first phase […]
Gen Haftar Announces ‘Total Liberation’ of Benghazi
Forces loyal to Libya’s strongman, Renegade General Khalifa Haftar, vanquished Islamist militants in Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi after three years of sporadic combat. “After […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Rights Groups warn on ONUCI departure
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire, known as UNOCI, came to an end this week, 13 years after it intervened to implement a peace […]
Rwanda: Kagame warns EU against interference in elections
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has warned diplomatic missions in the capital Kigali against interfering in the country’s August general elections, Africanews reported on Wednesday. “The […]