Ugandan AU troops convicted of killing civilians in Somalia
Nairobi – Five Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia have been found guilty of killing... Read more
14 Nov, 2021
Tigray rebels killed scores of civilians, Ethiopia watchdog says
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels killed scores of civilians in the Amhara region on suspicion of being informants or offering aid... Read more
13 Nov, 2021
Ethiopia ‘siege’ of Tigray hampering help for rape victims, says HRW
Nairobi – The Ethiopian government’s “effective siege” of Tigray is preventing victims of rape committed by warring parties during... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
Tigray rebels raped, beat women in Ethiopia war, says Amnesty
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels raped, robbed, and beat up several women during an attack on a town in Ethiopia’s... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
Facebook whistleblower boosts EU push for new tech laws
Brussels – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Monday said the EU could set the global “gold standard” on curbing... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Film festival offers Tunisian inmates rare escape
Tunis – For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the... Read more
8 Nov, 2021
UN agency evacuates 172 Nigeriens from troubled Libya
Niamey – The UN Refugee Agency said on Friday it had evacuated 172 Nigerien asylum-seekers from Libya, in the first... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan jailed over Covid reports ‘close to death’
Beijing – A citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of China’s initial response to Covid in Wuhan is close to... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
HRW calls for probe into Eswatini protest deaths
Johannesburg – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for an independent probe into the deadly crackdown on protests that... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Zimbabwe sanctions should go as they only worsen crisis, UN expert says
Harare – Sanctions against Zimbabwean politicians and institutions should be scrapped because they worsen pre-existing social and economic woes in... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
