Burkina Faso junta dissolves 205 NGOs, society crackdown
Burkina Faso’s military junta ordered the dissolution of 205 civil‑society organisations on Tuesday, marking the latest wave of restrictions on […]
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Tunisia bans ASF branch, suspension fuels NGO backlash
Tunisian authorities have issued a 30‑day suspension of the local branch of international human‑rights organisation Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF). The
Burkina Faso Journalist Held in Secret Jail Amid Crackdown
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said a prominent Burkinabe investigative journalist and dozens of unknown detainees have been held in a covert detention
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Eritrea Sanctions Must Stay Until Human Rights Abuses End
The United States is reportedly weighing a reset of diplomatic relations with Eritrea, a move that could involve lifting the
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Mali UN warns worsening human‑rights crisis as attacks kill civilians
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that the human‑rights situation in
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Nigeria Senate Forms Joint Committee to Probe South Africa Xenophobic Attacks
The National Assembly has approved the formation of a joint ad‑hoc committee comprising members of the Senate and the House
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Drone strike destroys shelter kits 1300 families homeless
A United Nations vehicle carrying emergency shelter kits for UNHCR was destroyed in a drone strike on Friday, 24 April, in
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Ugandan, Congolese Forces Rescue 200 from Islamic State-Linked Camp
Ugandan and Congolese forces have rescued more than 200 civilians from a camp controlled by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
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Ethiopian Authorities Urged to Locate Missing Journalist Million Beyene
Nairobi — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Ethiopian authorities to take all necessary steps to locate and
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Rwanda Commemorates 32 Years Since Genocide with Unity and Renewal
Rwanda begins its annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on April 7, marking 32 years since the
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Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network Pushes for Age 18 Law
The Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network has committed to sustained advocacy for legal reform to raise the minimum marriage age
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Kombo Death: Special Criminal Court Justice Needed
Special Criminal Court Defendant’s Death Underscores Justice Challenges in CAR The death of Maturin Kombo, a former anti-balaka leader awaiting