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US warns of ‘deteriorating conditions’ for Niger’s ousted President Bazoum

Media reports have emerged that Niger’s president and his family are surviving on rice and pasta without electricity.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2023

Niger’s captive leader losing weight in inhumane conditions, daughter says

Exclusive: Zazia Bazoum says Mohamed Bazoum and other family members denied electricity after coup and have little to eat

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise

Bangladesh is recording a higher number of casualties and infections from dengue as more than 360 people have died this year and infections of the mosquito-borne illness rise

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

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Ethiopia's Amhara region under curfew as government drives back militia

Six cities hit by fighting in Ethiopia's northern region of Amhara, including the regional capital Bahir Dar and the holy city of Lalibela, are under curfew after the federal government announced it had "freed" them from militiamen. The region has been in a state of emergency since last week after…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 10, 2023

Ethiopia's government recaptures Amhara region towns from militia, government and residents say

Ethiopia’s government and residents say the military has recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Niger military names 21-person cabinet ahead of key West African summit

ECOWAS leaders will hold a summit to agree on a plan of action for Niger, where coup leaders refuse to stand down.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2023

What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple guide

Tensions between local militiamen and federal forces sparked Ethiopia’s most serious security crisis since Tigray war.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2023

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Sudan fighting is driving country to collapse and millions face a 'humanitarian calamity', UN says

UN officials say nearly four months of brutal fighting is driving Sudan to collapse with millions of people trapped in a “humanitarian calamity” and the possibility of a new ethnic conflict spilling into the region

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

British doctor shot and killed in Cape Town amid violent taxi strike protests

The man, 40, took wrong turning from airport into Nyanga township, where protests were taking place

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Bahrain prisoners on hunger strike demanding better conditions

Bahrain prison inmates are taking part in a hunger strike over conditions in Jaw prison, activists and authorities said.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023

Ethiopian forces push Fano fighters from Amhara’s Gondar city

Fano rebels have been pushed out of Amhara’s second biggest city in breakthrough for Ethiopia’s federal forces.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023

Jenrick hints at withdrawal from human rights treaty over small boat crossings

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said the Government will do ‘whatever is required’ to tackle migrant numbers.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Bahrain prison inmates on hunger strike in latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom

Bahrain prison inmates are taking part in a hunger strike over conditions there

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

West African powerbroker warns military intervention still an option in Niger

One of west Africa's most influential leaders insisted on Wednesday that military intervention in Niger remains an option as part of a strategy to force coup leaders to hand back power to the democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Eritrean festivals have been attacked in Europe, North America. The government blames 'asylum scum'

As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea’s diaspora in Europe and North America have been attacked by exiles that the regime dismisses as “asylum scum.”

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Rwanda genocide survivors criticise UN court’s call to halt suspect’s trial

Felicien Kabuga, who is nearly 90 and has dementia, is accused of encouraging and bankrolling the Rwanda genocide.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Fighting in Sudan’s Omdurman intensifies as displaced tops 4 million

The army is trying to recapture territory lost to the RSF by taking back control of a bridge across the Nile.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Sanctions, airspace closures hamper UN humanitarian efforts in Niger

UN aid agencies scramble to replace depleting aid stocks as regional sanctions start to kick in.

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The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court's call to permanently halt elderly suspect's trial

Survivors of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide have criticized a call by appeals judges at a United Nations court to indefinitely halt the trial of an alleged financer and supporter of the massacre due to the suspect’s ill health

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

The monthslong conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says

The United Nations says Sudan’s escalating conflict has driven more than 4 million people from their homes, including over 884,000 who have fled to neighboring countries

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023

Ulez hunger striker tells Sadiq Khan to ‘listen to the people’ as he launches protest in Uxbridge

Prabhdeep Singh has set up camp outside Uxbridge station to protest the scheme

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism

The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five months after taking the extraordinary measure of suspending aid following the discovery of a massive scheme to steal donated grain

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2023

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga should not face trial, UN judges say

Judges say Felicien Kabuga, accused of fuelling the 1994 genocide, is unfit for trial or alternative procedures.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

UN appeal judges toss out plan to set up procedure to hear evidence against Rwandan genocide suspect

Appeals judges have thrown out a decision by a United Nations court to set up a procedure to hear evidence against an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect after he was declared unfit to face trial

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2023

Military intervention in Niger would be complicated and messy, analysts warn

Political commentators, historians, journalists and activists on Monday warned in leading French media outlets of the cataclysm likely to engulf west Africa if fighting breaks out in Niger between the forces that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July and troops from the surrounding countries.

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