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Nigeria's response to the Sudan crisis is lacking – it could play a leading role in bringing peace

Hostilities between rival military parties in Sudan had claimed more than 600 lives by May 2023.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2023

HRW accuses M23 militia of rape, finds mass graves in DR Congo

The group says that M23’s killings and rapes in eastern DRC are bolstered by the military support of Rwandan officials.

Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2023

More than 300 bodies found after Kenya cult leader urged followers to starve to death

More than 600 remain missing as investigators expand search area

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Kenya cult death toll passes 300, with more exhumations planned

More than 600 people still missing, authorities say, amidd reports pastor ordered followers to starve themselves

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Kenya starvation cult death toll exceeds 300: official

NAIROBI - The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has surpassed 300 after 19 new bodies were found Tuesday, a senior official said.

Bangkok Post · Jun 13, 2023

Three Tunisian opposition leaders on hunger strike in prison

Ennahdha party leaders stop eating to protest against their imprisonment on terrorism, money-laundering charges.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago

Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Ethnic violence in Sudan raises genocide alarm as war rages on

Activists and observers have warned that unchecked violence could prove worse than Darfur’s previous cycle of killings.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

How do the Sierra Leonean elections work? A basic guide

Sierra Leone elects a new president and government this June. Here’s what you need to know about the election.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Opposition blames Tshisekedi for insecurity in DRC as over 50 people die in violence in the East

At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Radio France Internationale · Jun 13, 2023