• The first EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Tigray, carrying supplies, including ready-to-use therapeutic food for severely malnourished children.• The last humanitarian cargo that entered the Tigray region via road was on 7 September.• La…
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Attacks on Eritrean Refugees in Tigray are War Crimes, Watchdog Says
ADDIS ABABA — Eritrean refugees caught up in the months-long war in Ethiopia have suffered abuses including executions and rape that amount to “clear war crimes,” Human Rights Watch said Thursday.A new report from the U.S.-based rights watchdog details…
Read moreViolence Against Civilians in Eastern DRC Reaching New Heights, UN Says
GENEVA – The U.N. refugee agency is calling for more effective measures to protect millions of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo subjected to killings, kidnappings and savage abuse by armed groups. Dozens of armed groups have been comm…
Read moreCAR Court Accuses Ex-warlord of Crimes Against Humanity
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – A special court on Friday accused the former leader of a key militia in the Central African Republic of crimes against humanity at the height of the civil war. Former captain Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, arrested nearly…
Read moreGuinea’s Junta Begins Meetings to Form Transitional Government
The junta that overthrew Guinea’s government more than a week ago began four days of meetings Tuesday that it says will result in the formation of a transitional government. The junta that ousted President Alpha Conde said it would consult in the cap…
Read moreAid Group Implores Burkina Faso Government to Accept Assistance in Registering Newly Displaced
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO – International aid groups are calling on Burkina Faso’s government to let them help register the country’s internally displaced people. The Norwegian Refugee Council says the government is taking weeks to register IDPs for fo…
Read moreBenin Named Fastest Place to Start Business Online – Thanks to COVID ?
COTONOU, BENIN – Benin set up a service early in the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people to register their business online, and now the West African country is the world’s fastest place to start a business, according to a U.N. agency. Sandra Idossou, own…
Read moreBachelet Says Tigray Conflict Risks Engulfing Whole Horn of Africa
GENEVA – U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet warns the increasingly brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region threatens to spill over to the whole Horn of Africa.Preliminary findings of a joint investigation by the U.N. …
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