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Refugees from Eritrea report of torture, sexual violence, forced labor during compulsory national service

August 8, 2023

Refugees from Eritrea report of torture, sexual violence, forced labor during compulsory national service

Asylum-seekers from Eritrea, a country that has been accused of widespread human rights violations, said they experienced abusive conditions during their compulsory national service.

UN, West African nations pressure Niger to reinstall recently ousted President Mohamed Bazoum

August 8, 2023

UN, West African nations pressure Niger to reinstall recently ousted President Mohamed Bazoum

The United Nations, the African Union, and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have given Niger’s mutinous soldiers until Sunday to reinstall ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

UN World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after suspending program

August 8, 2023

UN World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after suspending program

Food aid to Ethiopia is slowly being resumed by the United Nations World Food Program. Around five months ago, aid was suspended due to a scheme to steal donated grain.

Kenyan official claims dead bodies were planted to accuse police of using excessive force during protests

August 8, 2023

Kenyan official claims dead bodies were planted to accuse police of using excessive force during protests

Kenya's national police inspector general claims dead bodies were planted in an attempt to accuse officers of using excessive force during the recent protests.

Rwandan genocide suspect unlikely to face trial after UN drops evidence hearing procedure

August 7, 2023

Rwandan genocide suspect unlikely to face trial after UN drops evidence hearing procedure

Judges at the United Nations' International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals have thrown out a hearing procedure for evidence against Félicien Kabuga.

Moroccan navy recovers bodies of 5 Senegalese migrants, rescues 189 others after boat capsizes

August 7, 2023

Moroccan navy recovers bodies of 5 Senegalese migrants, rescues 189 others after boat capsizes

The bodies of at least five migrants were recovered by the Moroccan navy after a ship capsized off the coast of Western Sahara. Around 189 others were rescued following the accident.

Rebel groups kill at least 21 people in northeastern Congo, according to officials

August 7, 2023

Rebel groups kill at least 21 people in northeastern Congo, according to officials

At least 21 people were killed by rebel groups in northeastern Congo over the weekend. One of the rebel groups has ties to the Islamic State group.

11 killed in northeastern Congo following rebel attack, according to local official

August 7, 2023

11 killed in northeastern Congo following rebel attack, according to local official

Almost a dozen people in Congo were killed by members of M23 following an armed confrontation between the rebel group and a local self-defense group.

24 killed in central Morocco after minibus overturns while heading to local market

August 7, 2023

24 killed in central Morocco after minibus overturns while heading to local market

At least two dozen people died after a bus heading to a local market crashed in central Morocco. The incident was one of Morocco’s most tragic accidents in recent history.

Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who hunger strike in July, hospitalized

August 7, 2023

Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who hunger strike in July, hospitalized

Ousmane Sonko, an imprisoned Senegalese opposition leader, has been hospitalized after starting a hunger strike on July 30, 2023. Sonko is protesting the charges against him.