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In Ethiopia, the media regulator on Thursday canceled the license for Addis Standard, one of the country's last independent publications, in the midst of an increasingly oppressive context in the capital, for journalists covering the war as well as for civilians of Tigraian origin. The media supervisor accuses Addis Standard of…

On Thursday, July 1, South Africa and the United Kingdom criticized the violent repression of demonstrations against the monarchy in Eswatini, the government of this small country in southern Africa that accuses "foreign elements" and "terrorists" of sowing seeds. Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, has…

The Ministry of Defense is reacting to the report from the UN expert panel which was published in the press on Tuesday. He rejects the conclusions of the experts, who refer in particular to abuses attributed to the armed forces and Russian mercenaries deployed in the country. In this report, which was called upon by the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan authorities have reported a mass exodus of youngsters from the Al-Shabaab group, whom they've reportedly joined lately, as a part of an ongoing crackdown to forestall militants from finishing up assaults within the nation. This 12 months alone, authorities advised Voice of America, at the least 350 youngsters have dumped Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants and at the moment are being reintegrated into their respective households. The defections primarily came about alongside the coastal strip of the…

For the reason that starting of the yr in Somalia, ladies haven't heard from their army kids. The federal government finally acknowledged that that they had been despatched for coaching in Eritrea. However a number of sources recommend {that a} get together is preventing in Tigray. A really embarrassing act for the authorities.…

In the Katanga region, most children work either in mining sites or in informal trade. This is an obstacle to their education. To deal with this, the provincial government of Haut Katanga has just set up the committee to combat the worst forms of child labor in order to bring these children back to school. as reported from…

The head of the UN Humanitarian Office believes that we can talk about famine in the Tigray region. The region is experiencing record levels of malnutrition, seven months after the start of the civil war between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels. The numbers are truly catastrophic, but Addis Ababa absolutely refuses to use the word famine, which could obviously increase pressure on the…

Human Rights Watch responded to Ethiopia's justice minister on Thursday, Might 13. In an announcement launched on Monday in regards to the bloodbath in town of Aksum in November, the latter mentioned that the "overwhelming majority" of these killed that day have been "combatants, not civilians", opposite to authorities investigations by a number of NGOs. However the American group replies that its…

In Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina spoke on nationwide tv to explain the brand new well being measures because the nation has been going through a second wave of Covid for nearly a month. The President introduced specifically the extension of the state of well being by 15 days. The primary vaccines are anticipated in the course of the week.…

In Somalia, after per week of robust tensions within the capital, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, often known as Farmajo, introduced in entrance of parliament on Saturday, Might 1, the resignation of his mandate and demanded that elections be held. Requests instantly authorized by Parliament. Particularly, Farmajo has delegated the electoral course of to its Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, a…