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In Burkina Faso, the number of people forced to flee violence is accelerating and reaching an unprecedented level, according to the Refugee Commission. The humanitarian organization reiterates its call for coordinated action for peace and stability in this country. Together with RFI, Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba, UNHCR Spokeswoman…

Two Frenchmen were arrested on Tuesday evening, July 20. According to the Advocate General of the Court of Appeal, who spoke on Wednesday, July 21, the two men were accused of endangering state security. They were still in custody on Wednesday night with their wives. as reported from Antananarivo, Laure VerneauAccording to the…

According to the report released on Thursday, 16 people were killed in rains from March to May this year. More than 26,000 homes and 260 schools have been destroyed, along with health centers, in Tanganyika province, said OCHA, the UN's humanitarian coordination office. With our special correspondent in Kalemie, Denise mahehoSo…

More than 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold of famine" in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia at war for eight months, a senior UN official warned on Friday. The organization also urges the rebels to apply the ceasefire decided by Ethiopia. The situation in Tigray has "dramatically worsened", the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs…

Beninese justice sentenced a man on Tuesday, June 29, to 12 months in prison, including six months in prison, for "assault and battery" on three transgender people. This crime was perpetuated due to a lack of provisions in the penal code that punish "transphobia". On the night of April 30, at a birthday party in Cotonou, a group of people attacked three guests. These transgender women are attacked, beaten and naked. Only one of the attackers showed up at the hearing, his accomplices are on the run. .

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…

A demonstration against police violence mobilized about 100 civilians on Friday, June 18, in Tunis, following other protests in the capital this week. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseUnder a blazing sun, young people claim their right to demonstrate and express themselves. Avenue Bourguiba, crossed by the police who are…

In Kédougou, a landlocked region 700 km from Dakar in southeastern Senegal, young people and students have demonstrated on several occasions in recent weeks. They want to integrate international mining companies that mine gold in their region. An extraction activity that places gold in first place among the exported products, with a 20% increase in exports between 2018 and 2019. Nevertheless, Kédougou…

Ten days after the eruption of Nyiragongo, volcanic activity seems to have calmed down a bit in Goma, but the evacuation order is still being maintained by the authorities. According to the UN Humanitarian Coordination, there are more than 500,000 displaced persons. But in recent days, we have seen a movement of these displaced people returning to Goma.…

In Nigeria, another major kidnapping took place on Sunday at a Koran school in the state of Niger, northwest of the country, where 200 children went to school. No final assessment has yet been made on the number of young people reported missing. Against this unpleasant uncertainty, spontaneous protests have taken place in northwestern Nigeria over the past week, condemning the incessant attacks on the…