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A Tunisian wounded in the Arab Spring sets fire to himself

After the government failed to compensate a young man injured in Tunisia's 2011 revolution, he burned himself alive. The self-immolation…

September 7, 2021

Former South African president Zuma awarded medical parole

The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has been freed on medical parole -  two months after he was…

September 6, 2021

US agency accuses Tigrayan forces of looting aid warehouses in Ethiopia’s Amhara

Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region looted warehouses, in recent weeks, belonging to a US humanitarian agency in the Amhara region…

September 3, 2021

In Nigeria, thousands of Boko Haram fighters have surrendered

The Nigerian military claims that approximately 6,000 Boko Haram members have surrendered to authorities in the previous several weeks, including…

September 3, 2021

Preserve content of rights abuses in Afghanistan: Human Rights groups to social media platforms

Leading human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Access Now, Mnemonic have called on social media platforms to…

September 1, 2021

At the Berlin summit, African leaders renewed their calls for vaccine equity

African leaders gathered in Germany for a summit renewed their calls for Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, claiming that the decision…

August 28, 2021

Hundreds of kidnapped students in Nigeria have been released by their captors

After gunmen freed them from forest hideouts, nearly 100 Nigerian school children kidnapped three months ago from an Islamic seminary…

August 27, 2021

Hissène Habré, the former ruler of Chad dies at 79 while serving a life sentence

The former ruler of Chad, Hissène Habré is dead at 79 years due to coronavirus infection while serving a life…

August 25, 2021

Rwanda deported a Belgian lawyer who represented Paul Rusesabagina

Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic, was denied access to the Kigali prison where his client is…

August 23, 2021

Libya’s acute water crisis threatens the basic health and safety of millions

Libya is grappling with a major water crisis in the wake of increasing heatwaves across the African nation caused by…

August 22, 2021

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