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Sudan conflict: Hemedti – the warlord who built a paramilitary force more powerful than the state
Dozens have been killed in armed clashes in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following months of tension between the military and the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Behind the tensions is a disagreement over the integration of Read more
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UN expert calls for end of attacks on persons with albinism
A United Nations (UN) expert has called for urgent action to combat attacks against persons with albinism including murders and mutilations, which are spiking in Madagascar as dangerous myths and poverty persist. Babies and children remain prime Read more
Eritrean community hosts UK festival
The Nineteenth annual festival of the Eritrean community in the UK was enthusiastically conducted last weekend in London under the theme “Independent Choice - Backbone of Our Pride”. The festival in which a number of nationals from all cities in Read more
Photo Credit: UNICEF, Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin
‘Hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has said. Read more
South Sudan marks anniversary amid stalled progress and growing violence
South Sudan’s unity government marked its two-year anniversary against a backdrop of stalled constitutional progress and ongoing cycles of community violence – often fuelled by political groups and armed militias – the senior UN official in the Read more