The United Nations has condemned what it called rising sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan in more than two months of conflict, the BBC reported. The UN human rights office in Sudan said it had received credible reports of more than 20 incidents of conflict-related sexual violence against …
Read More »UN concerned about impact of drought in East Africa
The United Nation’s humanitarian affairs agency (Ocha) says the world is not paying enough attention to crises beyond the war in Ukraine including a devastating drought in East Africa. The head of the organisation, Martin Griffiths, made the appeal after visiting Turkana in north-west Kenya where food is extremely scarce …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray rebels deny role in deadly hospital attack
Rebels in Tigray have denied responsibility for an attack on a health centre in the Ethiopian region of Afar, that killed at least 12 people. The Afar regional administration blames Tigrayan forces for the incident, as fighting in Ethiopia’s nine-month conflict escalates in regions bordering Tigray. “The 12 people died …
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