Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian president has been severely criticized on social media after announcing his intention to build the country’s largest prison complex. For critics of the president, he should build hospitals, schools and houses in the country which has a severe housing shortage and a water crisis. “I …
Read More »UN urges South Sudan to resolve fresh conflict
The UN mission in South Sudan has urged the unity government to urgently resolve a fresh conflict in the Tambura area of Western Equatoria state. On Monday, there were reports of sporadic shooting between groups there. The UN’s peacekeeping mission, Unmiss, says this has endangered the lives of civilians and …
Read More »Uganda: soldiers jailed for assaulting journalists
According to a statement of the Ugandan military, seven soldiers have been given jail sentences by a disciplinary committee for beating up journalists outside the United Nations Human rights office on Wednesday. They were given sentences of between two to three months at a military detention facility. The trial of …
Read More »Assault of journalists by Uganda military condemned by United Nations
The UN has condemned an attack by the Ugandan security forces that left several journalists injured as they were reporting on the opposition MP the opposition leader Bobi Wine who was highlighting allegations of human rights abuses in the country. The police said security personnel were dispersing an uncontrolled crowd …
Read More »United Nations condemns killing of polio workers in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has condemned the attack by armed men on polio workers in Lakes State in the central part of the country. The attack in Malek area on Sunday left three people dead, four others wounded and one missing, according to a press statement. The …
Read More »UN ‘strongly condemns’ attack on peacekeepers in central Mali
The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack on a peacekeepers base in central Mali. 28 peacekeepers from Togo were injured when the temporary UN base in Kerena, near Douentza, was hit by fire early Wednesday morning. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic extremists linked to …
Read More »ICC postponed the trial of former CAR militia leaders
The trial of two Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leaders, scheduled to open at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, has been postponed to February 16. Alfred Yékatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona face 21 and 32 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity respectively. The alleged crimes include intentionally …
Read More »The insurgency in Mozambique created a ‘humanitarian crisis’
The United Nations says that an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique has created a humanitarian crisis. The World Food Programme(WFP) said the cost of food had soared and that the violence had limited access to water, sanitation and education. Read more: While pursuing jihadists, four Nigerien soldiers are killed About …
Read More »United Nations: Somalia at risk from election row and US withdrawal
The United Nations says a deepening row in Somalia over postponed elections is putting the country’s progress towards stability under threat. It says security is also at risk after the withdrawal last week of US troops responsible for training Somalia’s special forces. The UN’s special representative, James Swan, has accused …
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