August 9, 2023 Dozens of migrants dead in latest shipwreck incident as Europe's crisis deepens Officials have reported three boats sunk in separate incidents over the weekend in the Mediterranean, with over 70 people dead or missing and just over 60 rescued.
August 9, 2023 World Bank suspends new loans to Uganda over controversial anti-gay law The World Bank has declared its refusal to consider fresh loans for Uganda following the country's enactment of an anti-gay law earlier this year, a move that has been widely criticized.
August 9, 2023 House arrest conditions worsen for Niger’s ousted president as food supply runs low, advisor says Living conditions have worsened for ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who’s been living on canned foods and no electricity nor water while under house arrest, according to an advisor.
August 9, 2023 Russian mercenary force seizes 'opportunities' in key region as US faces difficult choice Washington faces increasingly unreliable partnerships in a region that has recently proven key to counterterrorism operations abroad, with Niger hosting drones at several bases.
August 8, 2023 Russia's mercenary battalion Wagner Group 'adept at being opportunistic,' expert says Cameron Hudson, Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the CSIS Africa Program discussed Wagner Group's activities Western Africa, explaining to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital that the civil unrest in Niger could prove prophetic for American interests in the region.
August 8, 2023 Rwanda genocide survivors condemn UN court's decision to halt trial of alleged financier Survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have expressed strong criticism of the decision to indefinitely suspend the trial of an alleged financier and supporter of a Rwandan massacre.
August 8, 2023 Refugees from Eritrea report of torture, sexual violence, forced labor during compulsory national service Asylum-seekers from Eritrea, a country that has been accused of widespread human rights violations, said they experienced abusive conditions during their compulsory national service.
August 8, 2023 UN, West African nations pressure Niger to reinstall recently ousted President Mohamed Bazoum The United Nations, the African Union, and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have given Niger’s mutinous soldiers until Sunday to reinstall ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
August 8, 2023 UN World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after suspending program Food aid to Ethiopia is slowly being resumed by the United Nations World Food Program. Around five months ago, aid was suspended due to a scheme to steal donated grain.
August 8, 2023 Kenyan official claims dead bodies were planted to accuse police of using excessive force during protests Kenya's national police inspector general claims dead bodies were planted in an attempt to accuse officers of using excessive force during the recent protests.