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Uganda: New anti-homosexuality law fuels persecution, LGBTQI communities say/in /by
Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation is persecuting the LGBTQI community according to human rights lawyers. Since the new law was enacted in May, they say they’ve become a target for violence and left homeless because landlords are too afraid to allow them to rent.
Ethiopia: opposition figure seeks political asylum in the United States/in /by
One of the main opponents of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian political figure Bekele Gerba, has applied for political asylum in the United States, he told AFP on Monday, denouncing the deteriorating political situation in Ethiopia and saying he feared for his life.
Sudan war: army chief in Egypt, his first trip abroad/in /by
Sudan's army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, will travel to Egypt on Tuesday for his first trip abroad in four months of war against paramilitaries, his office announced.
39 women and children dead in Sudan – Doctors/in /by
Since 11 August, according to the UN, more than 50,000 people have been forced to flee Nyala, where communications networks are virtually permanently cut off due to the intensity of the conflict.
DRC: at least 15 dead in a new militia attack in Ituri/in /by
At least fifteen people have been killed in an attack attributed to the Codeco community militia in Ituri, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources and the army said on Monday.
Sudan’s Al-Burhan heads first cabinet meeting since conflict erupted/in /by
Sudan's de facto leader general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met on Monday (Aug. 28) with members of the government for the first time in 4 months. In the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, where the meeting was also held, Burhan said a military operation enabled him to safely leave Khartoum.
Spanish soccer federation leaders ask president Rubiales to resign/in /by
Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign on Monday because of his behavior at the Women's World Cup, including kissing a player on the lips after Spain won the championship match.
Libyan PM visits Palestinian embassy in Tripoli to strengthen relations/in /by
Libyan Prime Minister visited the Palestinian embassy in the capital, Tripoli, on Monday to affirm his country's continued support of the Palestinian cause.
Egypt: Opposition coalition denounces detention of leader/in /by
The Free Current coalition was formed in June this year, comprised of an array of mostly liberal opposition parties and figures. One of its leading figures, Hashim Kassem, was detained last week following a public spat with a former government minister.
Niger: Paris backs ‘president Bazoum’ and ‘ECOWAS’ military action should it be the case’/in /by
"Our policy is the right one. It depends on the courage of President Mohamed Bazoum, the commitment of our diplomats, of our ambassador on the ground who is remaining despite pressure," Macron told a gathering of French ambassadors in the capital on Monday (Aug. 28).