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Burkina Faso: UNHCR calls for investigation into killings in Ouahigouya/in /by
“We call on all parties to the conflict in Burkina Faso to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including by refraining from targeting civilians... Deliberately targeting civilians or individuals not taking direct part in hostilities constitutes a war crime". Ravina Shamda
FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles up against Brazil, Italy/in /by
Three of the four African teams qualified for the 23rd edition of the U20 World Cup will face though contenders. Africa's U20 champions Senegal will play Colombia, Japan and Israel.
Sudan: Patients stranded as hospitals thrown into chaos due to fighting/in /by
Khartoum’s hospitals have been thrown into chaos by the explosion of violence between Sudan’s two top generals
Mozambique: explosion of cholera cases after Cyclone Freddy/in /by
The number of cholera cases in Mozambique has increased tenfold since February, with more than 28,000 people infected in the southern African country still reeling from the deadly Cyclone Freddy, UNICEF said Tuesday.
Guinea-Bissau joins UN agreement on environment and human rights/in /by
Guinea-Bissau has become the first non-European country to join an international agreement on government accountability for human rights and the environment, the United Nations announced Tuesday.
S.Africa’s Ramaphosa says ruling party wants country to quit ICC/in /by
The Hague-based ICC issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime of "deporting" Ukrainian children.
UNHCR warns of “further displacement” of people from Sudan/in /by
The U.N. refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite a tenuous cease-fire between the two warring Sudanese generals battling for control of the country
Brazzaville school takes a stand against prejudice, empowering autistic children/in /by
Children with autism are referred to as "wizards", "bewitched" or "lost" in Congo-Brazzaville, where a school has been set up to promote their "socialization" and raise awareness of this neurodevelopmental disorder.
Guinea: Authorities launch probe after dozens of fishermen suffer skin problems/in /by
"We have seen in the press.. that it is a new disease that has appeared, a mysterious disease, it's absolutely not. It is a chemical burn due to contact with a corrosive agent that appeared on the high seas, we do not know the origin of what happened but we are sure that it is corrosion of the skin
South Africa captain’s Rugby World Cup in doubt/in /by
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi's Rugby World Cup in doubt after knee injury.