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Libya: Delayed municipal elections held in seven north-western municipalities/in /by
Polls there were delayed for a week due to security concerns, following an attack on an electoral commission facility in one of the areas.
Wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia told he may be sent to Uganda/in /by
The Salvadoran national, who has been living illegally in the US since about 2011, was wrongly deported to his home country earlier this year.
United Nations warns the Rohingya crisis has worsened eight years on/in /by
The 25 August marks the anniversary of the start of the Myanmar government's military crackdown that forced them to flee.
Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow’s Red Square/in /by
Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.
Eswatini government faces court challenge over US deportees/in /by
A group of human rights lawyers and NGOs says the country's acceptance of five third-country deportees is unconstitutional.
UK compensates Kenyans affected in 2021 military fire/in /by
A long wait for justice comes to an end in Kenya. The UK government has agreed to pay £2.9 million, or $4 million, in compensation to over 7,000 residents in Laikipia, after a wildfire sparked by a British military exercise devastated the region in 2021.
Guinea’s junta suspends three main political parties/in /by
Ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign, Guinea’s military junta moves to suspend three major political parties, including that of former President Alpha Conde, for three months.
Congo prosecutor seeks death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila/in /by
On Friday, the country’s public prosecutor called for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia for treason, war crimes, and supporting the M23 rebel group.
Japan deepens Africa ties with 300 new cooperation agreements at TICAD9/in /by
A major boost in Japan-Africa relations as 300 cooperation agreements were signed during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on Africa's Development, or TICAD9, held this week.
Peace efforts stall as violence escalates in Eastern DRC/in /by
Despite recent diplomatic efforts, violence continues to escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced, the United Nations warns.