Rights Experts Seek Urgent Implementation Of South Sudan Peace
UN human rights experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to implement the 2018 South Sudan peace deal aimed at saving the lives of those affected by the conflict in the country.
UNICEF Calls For Immediate, Unconditional Release Of Abducted Children In DRC
UNICEF has called for the immediate and unconditional release of at least 13 children reported to have been abducted during the by a non-state armed group during an attack near the city of Butembo, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
United States says it’s saddened by unrest in Senegal
The United States says it is troubled and saddened by the violence and damage we have witnessed in many parts of the country.
AFEX member and MISA regional director elected head of IFEX
Dr Tabani Moyo, Regional Director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has been elected Convenor of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), the global network of freedom of expression organizations, for the 2023 -2026 term.
Minister wants passport backlog cleared in 2 weeks
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has asked the contractors working with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure that passport application backlogs are cleared “within the next two weeks”.
Somaliland agrees to ceasefire after five days of fighting
The administration of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland said late on Friday it had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, following five days of clashes in the east of the territory that health workers say have killed dozens of people.
