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Restrictions impeding access to asylum, spiraling gender-based violence, risks of unsafe returns, and loss of livelihoods are among some of the deep and hard-hitting impacts the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on refugees, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs,…
Ethiopia's government Wednesday declared a state of emergency in Tigray after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to a deadly attack by the ruling party of the restive region on a federal troop camp. A statement issued by…
Exiled former speaker of the National Assembly of Cote d’Ivoire says he will continue the struggle to re-organize elections in Cote d’Ivoire. Guillaume Soro currently lives in France and was recently appointed to National Transitional Council, a parallel government announced…
At least nine Nigerian soldiers were killed by a mine explosion as their convoy passed through northeastern Nigeria, a region plagued by violence from jihadist groups. The incident occurred Monday near Malam Fatori, on the border with Niger, where a…
A civil society organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue governors of Northern states in the country’s parliament if the social media bill is passed. SERAP said this in a tweet on Tuesday while reacting to…
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Plans to curb road accidents and other related incidents are underway in The Gambia. The Gambia is validating a road safety strategy to address safety issues after a 2018 WHO report ranked it 4th position globally with the highest road…
In Mali, an inter-community reconciliation forum has begun with small communities in some localities across the country. The reconciliation is to enable members of the transitional government, community actors and group representatives to discuss ways in restoring lasting peace among…
At least 38 people, including many children are feared dead after one of the hundreds of overcrowded vessels carrying civilians fleeing insecurity in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, sank last week. Details of the tragedy, which reportedly happened on 29 October,…
The Lagos State Police Command said on Thursday it will resist any planned protest, procession, or gathering in Lagos State. The police said this amidst plans for the #EndSARS protest to resume weeks after violence erupted in Lagos following the…
The Cameroonian government has given an official burial ceremony to the seven schoolchildren who were killed in an attack at a school in Kumba in the country’s conflict-ridden South-West region. The children were killed in their classroom on October 24…
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