Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2019/ — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with the UN Development Programme and other partners, today launched the 2019 Nigeria Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP), an appeal for US$135 million to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the worsening Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad […]
Abuja, Nigeria, January 26, 2019//-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari suspended Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen just weeks before what’s set to be a tight presidential vote, in a move the main opposition party condemned as an “act of dictatorship.”
New York, United States of America, January 24, 2019/ — Senior UN human rights official, Andrew Gilmour, has warned of the dangers posed by the growing number of ethnic-based private militias.
New York, United States of America, January 24, 2019/ — Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, the coordinator of a mainly Christian militia faction in the Central African Republic and a senior African football executive, has been transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face accusations of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
January 23, 2019//-Democratic Republic of Congo’s new President Felix Tshisekedi won important endorsements from the U.S. and two African neighbours as international acceptance of his disputed election win grew on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Russian President Vladimir Putin. EPA-EFE/Sergei Chirikov David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg January 23, 2019//-As of January 18, more than 12 people had died, no less than 78 had suffered gunshot injuries, and at least 240 had been beaten and tortured by the Zimbabwean state.
Geneva, Switzerland, January 22, 2019/ — The effects of climate change are exacerbating conflict between communities in both Mali and Niger, leading to a deepening of poverty, a weakening of public services and a disruption to traditional means of survival.
Supporters of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo celebrate his likely return home. EPA-EFE/Legnan Koula Peter Penar, Michigan State University January 21, 2019//-Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo’s acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC) opens the way for his return to Côte d’Ivoire once released.
January 21, 2019//-Almost half (47%) of Moroccans say that migrants take away jobs from locals, and thus the country should not accept any more migrants, according to a latest survey.
January 17, 2019//-At least 21 people were killed when Somali militants stormed a luxury hotel compound in Nairobi, Kenya’s government has confirmed.
