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Hundreds of members of Nigeria’s main labour union take to the streets, demanding urgent government action against worsening insecurity, including kidnappings and killings that they say affects their safety and livelihoods. Also, Sierra Leone declares its Mpox epidemic over, signalling the end of a health emergency that saw over 5,000 …

Une offensive menée par les Forces de soutien rapide (FSR) contre le camp de Zamzam, dans le Darfour-Nord au Soudan les 11 et 13 avril dernier, a fait plus de 1 000 morts, selon rapport publié jeudi par le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme. Des actes qualifiés « d’atteintes flagrantes au droit international …

Hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets this week to protest against worsening insecurity across the country, including kidnappings, armed robbery and violent crime. Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) marched in cities such as Lagos and Abuja, calling on the government to take urgent action to protect lives …

Ghana has sent a military contingent to assist with reconstruction and relief efforts in hurricane-hit Jamaica, following the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa over a month ago. This marks the third time this year that Ghana has extended support to nations in crisis, after previously providing humanitarian aid to Jamaica, …

More than 1,000 civilians were killed when Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took over the famine-stricken displacement camp of Zamzam in Sudan’s Darfur in April, according to a UN report published on Thursday. About a third of the victims were summarily executed, says the UN Human Rights Office.

Le groupe armé AFC/M23 a annoncé mercredi le retrait de ses troupes d’Uvira, ville stratégique de l’est de la République démocratique du Congo, dont il avait pris le contrôle début décembre. Des sources locales et sécuritaires ont de leur côté constaté un mouvement des troupes vers le nord de l’agglomération.

The Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 armed group said Wednesday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Uvira, a strategic town in eastern DR Congo that it captured in early December.

Ce mercredi soir, l’AFC/M23 a affirmé avoir entamé son retrait d’Uvira, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo. Cependant, pour le moment, les États-Unis estiment qu’il n’existe aucune « preuve crédible » de ce retrait. Par ailleurs, Washington accentue la pression sur Kigali pour qu’il cesse de soutenir le M23. « Le …

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bus transporting company mineworkers was pelted by stones by artisanal miners in early November. We spoke to several locals who said this was not an isolated incident, blaming the tensions on a lack of space for the artisanal miners.

The CEO of a huge organisation that has helped millions of girls across a series of African countries has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the group she now runs helped her when she was a girl. Angeline Murimirwa was able to continue her education thanks to CAMFED, the Campaign …