The humanitarian crisis triggered by clashes between the Congolese army and fighters from the March 23 Movement (M23) in Rutshuru territory, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, continues to be a cause for concern. At sites providing shelter to displaced people, the scale of need …
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Safety considerations led to the closure of the airport in Cusco, a gateway to Peru’s tourism crown jewel of Machu Picchu. With anti-government protests escalating across Peru, authorities have closed the international airport in the southern city of Cusco, a busy gateway to the mountain-top Incan citadel of Machu Picchu …
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Nairobi — African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed groups and insufficiently prioritized justice efforts for victims of atrocities across the continent, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. These violations occurred against a backdrop of backsliding on …
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Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian man as he was standing on the roof of his home during a raid on a refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian officials. Sameer Aslan, 41, was pronounced dead on Thursday at dawn by the …
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After two decades of violent extremism, fundamental elements in preventing the threat remain absent from AU plans. At the end of October 2022, the Somali capital Mogadishu suffered another suicide bomb attack, which killed 121 people and injured more than 300. According to United Nations sources, in 2022 alone, 613 …
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Addis Ababa — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said his country will continue to support efforts of the African Union (AU) to uphold peace and security in the continent based on the will of Africans. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is in Addis Ababa for an official working visit to …
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At least 47 people have died in the violence, including 39 killed in clashes with police and an officer set on fire. Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in Peru’s tourist city of Cusco as a month of demonstrations, which have now left at least 47 people dead, …
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Bangkok/Yangon – Beijing’s apparent failure to pick up on an invitation for China’s Premier Li Keqiang to attend a regional meeting in Myanmar has been interpreted as a subtle snub to Naypyidaw’s military rulers by one of their most powerful patrons. China’s non-response to an invitation for a planned Lancang-Mekong …
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Although West Africa and the Sahel continues to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still “a land of immense opportunities”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday. In her briefing, Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Office for the region, …
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Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months ago to end a gruelling conflict in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the rebel authorities said. The handover in the town of Agulae, about 30km (18 miles) northeast of the …
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Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Instability hangs low over life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. There is an expectation that the situation on the ground is going to implode at some point in the near future. When and how that will unfold – or what the trigger will …
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