DRC – 12 August 2016
US urges DR Congo to allow human rights researcher to return The United States urged the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Africa – 5 August 2016
ANC takes battering while opposition heads for coalition talks Whatever the final outcome of the 2016 local government elections, the
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Zimbabwe Police, Soldiers Urged to Attend Human Rights Workshops Some Zimbabweans attending an outreach meeting convened by the Zimbabwe Human
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King to Party While Swazis Go Hungry King Mswati III of Swaziland has collected about E40 million (US$3 million) to
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Health in Madagascar takes turn for the worse as $22m hospital abandoned With water, sanitation and doctors scarce, and facilities
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Ross May Resume Shuttle Trips in August UN chief’s special envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, may resume his diplomatic
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UN accuses South Sudan troops of committing atrocities The United Nations’ top human-rights official has accused South Sudanese government troops
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Sudanese government reiterates rejection of dialogue preparatory meeting Sudanese Presidential Assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid reiterated his government refusal for a
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UN Calls for Reconciliation in Central African Republic The U.N. Security Council called on the Central African Republic’s new president
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UK’s Minister for Africa Visits Somalia Tobias Ellwood, British Minister for the Middle East and Africa, visited Somalia and Kenya
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