Armed conflict, violence and entrenched impunity persist in South Sudan as it prepares to hold its first elections, the UN commission investigating human rights in the country said Friday.The world’s newest nation has struggled to find its footing since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, battling violence, endemic poverty and natural disasters.”As South Sudan prepares …
Chad’s main opposition party on Friday accused soldiers of having executed its leader “at point blank range” in an assault on its headquarters ahead of a long-promised May election.Yaya Dillo Djerou was the leading opponent and cousin of Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who was proclaimed transitional president by the junta in 2021.Dillo died on Wednesday …
Chad opposition claims soldiers ‘executed’ leaderFri, 01 Mar 2024 15:46:35 GMT Read More »
Jose Peseiro announced his decision to step down as coach of Nigeria on Friday after leading the country to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations last month.The 63-year-old Portuguese coach met the target of guiding the Super Eagles to the semifinal of the tournament set for him by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), …
Portuguese Peseiro quits as Nigeria coachFri, 01 Mar 2024 15:40:14 GMT Read More »
Sudanese civilians are living in “sheer terror” due to the “ruthless, senseless conflict” that is upending the country and posing a risk to regional peace, the UN rights chief said Friday.Volker Turk said the crisis in Sudan was marked by an insidious disregard for human life.Fighting that broke out in April last year between Sudan’s …
Sudanese living in ‘sheer terror’: UNFri, 01 Mar 2024 15:17:46 GMT Read More »
Kenya and Haiti signed a “reciprocal” agreement on Friday to deploy police from the East African country to lead a UN-backed law and order mission to the gang-plagued Caribbean nation, Kenyan President William Ruto said.Ruto said he and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry had “discussed the next steps to enable the fast-tracking of the deployment”, …
Kenya, Haiti sign ‘reciprocal’ accord on police deploymentFri, 01 Mar 2024 13:46:51 GMT Read More »
Andre Onana believes he has turned the corner off the pitch after enduring a “difficult time” mentally during the early months of his life at Manchester United.The Cameroon international joined the club from Inter Milan in July in a £47.2 million ($60 million) deal but a string of costly errors put him under huge pressure.Onana, …
Onana says he will ‘shine’ after early struggles at Man UtdFri, 01 Mar 2024 13:03:41 GMT Read More »
Kenya and Haiti signed a “reciprocal” agreement on Friday to deploy police from the East African country to lead a UN-backed law and order mission in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation, Kenyan President William Ruto said.Ruto said he and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry had “discussed the next steps to enable the fast-tracking of the deployment”, …
At least 26 people seeking to reach Europe died after their loaded vessel sank off northern Senegal, the governor of the Saint-Louis region told AFP on Thursday.Alioune Badara Samb said bodies had been found since Wednesday when the boat got into difficulty in a particularly dangerous part of the northern coast. He added that 21 …
At least 26 dead in migrant shipwreck off SenegalThu, 29 Feb 2024 20:31:49 GMT Read More »
A cousin and leading opponent of Chad’s transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno died in a battle with troops that his party said Thursday was an “assassination”. Yaya Dillo Djerou, 49, had told AFP amid mounting tensions ahead of his death that people wanted to “physically eliminate me” before a May 6 presidential election in which …
Army assault kills Chad opposition leader ahead of electionThu, 29 Feb 2024 20:07:22 GMT Read More »
When gunmen arrived in her village for the second time, Alexandrina Calisto realised it was time to take her terrified family to join the latest wave of people fleeing Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.The lawless region has been prey to a jihadist insurgency for more than six years, but in recent weeks there has been a …
Displaced Mozambicans recall terror of new jihadist attacksThu, 29 Feb 2024 19:34:43 GMT Read More »
