SummaryThe dangerous link between climate change and conflict is clear in countries across the Lake Chad Basin, including Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. For more than a decade, attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) h…
Six people, including two army colonels, were condemned to death by a DR Congo military court Friday for the killings of two Chinese mine workers. Four other military personnel were sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Ituri Military Court. All but one of those receiving the death sentence were members of the military. The two colonels were accused of planning an attack on a convoy in March, with the aim of stealing four gold bars and $6,000 in cash being transported by the victims, who were returning from a gold mine. In the Democratic
NAIROBI— More than 150 public and civil society actors from 40 African countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference taking place from Sept 26-30. Held under the theme ‘Gender Statistics Imperatives for Africa’, the Conference will interrogate gender statistics through the lens of agenda 2063—the African Union’s blueprint for transforming Africa into a global powerhouse, the Sustainable Development Goals that support gender equality and women’s empowerment, and global guidance on violence against women data, among others. Delegates comprising policy analysts and gender statistics experts from line ministries, national statistical offices, and civil society
The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant Thursday for a former Central African Republic government minister who is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.The suspect, Mahamat Nouradine Adam, is accused of committing crimes…
A high court in Malawi has convicted five people of murder for the 2018 killing of a 22-year-old albino man, including the victim’s brother. The court convicted seven other people of selling the victim’s body parts.Malawi officials say more than 170 al…
A court in Rwanda has sentenced a Chinese mining engineer to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of tying his workers to a tree and whipping them.A Chinese citizen was convicted Wednesday in Rwanda on charges of torture, according to Rwandan m…
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