Africa
South Sudan ‘teetering on brink of disaster’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that South Sudan "teeters on the brink of a disaster," and called for deploying 4,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians.
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Africa
Kenya’s Shabaab amnesty: ‘loaded gun’?
Shabaab militants are disappearing after turning themselves in under Kenya's amnesty program. Are the security forces responsible or jihadist hit squads?
Africa
Uganda: tribal king accused in separatist rebellion
Security forces in Uganda arrested the traditional king of Rwenzururu amid claims he was harboring militants seeking independence for the semi-autonomous region.
Africa
Nigeria: pogroms target Shi’ites
Shops and homes belonging to Shi'ite Muslims in Nigeria's Kaduna state were destroyed by rampaging Sunni mobs in a wave of attacks that spread across several towns.
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African women protest at Mt. Kilimanjaro
Women from various African countries gathered at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to demand land rights during observations of the International Day of Rural Women.
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Chemical attacks in Darfur claimed
Amnesty International claims "horrific evidence" of repeated chemical weapons attacks carried out by Sudanese government forces against civilians, including young children.
Africa
Ethiopia: Amhara protests over land, autonomy
Ethiopia's Amhara people are staging a local uprising to oppose a change to internal borders that would favor Tigray region, homeland of the country's ruling elite.
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Cameroon: ‘horrific’ abuses in Boko Haram fight
More than 1,000 are being held in horrific conditions, facing disease, malnutrition and torture, as part of Cameroon's crackdown on Boko Haram, Amnesty International charges.
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South Sudan: renewed war on independence day
On the fifth anniversary of its independence from Khartoum, South Sudan is again descending into civil war, with last year's tentative peace deal breaking down.
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Kenya: officers detained in death of rights attorney
Kenyan authorities detained three police officers for involvement in the murder of a human rights lawyer who disappeared after filing a complaint about police abuse.
Africa
Hundreds killed in Ethiopia to quell Oromo protests
Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 since November, and arrested tens of thousands more, in efforts to quash protests in the Oromia region.
Africa
What was behind Ethiopia-Eritrea border clash?
Independent sources say the ominous border clash was sparked when Eritrean troops shot at military deserters and an Ethiopia-backed armed opposition group returned fire.