Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes
Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting More than 60,000 Somali refugees have...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
Tunisia crackdown on opposition and media alarms rights groups
Ten public figures arrested since Saturday as President Kais Saied pursues what Amnesty calls a repression of dissent Rights groups have expressed grave alarm at...
Sudan court sentences three men to hand amputation for stealing
The verdict, the first of its kind in almost a decade, has shocked many who fear country is sliding back into state extremism Three Sudanese...
Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean
Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from Tunisia A baby was among nine people including his...
Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken Somalia Malnutrition among children in one of the world’s...
Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt
The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near...
EU toughens stance on non-EU countries taking back citizens denied right to stay
Campaigners say bloc’s plan to use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as ‘leverage’ fails to put human rights first The European Union...
Daughter of Algerian journalist arrested on Christmas Eve calls for his release
Imprisonment of Ihsane el-Kadi, a longstanding government critic, prompted outcry from human rights groups The daughter of the prominent Algerian journalist Ihsane el-Kadi has called...
Thousands protest against Tunisian president’s seizure of near total power
Demonstrators on Saturday demanded Kais Saied step down as they marked the anniversary of 2011 revolution Thousands of protesters in central Tunis have marched against...
Libyan politicians’ pay goes up 40% as election impasse continues
UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022 Western leaders are losing patience...
