United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

UN refugee agency relocates 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

Politics Feb 27
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said it has relocated 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees to Mai Aini and Adi-Harush refugee camps in northern Ethiopia.
President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea
Eritrea urges Sudan, Ethiopia to solve disputes in peaceful manner
Politics Feb 27
The Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Wednesday called on Sudan and Ethiopia to solve recent disputes in a peaceful manner.
Cameroon soldiers have been accused of rights abuse in the raging 'anglophone war'
Cameroon soldiers raped 20 women, killed man in 2020 revenge raid
Politics Feb 27
HRW in a February 26, 2021 statement titled: "Cameroon: Survivors of Military Assault Await Justice - 20 Women Raped During March 2020 Attack in Ebam" said it has gathered evidence of a revenge attack nearly a year ago by Cameroonian soldiers on a village where they raped at least 20 women.
Nine boys were killed when the jihadists fired explosives on a field where the boys played football
Nigeria's Boko Haram attack kills 16, mainly children playing football
Politics Feb 25
A deadly attack by Boko Haram in the northeast of Nigeria killed at least 16 people, including children who were playing football in a field, local militia said on Wednesday.
13 people have been killed in double attacks at the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
DRC: More than a dozen killed in suspected ADF attacks
Politics Feb 25
At least 13 people have been killed in two attacks in the violence-hit eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local officials and a monitor.
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria overtakes India as most populous nation without electricity
Politics Feb 25
With over 200 million population according to the United Nations (UN) population index, Nigeria is faced with numerous challenges among which is the stability of electricity.
Luca Attanasio died after his convoy came under fire while on a field trip
Hutu rebels accuse DRC, Rwanda after Italian ambassador killed
Politics Feb 23
Rwandan Hutu rebels denied allegations they were behind the killing of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and instead accused the armies of the DRC and Rwanda of responsibility.