A United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded that atrocities committed during the siege and eventual capture of El-Fasher, a key city in Sudan’s Darfur region, may amount to genocide. Findings of the Inquiry The investigation focused on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which seized El-Fasher in late October after an…
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament on Monday approved a bill banning all political parties, a move observers say consolidates the control of the military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The legislation, passed without opposition, repeals the charter of political parties and laws governing party financing, electoral…
Kinshasa, DRC – The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed fears that at least 200 people may have died following a massive landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in North Kivu province, an area currently under the control of the M23 armed group. The Tragedy According…
Khartoum, Sudan – Witnesses have accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of abducting children during attacks in Darfur, including the capture of al-Fashir in October, raising fresh concerns about atrocities in the country’s ongoing civil war. Allegations of Abductions According to Reuters, 26 people reported that at least 56…
Haiti’s fragile political transition took a dramatic turn on Friday after the country’s transitional presidential council announced it had voted to dismiss Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, just two weeks before the panel itself is scheduled to step down. Council’s Announcement Council member Edgard Leblanc Fils, speaking at a news…
Uganda’s political crisis deepened on Friday after military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following the disputed January 15 presidential election. Museveni Declared Winner Amid Internet Blackout President Yoweri Museveni, 81, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four…
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), ending a year-long process that global health experts had warned would harm both U.S. and international public health efforts. The decision, announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, reflects what the U.S. government described as failures in the U.N.…
American rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly supported President Donald Trump’s assertions that Christians are facing persecution in Nigeria, sparking renewed international attention on religious freedom in the country. Speaking at a United Nations event organised by the US on Tuesday, Minaj highlighted the importance of protecting faith worldwide. “Religious freedom…
Thousands of civilians remain trapped and in grave danger in El-Fasher, western Sudan, after the city’s fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The humanitarian organization described the situation as dire, while Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called it “apocalyptic” amid mounting reports of…
Harrowing scenes unfolded in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as residents laid out bodies in the streets following Brazil’s deadliest police raid in history, which left at least 119 people dead. The operation, targeting drug gangs in the city’s favelas, has reignited fierce debate over Brazil’s heavy-handed approach to organized…