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Eastern Libya forces deport thousands of Egyptian migrants on foot across the land border

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern Libyan forces have expelled thousands of Egyptians who were in Libya illegally in recent days, deporting them to Egypt...

Libya court sentences 23 to death for Islamic State campaign

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role...

UN warns against losing sight of South Sudan peace process amid Sudan crisis

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has warned the country’s leaders not to lose sight of the pending...

US announces $524M for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis while Germany, UK also make pledges

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn...

UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ funding for Horn of Africa

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a "catastrophe" in...

‘Modern slavery’ most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study

London (AFP) – North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index...

Reuters: Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew

By Aaron Ross, James Pearson and Christopher Bing NAIROBI (Reuters) - Chinese hackers targeted Kenya's government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against...

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand withdrawal of outside forces

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region to demand the return home of people displaced by...

UN: Africa’s Sahel needs international support to fight extremism

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to...

Unhappy return: Sudan crisis forces South Sudanese refugees back to troubled home

RENK, South Sudan (Reuters) - The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own...

UN: South Sudan struggling to implement power-sharing deal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is facing violent clashes and increasing disillusionment and frustration as it struggles to implement the most challenging provisions...

UN: South Sudan must halt fighting, move faster to elections

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded an immediate end to all fighting in South Sudan and pushed for swift...

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