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South Sudan: UN official concerned over human rights violations
As accounts of human rights violations in South Sudan pile up, the spokesperson for the UN high comisisoner of human rights has voiced concern.
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Egypt: Residents struggle amid price hikes
Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have seen the cost of everyday goods surge. It comes after the government increased fuel prices, blaming soaring global energy markets due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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Haiti: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm on drone strikes
According to Human Rights Watch, the Haitian government is using its security forces and contractors to launch drone strikes on armed gangs -- strikes that are also impacting civilians.
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Film: Dancing through resistance in Belleville
Under the theme â Resistance and Revolt: The Power of Images,â the 2026 Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights is spotlighting the documentary Belleville Will Always See Us Dance.
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Residents of Ethiopia's Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war
Less than four years after a peace agreement ended the civil war in Ethiopiaâ s Tigray region, conflict is looming once again.
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Jihadist attacks hit Nigerian military bases in northeast
Jihadi extremist groups, including Boko Haram and one of its factions, have been blamed for intensified attacks targeting Nigeria's military bases in the northeast of the country in the last week.
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UK High Court blocks legal challenge to Chagos agreement with Mauritius
The High Court in London refused on Tuesday to grant permission to initiate legal proceedings against the British Foreign Office over the agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and Mauritius regarding the Chagos Archipelago.
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US-Israel war with Iran: Lula and Ramaphosa call for peace
Meeting in Brasilia on Monday, the South African President and his Brazilian counterpart both called for peace in the Middle East, where the US-Israel war with Iran has so far claimed more than 2,200 deaths in the region.
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Amnesty calls on Ivory Coast to release 'unjustly arrested' election protesters
Amnesty International is calling on Ivory Coast to release of dozens of people arrested during protests linked to Octoberâ s presidential election.
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Ghana grants citizenship to members of African diaspora
New Ghanaian citizens took the oath of allegiance on Monday at a swearing in ceremony in Accra.
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Francis Ngannou to make MMA return in Los Angeles on May 16
Cameroonian MMA star Francis Ngannou is set to return to action on 16 May in Los Angeles, where he will face Brazilian fighter Philipe Lins, organisers announced on Monday.
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Ghana swears in new citizens from historical African diaspora but pauses new applications
Ghana swears in new citizens from historical African diaspora but pauses new applications
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Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 30 percent
In a statement, the ministry said the adjustments were driven by "disruptions in supply chains, rising risk levels and higher maritime shipping and insurance costs", which have pushed petroleum product prices to "levels not seen in years"
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Zamo Mkhwanazi's 'Laundry' in competition at Geneva International Film Festival
The film 'Laundry' takes place in 1968, in a whites-only neighborhood of Johannesburg. Khutalaâ s family runs a laundry under a regime targeting Black-owned businesses.
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