Source: Al Jazeera At least five people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the UN, as authorities cracked down on banned protests against President Joseph Kabila. Read More..
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Anti-Poverty Group’s Data Misleads on Women’s Education in Africa
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Large-Scale Land Deals by Investors in Africa Under Greater Scrutiny
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Ethiopia Bans Foreign Adoptions
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Africa: UN Refugee Agency Urges Israel to Halt Forced Relocation of African Asylum Seekers
The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday appealed to the Israeli Government to not forcibly send Eritrean and Sudanese refugees or asylum seekers to sub-Saharan Africa. This appeal came after Read More..