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Sudan: RSF fighters kill over 120 in brutal Gezira Province Attack

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have conducted a devastating multi-day attack in Sudan’s Gezira province, killing more than 120 people and forcing over 46,500 residents to flee. Between October 20 and 25, RSF fighters terrorized villages and towns, shooting civilians and committing sexual violence against women and girls. The United Nations reported widespread looting of […]

Decrease in migrants’ departures from Libya to Europe reported, in-Country numbers rise

A 25% decline in the number of migrants departing from Libya to Europe during the first quarter of 2025 was reported by the Mixed Migration Centre, an entity affiliated with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Approximately 9,168 migrants were said to have arrived in Italy between January and March 2025, with 93%—around 8,500 individuals—reported […]

Togo parliament gives final approval to new constitution, denounced by opposition as ‘power grab’

Lawmakers in Togo have given final approval to a constitutional reform linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians and civil society groups have denounced as a constitutional coup. Togo’s parliament had already adopted the amendments on 25 March, but following a backlash by the opposition who fear the […]