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HRW Slams EU Decision to Allow Libyan Coast Guards Handle African Migrants

Human Rights Watch denounced on Wednesday the European Union decision to entrust the Libyan coast guards with the task of managing the waves of illegal African migrants who risk their lives to reach European shores. The EU’s obstruction of nongovernmental rescues and handover of responsibility to Libyan coast guard forces is a recipe for even […]

Football: Morocco’s King to Receive CAF President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

King Mohammed VI will be honored next Tuesday in Kigali with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF). The announcement was made Tuesday by CAF in a press release. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame will also receive the same trophy awarded in recognition for best achievements accomplished in 2022. CAF Chief […]

Nigeria: at least 160 killed, hundreds injured in attacks by armed gangs

At least 160 people have been killed and over 300 injured in central Nigeria in a series of “well-coordinated” attacks on villages carried out by armed groups know as “bandits”, local government officials have said. On Monday (25 December), local officials said the toll of attacks by armed groups has risen to 113, increasing sharply […]