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ICC uncovers evidence of war crimes, ethnic violence in Western Sudan

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has revealed there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in western Sudan. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, July 10, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan described the suffering in the region as “difficult to put into words”. […]

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Mali: at least 20 killed in attack on Ogossagou village

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At least twenty villagers were massacred in an attack in the Malian village of Ogossagou, in the center of the country, medical sources said Friday. The assault was carried out overnight by around thirty armed men, a few hours after the Malian army withdrew from the locality. Twenty people were killed in an attack overnight […]