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Rights group documents fresh South Sudan 'war crimes'
A rights group on Wednesday accused the government of South Sudan and its allied militias of carrying out “war crimes” of “staggering brutality” during an offensive earlier this…
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Two African Heroes Leave Prison in Rwanda
Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame has released two of his best known political prisoners: Victoire Ingabire, a Hutu political activist, and Kizito Mihigo, a Tutsi gospel singer. “Ingabire said…
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'La Lucha' – Goma's Own Brand of Indignados
I can't remember exactly when I first heard about them, but suddenly they were there. Not as a new organisation with a clear leadership, goals or statutes, but…
African Union
Tell Kirr and Marchar, the taste of the pudding is in the Eating
The much-anticipated first face-to-face talks between South Sudan’s President Kiir and his former vice president turned rebel leader Machar culminated in a peace accord. The talks that the…