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Swiss MPs discuss Eritrean refugees “illicit trips” to Asmara

(Swissinfo.ch and agencies, with input from Stefania Summermatter) As a United Nations report accuses Eritrean leaders of crimes against humanity,…

UN Inquiry finds Crimes Against Humanity in Eritrea

Geneva (8 June 2016) - Crimes against humanity have been committed in a widespread and systematic manner in Eritrean detention facilities,…

UK Foreign Minister: Andargachew Tsege is not being ill-treated

Press release of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of United Kingdom Andargachew Tsege's case was top of the agenda when…

Survivors: 500 Somalilanders, Ethiopians drowned in Mediterranean

(Will Ross - BBC News) The people locked up in the stadium in this picturesque port town have an extraordinary story…

Africa and the Jihadist Threat

(Olusegun Obasanjo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Wolfgang Ischinger) The list of places in Europe and Africa that have suffered from jihadist terrorism…

Thabo Mbeki: Panama Papers confirm findings of AU’s High Level Panel

Highlight: "Now all countries within and outside Africa must follow suit and begin their own investigations. These investigations should not…

Three lessons from the ICC’s Kenya debacle

(James A Goldston) The declaration of a mistrial in the Ruto-Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) put the final…

“Jabha East Africa” pledges allegiance to Islamic State

(Lizzie Dearden - The Independent) A new terrorist group has pledged allegiance to Isis as it continues to expand its presence in…

Djibouti’s Guelleh wins 4th term with 87% votes, Opposition cries foul

(AFP via FRANCE 24) Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, claimed victory on Saturday following a landslide win…

EU pledges €122 mln aid to Ethiopia amid worsening drought

Press Release Brussels, April 8, 2016 Today the European Commission has announced €122.5 million for Ethiopia to address the immediate…

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