More than 4,000 prisoners were pardoned in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has released a fifth of all prisoners under a presidential amnesty order aimed at freeing up space in the country’s overcrowded…
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A ferocious campaign of defamation and désinformation against Omar Harfouch, after his success in the fight against corruption in Lebanon
Omar Harfouch, founder of the "Third Republic of Lebanon," faces a defamatory campaign financed by corrupt officials. Learn about the plot against…
One of the world’s oldest lions has been killed near a national park in Kenya
19-year-old Luunkiito attacked cattle and was speared by herders A wild male lion, considered one of the oldest representatives of its species…
Religious terrorism, the Kenyan sect and the West
More than 100 bodies were found this past April in the Shakahola Forest in southern Kenya, another form of religious terrorism.
Sudan: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer
Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and suffering the disastrous consequences of the…
Sudan, UN pledges to ‘stand with and work for the Sudanese people’
The UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the temporary relocation of hundreds of staff members and their families from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, amid…
European Parliament condemns Nigerian speech laws putting musician on death row for blasphemy
Brussels (20 April 2023) – ADF International – In an urgency resolution the European Parliament has called for the release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu,…
Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis
Launched ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, the new edition of the UN World Water Development Report focuses on twin themes of…
SUDAN: The Vice President of the Sovereign Council receives the UN Independent Expert for Human Rights
The Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, received today the United Nations Independent Expert on Human Rights in Sudan,…
Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF
The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, the…