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Lawyers Antonia Mulvey and Willis Otieno address media in Nairobi after filing Sudan RSF war crimes complaint

Sudan War Crimes Complaint Filed in Kenya Tests Nairobi’s Dual Role in RSF Conflict

Twelve Sudanese survivors filed Kenya's first-ever universal jurisdiction complaint against the RSF, asking Nairobi's prosecutors to investigate torture and sexual violence by paramilitaries some of whom are believed to reside in Kenya.

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Gavel at IMF World Bank meeting, symbolising the Congo military court verdict sentencing 54 to death for killing UN experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan

Congo’s Military Court Sentences 54 to Death Over Killing of UN Experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan

Congo's High Military Court has sentenced all 54 defendants to death for the 2017 ambush killing of UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan — but the verdict leaves open the question

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

UN Special Envoy to Sudan Pekka Haavisto with UN Secretary-General António Guterres

US, UN and Arab League Back Civilian-Led Sudan Dialogue With Six-Month Deadline

A coalition of Western governments and regional bodies, convening after talks in Addis Ababa, has endorsed an inclusive civilian-led political process for Sudan — with a six-month target and an implicit warning

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Murdered UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, killed in DR Congo's Kasai region in 2017

DR Congo Sentences 54 to Death for 2017 Murder of UN Investigators

A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced 54 people to death over the 2017 murder of UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, ending a nine-year case.

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Displaced Sudanese civilians in makeshift tents after fleeing RSF takeover of el-Fasher North Darfur Sudan

Sudan’s Real War Is Over the Tax Office, Not the Palace

Three years into Sudan's war, the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces are no longer just fighting over territory — they are dismantling and replacing every institution that made the

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Activists carry a mock coffin during a protest against the US-built Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya

US Races to Build Kenya Ebola Facility as Police Fire on Protesters

The United States is racing to finish a quarantine centre for its own Ebola-exposed citizens at a Kenyan air base, pressing ahead despite court orders that suspended the work, as police fire

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

WHO emergency medical supplies being unloaded at a DRC airstrip during the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province

WHO Official in Bunia Admits Ebola Response Is Trailing the Outbreak as Cases Top 550 in DRC

A WHO field director speaking from inside Ituri Province told the United Nations on Tuesday that the global Ebola response is still behind the outbreak curve, with contact tracing reaching only 45

June 9, 2026

Health·News

Shoppers at an open-air livestock market in Abuja, Nigeria, amid a rising cost of living

IMF Warns Nigeria Over $5 Billion UAE Loan as Abuja Bypasses the West

The IMF has warned Nigeria that its plan to borrow up to $5 billion through a swap deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank is opaque and risky. The caution lands as Abuja,

June 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Demonstrators protest against undocumented migrants in Cape Town as anti-migrant violence spreads in South Africa

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Turns Deadly as Neighbors Repatriate Citizens

At least five Mozambicans have been killed as anti-migrant vigilante groups intensify attacks across South Africa, where about a third of the population is out of work. Malawi and Ghana are repatriating

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A gas pipeline facility in Nigeria's Port Harcourt region, where the Trans-Saharan pipeline to Europe would begin

Algeria Starts a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to Europe as the Russia Boycott Bites

Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have begun building the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a 4,100-kilometre line to carry Nigerian gas across the Sahara to a Europe scrambling to replace the Russian supply it boycotted.

June 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Sudan War Crimes Complaint Filed in Kenya Tests Nairobi’s Dual Role in RSF Conflict

Congo’s Military Court Sentences 54 to Death Over Killing of UN Experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan

US, UN and Arab League Back Civilian-Led Sudan Dialogue With Six-Month Deadline

DR Congo Sentences 54 to Death for 2017 Murder of UN Investigators

Sudan’s Real War Is Over the Tax Office, Not the Palace

US Races to Build Kenya Ebola Facility as Police Fire on Protesters

WHO Official in Bunia Admits Ebola Response Is Trailing the Outbreak as Cases Top 550 in DRC

IMF Warns Nigeria Over $5 Billion UAE Loan as Abuja Bypasses the West

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Turns Deadly as Neighbors Repatriate Citizens

Algeria Starts a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to Europe as the Russia Boycott Bites

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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