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Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | Apr 15, 2024

A Year into the Sudan Conflict, an Urgent Call to Address One of the World’s Gravest Crisis

Statement by Administrator Samantha Power

A year ago tomorrow, the people of Sudan awoke to a nightmare. Fierce fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum and other parts of the country. The warring sides turned bustling neighborhoods into battle zones, killing thousands, leaving bodies…

Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | Apr 15, 2024

Uganda: Committee sides with Electoral Commission (EC) on Shs756 bn for 2026 general elections

The committee okayed Shs11.407 billion required to recruit more state attorneys to counter the case back log cognisant

The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has called on government to provide Shs756.988 billion for the Electoral Commission (EC) to commence preparations for the 2026 general elections. Their call follows delays in release of funds to effect the general elections roadmap, which according to the committee chairperson, Hon. Robina Rwakoojo,…

Source: Amnesty International | Apr 14, 2024

Nigeria: Decade after Boko Haram attack on Chibok, 82 girls still in captivity

Investigations by Amnesty International reveal that the state of education in Chibok and its surrounding communities, is still being impacted by the 2014 abductions

Over 1,700 children abducted by gunmen since 2014; 17 mass school abductions recorded in six years; 20 released Chibok girls forced to marry former Boko Haram fighters. The Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to ensure the safe release and return of the remaining 82 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram…

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Source: UN News | Apr 13, 2024

United Nations (UN) pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda during a candle lighting ceremony on Friday to mark 30 years since the horrific events there unfolded

The commemoration in the General Assembly Hall was held to remember the victims and honour the survivors and those who tried to stop the genocide. Focus was also on young people who have grown up in its shadow, and on countering hate speech which fuelled the killing and has become…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Apr 13, 2024

Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations

Action Undermines Fundamental Freedoms

Mali’s transitional military government should immediately reverse its suspension of political parties and associations, Human Rights Watch said today. The suspension violates both Malian law and the rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly under international human rights law. On April 10, 2024, the council of ministers adopted a decree suspending…

Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) | Apr 12, 2024

United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) convenes community dialogue to end cattle-related conflict in Kidepo valley

Kraal leaders agreed to disarm perpetrators, arrest suspects, and introduce animal permits for movements

For decades, communities in Torit, Budi, and Ikotos counties of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state have been caught in a persistent cycle of intercommunal violence. These entrenched divides are driven by cattle raids, revenge killings as well as seasonal cattle migration which brings with it competition over grazing areas and water…

Source: Equatorial Guinea: Official Web Page of the Government | Apr 12, 2024

Equatorial Guinea: Meeting between Finance Minister and wholesaler chiefs

The Minister for Finance and Budgets, Fortunato Ofa Mbo Nchama, met heads of wholesale companies to address the BEAC's decision on the closing of transfers, taking into account that the companies have been under-declaring their transactions, thereby committing the offence of tax fraud

According to the minister, the measures being adopted in this respect are in line with regional policy, bearing in mind that capital outflows abroad must be justified, and when they are transferred for the purpose of importing products, their entry must be justified, which has not been the case for…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Apr 11, 2024

Nigeria: 10 Years after Chibok, Schoolchildren Still at Risk

Implement Safe Schools Plan to Protect Schools, Children

Ten years after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigerian authorities have failed to put in place and sustain crucial measures to provide a secure learning environment for every child, Human Rights Watch said today. Since 2014, according to Save the Children, more than 1,600 children have been abducted or kidnapped across…

Source: United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) | Apr 11, 2024

Sudan: As conflict enters its second year, United Nations (UN) Fact-Finding Mission says warring parties must halt fighting, protect civilians, allow free flow of aid

Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has killed thousands of civilians since it began on 15 April 2023

Sudan’s warring parties must commit to an immediate cease-fire, end attacks on civilians and ensure unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance for millions of people in desperate need of aid, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan said today, as the deadly conflict edges into its second year. Fighting between the Sudanese…

Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | Apr 11, 2024

Uganda: Govt tables 23 more Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX) Bills for First Reading

RAPEX was adapted by Cabinet on 22 February 2021 in a bid to reduce wasteful public expenditure by government agencies and save more than Shs1 trillion shillings in public expenditure

The Bills and their certificates of financial implication were presented by different ministers for first reading, during the plenary sitting of Tuesday, 09 April 2024 chaired by Speaker Anita Among. Hon. John Muyingo, the Minister of State for Education and Sports (Higher Education) presented the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment)…

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