JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — A United Nations rights commission in South Sudan says the government is harassing activists, journalists and their families, limiting their activities, and targeting their work and finances.In a statement of “concern” issued this w…
Day: October 21, 2021
New Airstrike Hits Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Thursday on Mekelle, their third on the Tigray regional capital this week, as the government attempts to weaken the Tigrayan forces they’ve been fighting for almost a year.Spokesman Legesse Tulu told reporters …
Thousands Gathered in Sudan’s Capital Call for Fully Civilian Government
Protests erupted in the streets of Khartoum on Thursday over Sudan’s hybrid transitional government.Supporters of the northeast African nation’s civilian coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, turned out after crowds who support a military-led go…