Tunisian President Saied ready to run in October election
Saied submitted 242,224 signatures from registered voters to qualify for inclusion on the Oct. 6 ballot in the North African nation.Sourced from Africanews
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Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine
…the decision to immediately cut ties was prompted by comments from a Ukrainian official indicating his country’s involvement in the insurgency in Mali.Sourced from Africanews
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Iran’s protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities: UN experts
Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country’s ethnic and religious minorities since 2022, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, according to a new advocacy paper released by the Human Rights Council-appointed International Fact-Finding Mission on Monday. Source UN News
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UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute or extradite them for international crimes in a statement released on Monday, which highlighted the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. UN Africa News
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Israel: Amid reports of torture inside jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of the iceberg”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Monday, calling for swift action to end impunity surrounding reports of violations against Palestinian detainees. Source UN News
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Bangladesh: UN watching crisis ‘very closely’ as PM resigns and flees the country
The United Nations is following the situation in Bangladesh very closely after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday in the face of massive anti-Government protests, which claimed the lives of hundreds of demonstrators in recent weeks. Source UN News
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Cindy Ngamba wins first refugee medal
Cindy Ngamba ‘s victory at the Paris Games comes after a fierce fight against French boxer Davina Michel in the quarter-finals of the 75 kilos in front of a passionate French crowd.Sourced from Africanews
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Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop: UN rights chief
The UN’s top human rights official on Sunday called for an immediate stop to the violence in Bangladesh, which claimed scores of lives, including those of police officers, over the weekend. Source UN News
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Nigerian women’s basketball team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals
Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday.Sourced from Africanews
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UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach
The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack on a popular beachfront in the capital, Mogadishu, that claimed dozens of civilian lives. UN Africa News
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