Chad opposition leader Yaya Dillo killed in shooting
An Opposition leader in Chad Yaya Dillo has been killed in a clash with security forces in Chad, officials report.Sourced from Africanews
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World News in Brief: Air travel boom erases COVID dip, ‘disturbing’ new anti-LGBT bill in Ghana, rights abuses in Crimea
The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around two per cent above their high in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded much of the world’s population in lockdown. Source UN News
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All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s top human rights official, Volker Türk. Source UN News
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Afghanistan: UN appalled at revival of public floggings, executions
A revival of Taliban-ordered public executions by gunfire taking place in sports stadiums in several cities in Afghanistan “must cease immediately”, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday. Source UN News
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Kenya: President Ruto welcomes Abiy Ahmed in state visit to Nairobi as bilateral ties improve
Ethiopia and Kenya last week concluded a strategic framework to promote bilateral cooperation in key areas of economic and social development.Sourced from Africanews
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Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
The new bill imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+.Sourced from Africanews
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Wheat from war-torn Ukraine to feed families affected by conflict in Sudan
More than 7,000 tonnes of wheat donated by war-ravaged Ukraine will help to feed one million conflict-affected people in Sudan for a month, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. UN Africa News
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Mali: at least 31 dead and 10 injured in a bus accident
At least 31 people were killed and 10 others injured when a driver lost control of a passenger bus in southern Mali on Tuesday, the country’s government said.Sourced from Africanews
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Football: the Argentina-Nigeria match will ultimately not take place
ionel Messi’s Argentina will face Costa Rica rather than Nigeria in a gala match on March 26 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the latest change for a match that changed venue and opponent.Sourced from Africanews
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A ferry sinks in the Nile in Egypt, killing at least 10 people
A ferry carrying day labourers sank in the Nile just outside the Egyptian capital, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board, authorities said Monday.Sourced from Africanews
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