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Congo blames rebels for U.N. peacekeeper death as insecurity spurs protests

Congo's government on Monday blamed M23 rebels for an attack on a helicopter that killed a United Nations peacekeeper, as hundreds in the eastern city of Goma demonstrated over spiralling insecurity in the region.

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Frenchman imprisoned in Iran for spying goes on hunger strike

Benjamin Brière, the French tourist who was jailed in Iran in May, 2020, has been on hunger strike since 28 January. Announcing the development, his sister Blandine Brière and the imprisoned man's legal team said it was the only protest available to him.

Radio France Internationale

Benjamin Brière, French national held in Iran, launches new hunger strike

Benjamin Brière, a French national held in Iran, has gone on hunger strike for the second time since his incarceration in May 2020, his sister and his lawyer said Monday.

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Head of UN human rights mission expelled from Mali

The head of the human rights division of the United Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been declared persona non-grata by the Malian authorities. Guillaume Andali has been asked to leave the country by 7 February. The government accuses him of bias.

Radio France Internationale

Supermarket to give kids a free warm breakfast every day this February half-term

Children will be able to get a free bowl of Quaker porridge from 8am to 12pm every day in 205 Asda supermarket cafes across February half term on top of the existing £1 kids main meal deal

Daily Mirror

Cameroonian businessman arrested after journalist's murder

A Cameroonian businessman was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist, Martinez Zogo, whose mutilated remains were found near the capital Yaounde last month after he was abducted, the national radio station CRTV said.

Reuters

At least 34 killed in Somaliland clashes - medics

At least 34 people were killed in clashes between soldiers and anti-government fighters in a disputed town in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday, doctors and officials said.

Reuters

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Two hunger strikers still conscious, very weak

The two female students charged with lese majeste are still conscious but very weak after nearly three weeks on a hunger strike, Thammasat University Hospital reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Mali expels U.N. mission's human rights chief

The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata.

Reuters

One peacekeeper killed in Congo after U.N. chopper comes under fire

One U.N. peacekeeper was killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday when a helicopter operated by the peacekeeping force came under fire while in mid-air, the U.N. mission called MONUSCO said.

Reuters

Pope makes final appeal for peace at end of South Sudan trip

Catholic church head and other Christian leaders called for recommitment to the 2018 peace deal during the Africa trip.

Al Jazeera

'It's about about conveying peace is possible': Hopes high over South Sudan visit

IT’S the world’s newest country, but South Sudan is also the poorest.

The National (Scotland)

Pope makes final bid for peace, forgiveness in South Sudan

Pope Francis is making a final appeal for peace in South Sudan

The Independent UK

Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip, urges end to 'blind fury' of violence

Pope Francis urged the people of South Sudan on Sunday to resist the "venom of hatred" so they could achieve the peace and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts.

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World Bank Funds Equipping 1,000 Schools in Yemen

The World Bank has launched a project to restore education in Yemen. It aims at facilitating the return of children to schools by providing incentives for teachers and meals for children as well as equipping and rehabilitating more than 1,000 schools across Yemen. “More than 2.4 million school-aged Yemeni girls…

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Protect, advance women for a better South Sudan, pope says

Pope Francis joined other Christian leaders and the U.N. on Saturday in urging the protection and advancement of women in South Sudan, where rape has been a weapon of war, child brides are common and most girls do not reach secondary education.

Reuters

East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country's military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting.

Radio France Internationale

Pope tells clergy to speak out against injustice on South Sudan peace pilgrimage

On his first papal visit to war-torn South Sudan, Pope Francis has urged clergy to raise their voices against injustice. He also met children displaced by conflict and pleaded for women and girls to be honoured.

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Watch: Pope Francis meets with people displaced by conflict in South Sudan

Watch as Pope Francis visited people displaced by civil conflicts on the first full day of his visit to South Sudan.

Bangkok Post

Hunger strikers vow to carry on

Two young men detained on royal defamation charges have been granted bail, but activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong have vowed to continue their hunger strike until every political prisoner is released.

The Independent UK

Pope encourages South Sudanese, will raise plight of women

Pope Francis is seeking to console the long-suffering people of South Sudan

Reuters

Pope offers 'wings to your hope' to displaced children in South Sudan

Pope Francis on Saturday met South Sudanese children displaced by conflict and heard of the hardships of their lives in camps, telling them they would build a better future for the world's newest country by replacing ethnic hatred with forgiveness.

Reuters

South Sudan's late liberation hero Garang in focus during pope's visit

Pope Francis will lead prayers at the mausoleum of South Sudanese liberation hero John Garang on Saturday, an acknowledgement of the importance for the world's youngest nation of perhaps the one leader who could ensure unity.

France 24

Iranians liken photos of pacifist protester on hunger strike to ‘Auschwitz’ treatment

New photos of Farhad Meysami, a pacifist Iranian political activist, after spending weeks on a hunger strike in prison, have enraged Iranians on social media. His worrying state of health, evident in these pictures, prompted some Iranians to compare his situation to that of prisoners in Nazi death camps.

Radio France Internationale

After DRC, Pope Francis takes peace mission to South Sudan

Pope Francis on Friday arrived in South Sudan – a country hit by civil war and extreme poverty – for a three-day visit to spread the message of peace and reconciliation.

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