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Rwanda is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. More than 1 million people — mostly from the Tutsi minority ethnic group, but also moderates from the Hutu…

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday appointed Adama Dieng of Senegal as the first AU special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide…

As part of efforts to bring succour to the persons affected by crises and armed violence, JAPAN-UNESCO has empowered Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who migrated and were reintegrated…

The people of Taiwan have woken up to the aftermath of its worst earthquake in a quarter of a century. Rescue efforts continued on Thursday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the…

Muslim leaders decline White House Ramadan invitation The White House organised a toned-down iftar dinner to mark the holy month of Ramadan, following the refusal of some invitees due to…

Political parties in Mali have requested a time frame for presidential elections after the ruling junta failed to organise polls within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy,…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Sunday evening exchanged views over the phone on bilateral relations and the latest…

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets again on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing religious government. This is happening as there is no sign…

The police in Uganda, East Kyoga region and Bukedea CPS, have put a serious hunt for two brothers, identified as Onenge Andrew and Opio Ivan, of Akaramai village, Kamom parish, in Bukedea…

Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year, including many children, while dozens have been lynched, stoned or burned alive by so-called self-defence brigades, the…