Watchdog group calls for due process after Zimbabwe military takeover
Human Rights Watch is urging Zimbabwe military authorities to say exactly who they arrested in last week’s military takeover and where they are now. The watchdog body is calling for a clean break from Zimbabwe’s abusive past. Zimbabwe Defence Force spokesman S.B. Moyo said in a television address last week that they were targeting criminals […]
43 migrants rescued by British humanitarian workers off Libyan coast
Forty three people have been rescued from a boat attempting a journey from Africa to Europe. The 7m wooden boat was spotted 48km off the coast of Libya. The migrants were taken aboard the Mission Lifeline – captained by Paul Chamberlain, a charity worker from Norfolk. They were lucky not be taken by the Libyan […]
UN special envoy urges Burundi opposition to join peace talks
A United Nations special envoy’s urging Burundi’s opposition to attend talks next week aimed at ending the violence caused by President Pierre Nkurunziza clinging to power More than 500 people have died and half million been displaced in the T Great Lakes country Nkuruziza opted to take an unconstitutional third term in power. Special envoy […]