David Zucchino | NY Times
- Feb 23, 2021
Afghan Civilian Casualties Soared After Peace Talks’ Start
Fighting intensified in the last quarter of 2020, after talks between the Afghan government and Taliban began. Before then, it had been a...
Oluwole Ojewale | Brookings
- Feb 20, 2021
Rising insecurity in northwest Nigeria: Terrorism thinly disguised as banditry
In spite of government efforts, the security situation in Nigeria is deteriorating. Indeed, the lingering conflict between herders and...
ONU Info / UN News
- Feb 20, 2021
Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo: UN refugee agency
A record of more than 2,000 civilians were killed in three eastern provinces last year in attacks mainly attributed to armed groups.
Genocide Watch
- Feb 19, 2021
At least 18 killed in attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali
OUAGADOUGOU/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamists killed at least 18 people in attacks in northern Burkina Faso and central Mali on...
Abdul Qadir Sediqi | Reuters
- Feb 15, 2021
U.N. decries attacks on Afghan media at time when dialogue needed most
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday denounced attacks on Afghan journalists and human rights activists at a time when dialogue...
Sam Mednick | AP
- Feb 14, 2021
Women fleeing Burkina Faso violence face sexual assault
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — A 20-year-old woman could no longer live in her village amid the rising violence caused by Islamic extremists....