Author: Sarah McArthur

Leaders Speak Out As Conflict In The D.R.C. Intensifies

The past two weeks have seen the U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights and the Pope have highlighting the ongoing violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in response to separate events instigated by different groups in the ongoing conflict. These statements have demonstrated perfectly the deep complexity of

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Central African Militia Leader On Trial At The Hague

On Monday September 26th, the International Criminal Court opened the trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former militia commander from the Central African Republic (CAR). Said is the third of four individuals to be handed over to the ICC from CAR for war crimes and crimes against humanity, all

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Floods In DRC: A Perfect Storm In Saké, North Kivu

On October 2nd, the town of Saké, North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was severely damaged by flooding. Heavy rainfall caused the Mutahyo river to burst its banks at Saké, approximately 25km west of the provincial capital Goma. At least 15 people have died and more are

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Meanwhile, In Burkina Faso: The War Against Civilians In The Sahel

This week in Burkina Faso, 2.3 million new voters were registered for the upcoming presidential election. However, following a new law that justified the cancellation of voter registration under “force majeure,” the least secure 17.4% of the country was excluded from registration. In the same week that 417,465 Burkinabè were

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