Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Nabwal sub-county in Napak district have deserted their homes following ethnic clashes between Bokora and Pian community. The Pian hail from Nabilatuk while Bokora hail from Napak district. The clashes which have lasted for three months now have seen two communities losing seven people …
Read More »Over 40 houses torched, dozens injured in ethnic refugee clashes
Obongi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 houses have been torched and dozens of refugees injured in Palorinya settlement camp in Obongi district following ethnic clashes between the Nuer and Kuku community members. The fight erupted around 7pm on Monday night after a Nuer teenager from Itula Sub …
Read More »Rights in DR Congo still under threat a year after change, Amnesty says
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Human rights remain at threat in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amnesty International said on Friday in a report issued a year to the day since the country underwent historic change. Militia violence, ethnic clashes and failure to hold rights abusers to account dog the …
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