The juxtaposition of the headlines was jarring, in a way that seemed newly unbearable despite all we’ve learned in recent years about African migrants seeking a pathway to Europe, the horrific realities they encounter in transit and in Libya – and the complicity of European governments in their suffering. The…
An Italian judge released migrant rescue ship captain Carola Rakete on Tuesday from a house arrest order in place since the weekend, after the German captain defied Italy’s ban on accepting migrants at its ports and docked at Lampedusa. “We are relieved our captain is free!” said the Sea Watch…
The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin forcibly removing some 10,000 artisanal miners from the Glencore mines where nearly four dozen people died last week, according to Bloomberg. A military commander said President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered the removal to “put an end to the theft of minerals in the…
Six Turkish citizens were released by Libyan forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar on Monday, following…
A house fire that swept through a densely populated neighborhood in the city of Bukavu…
A Rwandan man living in the United States since 2014 has been sentenced to more…
Two human rights and environmental advocacy groups warn that implementing a new forestry policy in…
Google has formally unveiled its Equiano project, a new undersea cable that will connect Africa…
