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Thousands of Egyptian Lawyers Stage Protest

Lawyers assembled in droves Monday to protest a new electronic invoicing system

Kenya LGBT refugees report feeling unsafe at camp

LGBT refugees in one of Kenya's biggest camps for displaced people are

Somalia speaker to reject ‘anti-Islam’ bills on sex abuse

The speaker of Somalia’s lower house has vowed to “cancel any bill

Buckingham Palace aide resigns over remarks to black charity boss

A Buckingham Palace household member has apologised and resigned after she repeatedly

UN panel accuses regional South Sudan officials of overseeing gang rapes, beheadings

South Sudan should investigate officials accused of overseeing systematic gang rapes, some

Kenya: IPOA Opens Investigation Into Assault on Journalist

Kenya's Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation into the

Algeria: Judiciary issues death penalty against 49 people

On Thursday, an Algerian court issued death sentences against 49 people charged

Egypt: New Batch of Pretrial Detainees Granted Presidential Pardon

The Egyptian Public Prosecution and the Supreme State Security Prosecution, on Thursday

Kenya collapsed building owner to face murder charges

The owner of a five-storey building under construction that collapsed last week

Ugandan lecturer arrested for allegedly slapping female student

Police in Uganda have arrested a lecturer at the country’s famous Makerere