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2. Somalia rejects mediation with Ethiopia gov’t over Somaliland port deal. Tensions in the Horn of Africa have escalated after landlocked Ethiopia reached a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland on January 1 that gives it access to the sea. Read the full story; https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/18/somalia-rejects-mediation-with-ethiopia-govt-over-somaliland-port-deal

3. Comoros announces curfew after president’s fourth-term win sparks protests. The army fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the streets of the capital, Moroni, on Wednesday, while protesters were still on the streets in the north of the city in the early hours of Thursday. Read the full story……..https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/18/comoros-announces-curfew-after-presidents-fourth-term-win-sparks-protests

4. Burundi-Rwanda tensions rise amid border reclosure. “There is a very little evidence to suggest that Rwanda is actually backing the RED-Tabara rebel group in eastern Congo.” he said. “That is a group that is made up of entirely of Burundian combatants. Most of them are former members of Burundian military. They have their own problems with the Burundian government and an insurgency against their government for a long time.” Read full story…..https://www.dw.com/en/burundi-rwanda-tensions-rise-amid-border-reclosure/a-68009909

Gender and Humanitarian

5. Away from threat of Islamist violence or floods, health risks for pregnant women in Nigeria’s refugee camps remain high. In 2013, Aliyu fled her home in the village of Wala in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State to its capital, Maiduguri. She said her village was attacked and much of it burned down by armed Islamist group, Boko Haram. Read full story ….. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/29/africa/nigeria-women-health-risks-as-equals-intl-cmda/index.html

Capacity Building – E-learning course

This 3-hour self-paced course provides a general introduction to the relationship between human rights and the environment. Participants will gain basic knowledge for the application of human rights to environmental issues. Procedural and substantive obligations relating to the environment will be reviewed and some good practices presented, such as examples of national constitutions that have incorporated a right to a healthy environment. Read full story… https://www.informea.org/en