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Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Kills at Least 26 People

The Guardian

An airstrike on a busy town square in Ethiopia’s Amhara region has killed at least 26 people, in the latest instance of violence in Ethiopia’s second-biggest state, where militia have been fighting the army.

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At Least 10 Killed in Southwest Congo as Intercommunal Violence Worsens Over Land Rights and Taxes

By Jean-Yves Kamale | Associated Press

A militia group armed with guns and machetes killed at least 10 people in intercommunal violence in southwestern Congo, local authorities said Saturday. The attack is the latest episode in a deepening crisis that has been overshadowed by conflict on the other side of the vast Central African nation.

Ethiopia’s Government Recaptures Amhara Region Towns From Militia, Government and Residents Say

By Cara Anna | Associated Press

Ethiopia’s government and residents say the country’s military recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters as details of dozens of civilian deaths began to emerge from the region amid an internet shutdown.

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World Bank Freezes New Lending to Uganda Over LGBT+ Crackdown

By Andrews Schipani | Financial Times

The World Bank said it would freeze new lending to Uganda in response to the LGBT+ crackdown in the east African country that has introduced some of the most punitive anti-gay bills in the world.

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