Decades of silence and fear followed the 1977 massacre of perhaps as many as 90,000 people in Angola, but as the families of the disappeared started to speak out, demanding answers, the government took action in an attempt to promote reconciliation. T…
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Art: DDESSINPARIS2023, a picture of Africa
From March 24 to 26, 2023, the Domus Maubourg, a private mansion located near the Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, will host the 11th edition of DDESSINPARIS, called DDESSIN (23). As one of the most important events of the drawing week in …
UNHCR highlights social inclusion of refugees in Angola
The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Angola, Vito Trani, on Wednesday praised the Angolan government’s support, through its public policies towards the socio-economic inclusion and protection of refugees.Speaking t…
La Nina, Which Worsens Hurricanes and Drought, Is Gone
After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens Western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday.That’s usually good news for the United Sta…
Conflict and Violence are the Primary Causes of Hunger and Famine, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Tells the Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food on his report on conflict and the right to food. The Council also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the …