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Nov

2023

AfDB says it filed complaint after Ethiopia staff arrested, assaulted

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has lodged a formal complaint with the Ethiopian authorities after two of its staff members were arrested, assaulted and detained by the country's security forces. Calling it a "very serious diplomatic incident", the AfDB said two staff members on October 31 were "unlawfully arrested, physically assaulted, and detained for many hours by elements of the security forces without any official explanation." An AfDB statement said the Ethiopian government had extended its support to the bank and has promised a speedy investigation into the incident. The bank's operations in the east African country have…

Nov

2023

By NYASHA CHINGONO

Abduction of opposition MP draws anger in Zimbabwe

NEWS

A Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker was abducted by unknown armed men, assaulted and then dumped about 50 km north of the capital Harare, members of his party said. Takudzwa Ngadziore, 25, one of the youngest legislators for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) posted a live video on Facebook showing a man running toward him with a rifle before it cut off after seven seconds. He was later found near mine shafts in the village of Mazowe naked, badly assaulted and injected with an unknown substance, said CCC chief whip in parliament Amos Chibaya. "Ngadziore was this morning on his way…

Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

Nearly 3,300 migrants stranded in Mexico were kidnapped, raped or assaulted – report

WORLD

TED HESSON NEARLY 3,300 migrants stranded in Mexico since January due to a U.S. border policy have been kidnapped, raped, trafficked or assaulted, according to a report by a human rights group released on Tuesday. The report, by New York-based Human Rights First, documents cases of migrants and asylum seekers stuck in Mexico since U.S. President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20. The number of cases has jumped in recent weeks from roughly 500 such incidents logged in April to 3,300 by mid-June. Biden, a Democrat, has moved to reverse many of the restrictive immigration policies of his Republican…