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Thousands protest Sargsyan’s PM bid in Armenia, several hurt in scuffles
Around 6,000 gathered in Armenia's capital on Monday (16 April) in protest at what the opposition calls a power grab by former president Serzh Sargsyan and several people were injured in scuffles with police.
‘Silent, invisible’ malnutrition seen as threat to generations in Congo
Starving children are the glaring face of Congo's humanitarian crisis, but millions more people are suffering slow onset malnutrition which could have harmful effects for generations, the United Nations said on Thursday (12 April).
EU calls on Cameroon security forces to use ‘proportional force’
The European Union has called on Cameroon to ensure its security forces use "proportional force" in the country's restive English-speaking west.
EU concerned over rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea
The European Union has criticised "a sharp decline" in human rights in Equatorial Guinea where an opposition figure died in custody and over 130 people have been detained since elections last year.
Deadly ethnic violence erupts in DR Congo’s Ituri
More than 30 people have been killed and hundreds of homes torched in an explosion of ethnic violence in a DR Congo province where the EU launched a landmark peacekeeping mission, multiple sources told AFP yesterday (5 February).
Catalan leaders to declare independence in Spain crisis
Catalan leaders are preparing to declare independence from Spain after a violence-hit referendum, defying a warning from the country's king that national stability was in peril.
Several killed in Cameroon as anglophones declare ‘independent Ambazonia’
Soldiers shot at least eight people dead in Cameroon's restive anglophone belt at the weekend as a separatist group made a symbolic declaration of independence.
Eyes on EU as Catalonia leader threatens independence
Catalonia's leader, Carles Puigdemont, said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming on Monday (2 October) that 90% of voters backed independence in a banned referendum marred by violent clashes.
EU moves to address major crisis in North-Eastern Nigeria
The Commission announced on Thursday (15 June) a €143 million support package for recovery and reconstruction needs in Nigeria's Borno State, which is suffering from a worsening humanitarian crisis.
New Venezuela protest clashes follow deadly unrest
New clashes erupted Thursday (20 April) between Venezuelan riot police and President Nicolas Maduro's opponents, inflaming tensions after a day of deadly unrest in the beleaguered oil-rich nation.
EU voices concern over Venezuela clashes
Venezuela entered a fifth day of violent protests yesterday (10 April), as its president travelled to Cuba to seek support from fellow leftist leaders. The EU expressed concern over the escalating tensions and called on all parties to find common ground and end the violence.