FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “300 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria in latest mass kidnapping” – below is their description.
Over 300 schoolgirls have been abducted in northwestern Nigeria, the third such mass kidnapping in three months. Also, Amnesty International has issued a damning report saying Eritrean troops massacred hundreds in the Tigray region of Ethiopia last November. Eritrea has denied the allegations. And in Ghana, an LGBT centre has been forced to temporarily shut down just weeks after it opened in Accra. The closure came after threats of violence. We talk to Wendy Isaack of Human Rights Watch about the incident and what it says about discrimination against LGBT people in the country.
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In This Story: Eritrea
Eritrea officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Asmara. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.
Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country, with nine recognized ethnic groups in its population of around five and a half million. Eritrea has nine national languages which are Tigrinya language, Tigre, Afar, Beja, Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Saho. Most people in the territory adhere to Christianity or Islam, with a small minority adhering to traditional faiths.
Eritrea gained de jure independence in 1993 after an independence referendum. National legislative and presidential elections have never been held since independence.
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