Tunisia-Libya, Ethiopia, South Sudan.

Today's three stories you should know.

Tunisia-Libya

Up to 600 people have gone missing trying to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya in just the first three months of this year, the International Organization for Migration has said. The countries have become the main transit points for people fleeing war and poverty in several Middle Eastern and African nations. In the latest incident, a rickety boat carrying over 100 people capsized on Tuesday off the coast of southeastern Tunisia. Thirty people were rescued and 75 are still missing.

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Ethiopia

More than 10 journalists have been arrested in the last two weeks, according to the Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights body. The rights commission said the total number of journalists detained is 16, but estimates from other groups put the number higher. The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appears unrepentant. “The government will continue to take irreversible measure on individuals involved in illegal activities who are planning and working to create havoc and chaos, also on those wearing a cloak of media outlets and journalists,” it said in a statement last week. Ethiopia has been rocked by civil war for more than 18 months now.

South Sudan

South Sudan has reacted angrily to a UN Security Council decision to renew an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on the country. South Sudan's Foreign Minister Mayiik Ayii Deng called the resolution “counterproductive,” and lashed out at Ghana for supporting it as a fellow African nation. The world’s youngest country has been beset by war, political crisis and hunger since achieving independence in 2011.

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