Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola outbreak fears Fear for traders in region after border closure The Independent UK · Jun 6
‘Hey, Mikie, WTF?’: New Jersey governor facing outrage over attacks on Delaney Hall protesters Protesters say Mikie Sherrill has failed to address the dire hunger and labor strike at the immigration detention center The Guardian - US · Jun 5
UN warns of global hunger crisis as Mideast war drags on GENEVA - “Pessimistic” predictions that the Middle East war could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger if drawn out are being proven right, the United Nations said on Friday. Bangkok Post · Jun 5
Predicted global hunger crisis becoming a reality as Mideast war drags on, UN warns Predictions that the Middle East war could drive tens of millions more people into acute hunger are proving to be accurate, the United Nations said Friday, warning that higher fuel and food costs linked to the conflict are deepening food insecurity far beyond the region. France 24 · Jun 5
How a shortage of gas, engine oil and spare parts is grinding Gaza to a halt With food and medicine already scarce, emergency services, bakeries and water supplies are increasingly being pushed to the brink The Guardian - UK · Jun 5
Mali junta puts €3m bounty on Sahel al-Qaeda leader Ag Ghali Mali's military government has offered a €3 million reward for information that leads to the arrest or killing of Iyad Ag Ghali, head of the Sahel branch of al-Qaeda that launched a major offensive in April. Radio France Internationale · Jun 5
Families ‘stockpiling food in homes amid fear of race hate incidents’ Northern Ireland Policing Board member Peter Osborne said some ethnic minorities are ‘anxious and fearful of what’s going to happen’ this summer. Evening Standard · Jun 4
'We Are Still Behind': WHO Chief Gives Sobering Update After Visiting Ebola-Hit DR Congo WHO chief says Ebola response in DR Congo is improving, but gaps in testing, contact tracing and trust are slowing efforts to contain the outbreak. International Business Times UK · Jun 4
Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
France and Rwanda unite to honour genocide victims with Paris monument Rwanda's President Paul Kagame visited Paris on Tuesday to unveil a monument dedicated to victims of the Rwandan genocide, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, in a further acknowledgement by France of its role in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Radio France Internationale · Jun 3
Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan's ongoing war Women in Sudan have shared their accounts of being abducted, raped and held for ransom by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan The Independent UK · Jun 3
Macron unveils Rwanda genocide memorial in Paris, marking 'quest for truth' French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 genocide. Unveiling the installation on the banks of the Seine, Macron said the monument marked "the culmination of a long and patient quest for truth" in confronting… France 24 · Jun 2
New Jersey sues Geo Group, private operator of Delaney Hall ICE facility State demands access for health inspectors amid reports of ‘inhumane conditions’ at site of protests and hunger strike The Guardian - US · Jun 2
AAP · Jun 2 Volunteers serve comfort food in a worrying Ebola outbreak Volunteers for the U.N. food agency are providing crucial support In the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo by cooking
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2 ‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site People from town of potential site for US citizens exposed to Ebola say it puts them at risk in country with no known cases
AAP · Jun 2 As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook meals to support patients A volunteer for the U.N. food agency is providing crucial support In the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
Bangkok Post · Jun 2 DR Congo reopens airport in Ebola-hit area BUNIA, DR Congo - The sole airport providing humanitarian organisations access to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened on Tuesday, when the reported number of suspected cases declined.
The Independent UK · Jun 2 Ebola crisis shows that aid cuts have been ‘counterproductive,’ UK development minister admits Jenny Chapman says a UK team working ‘incredibly hard’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but that the world is ‘under responding’ to the outbreak – a crisis she expects to last ‘for months’
The Independent UK · Jun 2 As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook up meals to support patients and health workers Volunteers are supporting Congo's Ebola outbreak response with cooked meals in a program assisted by the U.N. food agency
The Independent UK · Jun 2 'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of Africa Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations
Latin Times · Jun 1 New Jersey ICE Detention Center Restores Family Visits After Week of Clashes and Hunger Strike New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill continued to call on Homeland Security to improve detainee medical care and stop pressuring migrants to sign deportation documents
France 24 · Jun 1 Ethiopia votes in elections expected to give Abiy's party a landslide win Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party a landslide win. There was no election in the Tigray region due to “unfavourable conditions”, and voting in the Oromo and Amhara regions were interrupted due to security problems, according to…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 1 UK wins court case over failed Rwanda deportation deal THE UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the failed migrant deportation deal after winning an international court case.
The Times of India · Jun 1 'This will expose our people to Ebola': Big protest in Kenya against quarantine centre for affected US citizens Youths in Kenya's Laikipia region protested plans for an Ebola quarantine center at the local air base, intended for Americans exposed to the virus. The High Court has suspended the facility's establishment pending a hearing, with petitioners citing concerns over Kenya's healthcare system's fragility and potential local exposure.