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Imprisoned Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja starts hunger strike over his detention

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a prominent activist in Bahrain, has started a new hunger strike to protest his detention

The Independent UK

Violent protests erupt as Tanzanian president nears election victory

Government critics abducted, killed or arrested in run-up to vote as global monitor records internet blackout

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania heads to polls with opposition barred and democracy under strain

Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms under pressure, the vote could mark another step back for democracy in one of East Africa’s more stable nations.

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What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists

A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown

The Independent UK

RSF's takeover of Sudan's El Fasher a 'terrible escalation' that raises new concerns

The Rapid Support Forces have overrun El Fasher, the last Sudanese military stronghold in the Darfur region

The Independent UK

Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group

Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days

The Guardian - UK

'This Is All Trump': Democrats Defiant as Food Stamp Talks Stall Amid Shutdown Showdown

Democratic leaders are firm in their refusal to accept any short-term financing bill that disregards their demands for spending and healthcare, and they blame President Donald Trump alone for the impasse.

International Business Times UK

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African Union condemns atrocities, 'war crimes' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The African Union chairman condemned on Tuesday alleged "atrocities" and reported "war crimes" in Sudan's strategic hub of El-Fasher and called for an immediate halt to fighting. This comes after Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the city.

Radio France Internationale

Almost Two-Thirds of South Sudan's Children Are Engaged in Child Labor, Report Says

A new report says that nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children are engaged in child labor.

International Business Times

Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Côte d'Ivoire president

Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 percent, the electoral commission said on Monday evening, in a vote which his two greatest rivals were barred from.

Radio France Internationale

Food banks brace for surge as federal food aid pause looms amid government shutdown

Food banks and pantries are bracing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend amid the government shutdown

The Independent UK

Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues

Federal funds could begin running dry on Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if the government shutdown persists

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on global aid cuts: a malaria resurgence could be the canary in the coalmine

Editorial: The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashion

The Guardian - UK

UN warns of ethnically motivated 'atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The UN rights chief warned Monday that the Sudanese city of El-Fasher was in an "extremely precarious situation", with the likelihood of "ethnically-motivated violations and atrocities" rising after paramilitary forces claimed control.

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Is Mali the Next Afghanistan? Fuel Shortages and School Closures Trigger Panic as Islamic Militants Tighten Grip

Islamist blockade triggers fuel shortages and school closures in Mali, raising fears of state collapse and militant control.

The Independent UK

Mali is squeezed as militants enforce a fuel blockade

Mali is facing a fuel blockade imposed by jihadi militants, causing significant disruptions

The Guardian - UK

Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher

RSF says it has seized control of army’s main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement camp

Radio France Internationale

Sudanese paramilitaries claim to have taken control of Darfur's El-Fasher

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it's taken full control of El-Fasher – the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country.

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The Guardian - UK

Cholera is spreading fast, yet it can be stopped. Why haven’t we consigned it to history?

Vaccine production must be expanded to combat this ancient disease, especially in Africa, but a lack of political will is holding us back

The Guardian - US

Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘The greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’

Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November

Evening Standard

Murderer lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

Deng Chol Majek, who came to the UK after Germany refused his asylum bid, told jurors CCTV images of him showed a different man in identical clothing.

The Guardian - UK

Plain rice and little else: life for 120,000 refugees inside Mauritania’s vast camp on Mali’s border

Over a quarter of a million refugees live in Mbera and nearby villages, and more than half are under 18. But aid cuts mean providing essentials has become even harder

The Independent UK

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

A federal food aid program that helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries stands to be paused Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown

International Business Times

Nigerian Military Says Killed 50 Jihadists In Army Base Raids

Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 armed insurgents that were using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.

International Business Times

Aid To Gaza Still A Fraction Of Promised Amounts: UN Data

Fewer than a hundred aid trucks operated by the UN and its partners have entered Gaza each day since a ceasefire earlier this month, a fraction of the total 600 trucks a day promised under the plan brokered by US President Donald Trump, data analysed by AFP shows.

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