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Stampede at the funeral of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2

Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80

The Independent UK

Gaza awaits the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, its link to the outside world

Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war

The Independent UK

Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys

UN urges opening of all crossings with aid deliveries at less than half of agreed frequency, as WHO issues disease alert

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Trump said ‘radical Islamists’ are killing Christians in Nigeria. What’s the truth?

Trump announced he was adding the West African country to the State Department’s watch list

The Independent UK

Challenges remain for aid distribution in Gaza City despite ceasefire with Israel

Destruction or ongoing control by Israeli forces means roads to the areas worst hit by hunger are virtually impassable

The Guardian - UK

Kenyans Swarm Home Of Fallen 'Hero' Raila Odinga

"A king", "a hero", "Nelson Mandela", "Jesus Christ" -- no superlatives were too much for the crowd that came to mourn the death of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga at his Nairobi home on Wednesday.

International Business Times

UN food agency warns aid cuts risk pushing 13.7 million people into extreme hunger

The UN's World Food Programme warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts could push as many as 13.7 million people receiving food aid into "emergency" levels of hunger – one step before famine.

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Raila Odinga: Kenya's Perennial Opposition Leader

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal of becoming Kenya's president, despite five attempts.

International Business Times

Thousands trapped in El Fasher siege on ‘edge of survival’, says report

The city – the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the west of the country – has withstood more than 500 days of attacks by paramilitary RSF

The Guardian - UK

Award-winning Nigerian Agronomist Dreams Of A Cassava 'Revolution'

Mercy Diebiru-Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her country's position on the agricultural value chain from a mere grower to a processor.

International Business Times

Ethiopia's Weavers Struggle To Keep Garment Tradition Alive

Behind the looms of a workshop in the heart of Addis Ababa, dozens of weavers deftly repeat the same motions to craft traditional dresses -- a centuries-old skill now threatened by Ethiopia's economic hardships.

International Business Times

Healey pledges ‘support’ for probe into soldier’s alleged murder of Kenyan woman

Agnes Wanjiru’s body was found in a septic tank near the British Army’s training base in Nanyuki, Kenya, in 2012.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker ‘stalked woman from hotel then stabbed her 23 times’

Deng Chol Majek was ‘clearly excited about what he had done’, prosecutor alleged, as he was seen dancing and laughing after the incident

The Independent UK

Congo and M23 rebels agree to create body to oversee potential ceasefire

Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to establish an oversight mechanism for a potential permanent ceasefire

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UN, Red Cross Demand Opening Of All Gaza Crossings To Let In Aid

The United Nations and the international Red Cross called on Tuesday for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow desperately needed aid into the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory.

Latin Times

Prominent Cuban Dissident Exiled To The U.S. Claims Conditions Are Given To 'End The Tyranny' In Havana

Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer said conditions are given for the "end of the tyranny" in Havana and called on U.S. President Donald Trump for help

The Guardian - UK

Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war

Observers and opposition says prosecution of Riek Machar for crimes in relation to attack by rebel militia puts peace deal at risk

Evening Standard

Niece of Agnes Wanjiru to raise ex-soldier’s extradition with John Healey

The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank close to a British Army base in Nanyuki, Kenya, two months after she disappeared.

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Irish deputy premier says ‘genocide in Gaza cannot be forgotten’

Simon Harris welcomed the release of hostages on Monday.

The Guardian - US

Advocate says ex-priest charged with raping disabled child should now be put on clergy-abuser list

Group says Mark Francis Ford’s work history also has several red flags, including entering a program known for treating pedophilia, though he claimed he was there due to problematic spending

International Business Times

River Boat Users Pay Heavy Price For DR Congo's Dearth Of Roads

The cemetery in Mbandaka, a river port city in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the final resting place of many victims of the country's repeated river boat accidents.

The Independent UK

Israel prepares to welcome the last living hostages from Gaza as a ceasefire holds

Israelis are preparing to welcome home the imminent return of the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the dead ones

The Independent UK

Officials say food sites run by controversial US-Israeli-backed group in Gaza are being shut down

Two officials tell The Associated Press that food distribution sites run by the controversial U.S.-Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being shut down under the terms of the ceasefire deal

The Independent UK

Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war

Preparations are underway for aid to enter Gaza and for the release of hostages under a new ceasefire deal

Latin Times

Colombian Mercenaries Hired by Sudanese Paramilitary Group to Train Children: 'War Is a Business'

The involvement of Colombian mercenaries was first reported last year by La Silla Vacía, a Colombian news outlet, which found that more than 300 former soldiers had been contracted by a third country to fight in Sudan's civil war.

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