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Southern African mothers plead for sons lured to Russia's war in Ukraine

Instead of celebrating her son's birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia, where he was reportedly killed fighting Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo capital wary of Ebola nightmare

MALUKU (DR CONGO) - The Ebola virus has spread across Democratic Republic of Congo at a frightening speed and one of the authorities' biggest fears is that it reaches the teeming capital of Kinshasa.

Bangkok Post

SNAP enrollment is dropping faster than expected as Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ takes effect

More than 1 in 10 people in the U.S. rely on SNAP to purchase food, with most beneficiaries earning incomes below the poverty line

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Ebola outbreak: five big questions

On 23 August, it will be 100 days since the Bundibugyo strain was first reported. How did it became the DRC’s most deadly outbreak and what must be done to stop it becoming the world’s largest?

The Guardian - UK

In Benin, malnutrition and misinformed views contribute to widespread stunting in children

In Benin, stunting affects a third of children under 5 due to malnutrition, despite abundant resources

The Independent UK

President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away

YAOUNDé - President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old's health and who is really running the country.

Bangkok Post

Five years on from first vaccine, fight against malaria sees progress in Africa

On World Mosquito Day, attention remains focused on the devastating impact of the disease in Africa. The continent accounts for 95 per cent of malaria-related deaths worldwide. Five years after the roll-out of the first malaria vaccine, it is beginning to deliver measurable results – although significant challenges remain.

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Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help

Six million people are facing acute food insecurity in Somalia while the World Food Program only has a tenth of the resources to help than it did during the country's last hunger crisis

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters

Editorial: The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries

The Guardian - UK

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola

Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family

The Independent UK

Fighting in southwestern Somalia kills dozens of people, including 4 civilians

Fierce fighting between government troops and militias in Somalia's southwestern city of Baidoa has killed dozens, including at least four civilians

The Independent UK

Nearly one billion people forced to use healthcare facilities without clean water

‘No one should have to give birth, receive treatment for an infection or undergo surgery in a healthcare facility without access to clean water,’ says WaterAid

The Independent UK

Fresh conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray could bring collapse of its battered healthcare system

The Tigray War ended in 2022, but violence towards healthcare has continued, new research has found, including attacks on health workers, ambulances and armed takeovers of health facilities

The Independent UK

DRC authorities warn Ebola outbreak is worst to date and yet to peak

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the country’s history, surpassing the devastating 2018-2020 epidemic even as health authorities warn that the current outbreak is yet to reach its peak.

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Samira’s story: the Sudanese refugee who has known no peace since she was 10

Since civil war first reached her village in 2003, Samira has been displaced seven times, enduring devastating losses and injuries along the way

France 24

Zambia's President Hichilema wins re-election with big economic promises

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema won a second term on Tuesday after campaigning on his record of economic recovery, including a major debt restructuring deal. The 64-year-old faces pressure to deliver more jobs and opportunities as critics accuse his government of failing to ease poverty and becoming less tolerant of dissent.

Latin Times

Six Latin Deported Migrants Say ICE Flew Them 'By Surprise' to Central African Republic

Six Latin deportees say ICE deported them to Central Africa with no warning. Now Miami's Brayan Sánchez pleads with Congress to bring him home.

Bangkok Post

Zambia's vote marred by intimidation, counting pause: observers

LUSAKA - International observers of Zambia's elections said Saturday the poll was marred by claims of intimidation, abductions and an hours-long pause in the vote count.

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Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan plunges into a state of collapse – visualised

The stark figures show that since the hardliners seized power in 2021, women have been erased from public life, poverty is forcing hopeless families to marry off their daughters and healthcare is on the brink of failure

The Independent UK

Zambia election chaos erupts as vote count halted over alleged violence and ballot paper theft

The Zambian commission indicated it would review the decision to suspend the vote count in 24 hours

International Business Times UK

USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor's Grim Confession: 'Worst Deployment' With No Milk and Rotten Food

A sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly described harsh conditions during an extended deployment, including food shortages and emotional strain, raising questions about the limits of prolonged naval missions.

Radio France Internationale

Renewed fighting in Tigray raises risk of a wider regional war

A recent flare-up in tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray, including reports of heavy artillery battles and drone strikes, has raised fears of a return to war in the northern state – a conflict potentially stoked by foreign nations.

International Business Times UK

USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors 'Breaking Down' After Ninth Month at Sea as Leaked Messages Expose Grim Conditions

The USS Abraham Lincoln's deployment has extended into its ninth month, raising concerns over sailor welfare due to poor living conditions, scarce supplies, and mental health challenges.

The Times of India

One Last Act of Kindness: A Minnesota church closed after its congregation fell to 26 members, then gave about $600,000 to nonprofits and sold its property for affordable housing

St. Mark's United Church of Christ closed after seven decades due to declining membership. The congregation distributed approximately $600,000 among 21 local nonprofits. A substantial gift of $115,000 went to Loaves & Fishes for meal provision. The church property will be redeveloped into affordable housing units for the community. This…

Bangkok Post

Nigeria kidnap victims escape 'hellfire' captivity beaten, malnourished

ILORIN (NIGERIA) - Visibly frail and malnourished children and women lay on rows of hospital beds, their bodies bearing the scars of six months of captivity deep in the Nigerian bush.

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