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Crisis-level hunger in Somalia nearly doubles to 6.5 million people, UN experts warn

The number of people in Somalia experiencing crisis-levels of food insecurity has nearly doubled in the past year to 6.5 million people, UN-backed experts have warned.

Radio France Internationale

UAE market stability, food prices, stock update amid Iran–US-Israel escalation: Panic buying in the emirates as oil prices surge?

Amidst escalating West Asian tensions, the UAE assures its markets and food reserves are secure. Authorities are actively monitoring supplies and maintaining price stability, with robust strategic reserves and diversified import routes. Residents are urged against panic buying, as the nation's preparedness ensures everyday life and commerce remain unaffected by…

The Times of India

South Sudan faces turmoil as former officials arrested in wave of detentions

A former finance minister of South Sudan is the latest former government official arrested in a wave of detentions that analysts say shows cracks in the government of President Salva Kiir, who also faces an armed rebellion

The Independent UK

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Mass graves found in eastern DRC following M23 withdrawal from Uvira

The Congolese authorities and civil society groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the discovery of mass graves in an area recently vacated by M23 rebels.

Radio France Internationale

Statue of Queen Victoria in hospital complex vandalised in paint attack

Republican group Lasair Dhearg claimed responsibility for the incident in a social media post.

Evening Standard

Residents of eastern Congo city fear disease after discovery of mass graves

Residents of Uvira in eastern Congo are expressing concerns that decomposing bodies might spread disease after authorities said 171 bodies were found in mass graves

The Independent UK

Sudan's war puts charity kitchen workers feeding displaced families at risk

Charity kitchens are a lifeline in Sudan after nearly three years of war but the community-led public kitchens have been targeted and some of their workers abducted, robbed, beaten or killed

The Independent UK

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Former US Embassy Worker Handed Life Sentence After He Used Sick Mother to Blackmail, Rape Two Girls in Impoverished Africa Slum

A former US embassy staff member has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls in Burkina Faso, exploiting their vulnerable conditions.

International Business Times UK

Duke of Sussex calls for aid corridors to be opened in Gaza

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting Jordan.

Evening Standard

171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says

Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal

The Independent UK

Deadly attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces on a Darfur town displace over 3,000, group says

Deadly attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces on a town in Sudan’s western Darfur region have displaced more than 3,000 people in the past few days

The Independent UK

Epstein files reveal links to Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire circles of power

Jeffrey Epstein cultivated close ties with West African political elites, forging a relationship with Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, and Nina Keita, niece of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara – according to emails and financial records related to the convicted sex offender released by the United States…

Radio France Internationale

As fighting spirals in South Sudan, a humanitarian crisis looms for displaced survivors

Fighting has resumed in South Sudan eight years after a fragile peace was agreed

The Independent UK

UN sanctions 4 commanders in Sudan's paramilitary force accused of atrocities in Darfur

The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”

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Following in Mexico’s footsteps, Canada promises food aid to Cuba amid US fuel blockade

’This is Canadian foreign policy,’ Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said, ‘We are focused on the humanitarian situation’

The Guardian - UK

‘A rushed execution’: the case of the woman convicted of child murder that shocked Somalia

The speed at which Hodan Mohamud Diiriye was executed has raised questions about the fairness of her trial

International Business Times

Hope Initiative Aims to Build Stronger Communities Through Housing, Food, and Education

Chris Collins' Hope initiative aims to end hunger and address houselessness through sustainable steel housing, vertical farming, education programs, and community-built ecosystems designed for long-term self-sufficiency.

The Independent UK

Around 7 million people in Somalia face severe hunger amid drought, conflict and aid cuts

The UN further estimates that 1.84 million children under the age of five are expected to suffer acute malnutrition this year

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Trade and aid to return to South Kivu as DRC-Burundi strategic border reopens

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than 10,000 people crossed on the first day alone, according to local authorities.

Radio France Internationale

Chad closes border with Sudan after clashes kill five soldiers

Chad closed its eastern border with Sudan on Monday after clashes this weekend linked to Sudan's civil war killed five Chadian soldiers, fearing the Sudanese conflict might spill over.

Radio France Internationale

NGO denounces the detention and torture of Eritrean refugees in Egypt

More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday.

The Times of India

'Is it just a scam...': Row over photo of 'Indian students' at the queue of Irish university food bank

A photo published by The Irish Times triggered a fresh wave of attacks on Indians as a social media user pointed out that a man seen on the photo looked Indian. The Irish Times reported that University of Galway food bank turns away hundreds of students each week, as there…

The Independent UK

Chad closes its border with Sudan after fighters spilled into its territory

Chad says it has closed its border with Sudan “until further notice" after multiple crossings by fighters with the warring Sudanese factions

The Guardian - AU

In a world where eating has become solitary and rushed, Ramadan restores something radical: shared time

Fasting while working long hours is physically demanding. But gratitude is less abstract when hunger has been felt

The Independent UK

South Sudan villagers killed after being lured from homes with promise of aid, witnesses say

Fighters allied to South Sudan’s government have been accused of killing more than a dozen civilians, mostly women and children, in conflict-hit Jonglei State's Ayod County

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