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Extreme Weather Fuelling Deadly Cholera Outbreaks Across Africa

Extreme Weather Fuelling Deadly Cholera Outbreaks Across Africa

The last three years have seen a relentless string of extreme weather events – including tropical storms, floods, and droughts – ravage parts of Africa, causing crises of hunger and displacement. Left in the wake of these disasters is another…
Deadly Attacks by Rebel Group Leaves 10 Civilians Dead in Eastern Congo

Deadly Attacks by Rebel Group Leaves 10 Civilians Dead in Eastern Congo

Recent attacks by the ADF rebel group have left around 10 civilians dead in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting urgent calls for help from local authorities, VOA reported yesterday. The ADF, with ties to the Islamic State, has…
South Sudan Expands Educational Curriculum to Include Arabic, Islamic Studies

South Sudan Expands Educational Curriculum to Include Arabic, Islamic Studies

The South Sudanese government has introduced Arabic language and Islamic Religious Education into the country’s national education system, a local media reported yesterday. Speaking at the launch of new textbooks in Juba, Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol described this as…
Southern Africa Faces Humanitarian Crisis Amidst El Niño-Driven Droughts, Floods

Southern Africa Faces Humanitarian Crisis Amidst El Niño-Driven Droughts, Floods

A severe drought exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern has left millions food insecure in Southern Africa, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain. During a recent visit to Zambia, the epicenter of the crisis, McCain described…
Ugandan Forces Capture Senior IS-Linked ADF Rebel Commander in Eastern Congo

Ugandan Forces Capture Senior IS-Linked ADF Rebel Commander in Eastern Congo

The Ugandan military has captured a senior commander of the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reported yesterday. The insurgent, identified as Ugandan national Anywari Al Iraq, is an…
Tunisian Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Migrant, Refugee Rights Groups

Tunisian Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Migrant, Refugee Rights Groups

In a concerning escalation, the Tunisian government has launched an unprecedented campaign targeting civil society organizations, journalists, and human rights defenders working to protect the rights of migrants and refugees, Amnesty International reported yesterday. Over the past two weeks, Tunisian…
Cameroon military rescues 300 Boko Haram captives along northern border

Cameroon military rescues 300 Boko Haram captives along northern border

The Cameroon military has transported more than 300 civilians, mostly women and children, who were rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity along the border with Nigeria and Chad to a military post in northern Cameroon this week, VOA reported yesterday.…
Thousands Join Annual Ritual to Replaster Mali’s Iconic Great Mosque of Djenne

Thousands Join Annual Ritual to Replaster Mali’s Iconic Great Mosque of Djenne

Thousands of Malians gathered this past weekend to participate in the annual replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building – the Great Mosque of Djenne, Africanews reported yesterday. This crucial ritual maintains the integrity of the historic structure, which has…
Kenyan Students Fight Air Pollution with Bamboo Planting

Kenyan Students Fight Air Pollution with Bamboo Planting

Students at Dandora Secondary School in Kenya’s capital are taking matters into their own hands to combat the dangerous air pollution caused by a neighboring trash dump, VOA reported in an article published on Sunday, May 12. More than 100…
HRW accuses paramilitary forces of “ethnic cleansing” in West Darfur

HRW accuses paramilitary forces of “ethnic cleansing” in West Darfur

In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, calling it “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. RSF attacks…
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