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DR Congo hands first prisoners back to M23 rebels under peace deal

In a long-awaited operation, Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the AFC/M23 movement on Friday. It marks the first known prisoner transfer under a peace deal signed last year to end fighting in the eastern DRC.

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Rwanda in talks with Italy to take in migrants trying to reach EU

Days after Italy proposed setting up a network of migrant reception centres outside the European Union, Rwanda has confirmed that it is in talks with the Italian government about potentially hosting people seeking asylum in the EU.

Radio France Internationale

Unpaid health worker opens up on battle to slow fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever

Wiza Bondele has been working without pay since the outbreak was declared in mid-May

The Independent UK

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‘I want the world to know my sister’s name’: friends and families of 17 aid workers killed in 2006 Muttur massacre demand justice

Twenty years on, no one has been held accountable for the brutal killings of young Tamils working for a French NGO in Sri Lanka

The Guardian - UK

PTI apologises to Priyank Kharge for misreporting remarks on police constable exam

The Press Trust of India (PTI) on Tuesday, August 4, apologised to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge after admitting it had misinterpreted his remarks on the controversy surrounding the police constable recruitment examination in Karnataka. The news agency withdrew its earlier social media post, but Kharge said the apology could…

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1 in 5 pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad acutely malnourished

Figures come as Hard Labour, a documentary by Bel Trew for Independent TV exposes how efforts to stop women and babies dying in childbirth have been blunted in the Central African Republic and Nigeria

The Independent UK

Hundreds flee Ethiopia to war-torn Sudan, following new fighting in Tigray

In Ethiopia, hundreds of people have fled to Sudan following Saturday's fighting, when clashes in Tigray pitted federal forces against rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Both sides accuse the other of seeking to trigger a new conflict.

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Sudan army's drone attack on court kills 35 in Darfur: NGO

A Sudanese rights group reported that the Sudanese army (SAF) struck a traditional court in a Rapid Support Forces-held village in North Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people.

Radio France Internationale

‘It’s not about the Qur’an, it’s about the money’: how boys of five are forced to beg on Senegal’s streets

An old west African practice of sending children away to study is being used as a cover for trafficking, say human rights groups

The Guardian - UK

Sudan army drone strike kills 35 at Darfur court, rights group says

The Sudanese army struck a traditional court in a Rapid Support Forces-held village in North Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers said the attack hit Garra al Zawaya as civilians gathered for local court hearings, wounding several others during the afternoon strike.

France 24

India’s gen Z have discovered the power of collective action

Letters: The recent Cockroach Janta party protests had widespread support, says Bhaskar Mani. Plus a letter from Nand Lal Rathore

The Guardian - UK

‘Free up the ganja’: Rastafarians in Kenya fight to decriminalise marijuana

Marijuana plays a sacred role among Rastafari followers and they say criminalising it violates their rights

The Guardian - UK

'No food inside Ceuta': How Spain’s migrant surge spiralled into big humanitarian crisis

Spain said tens of thousands of migrants had entered Ceuta over the past two days, which has triggered a humanitarian crisis that spanned beyond just migrants. The enclave’s businesses shut down, bread supplies dwindled, public festivities were cancelled, and security forces from both countries were deployed as Europe debated how…

The Times of India

The middle-income health trap

In the lexicon of development, few words sound as reassuring as "graduation", which suggests progress past critical milestones and an escape from dependency. In global health, however, graduation increasingly creates a trap. When a country crosses the World Bank's threshold from low- to middle-income status, it is deemed too rich…

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The Independent UK

Rights group says Russia-linked airstrike in Mali killed 8 civilians last month

Human Rights Watch says Russian-controlled aircraft killed eight civilians in an airstrike in central Mali last month

The Guardian - UK

Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreak

Bangkok Post

Healthy diets need to be affordable

Hunger is falling across Southeast Asia. The region's next challenge is more demanding: ensuring that everyone can afford a healthy diet, not merely enough calories to survive.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP story on child soldiers trained by Colombian mercenaries in Sudan

A new report by The Associated Press shows that child soldiers fighting for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in its war have been trained by Colombian mercenaries

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AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

Teenagers conscripted by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces to battle the army in the country's war say they were trained by Colombian mercenaries

Radio France Internationale

DRC court clears path to change a constitution that says it can't be changed

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has approved a referendum law that critics say could pave the way for President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office, prompting a coalition of opposition parties to reject the ruling and vow to fight the change.

The Guardian - UK

A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey finds

Losing funds should force leaders to confront their own challenges, they said, while many voiced concerns over increasing foreign influence

The Independent UK

Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is worsening the region's food insecurity, according to the World Food Program's acting Executive Director Carl Skau who described the situation as a “crisis on top of a crisis.”

International Business Times UK

Iran Prison Horror: Inmates Sew Lips Shut as Hunger Strike Reaches Breaking Point in US Sanctioned Jail

Over 1,000 death row inmates at Iran's Ghezel Hesar Prison are on a hunger strike protesting executions, with some sewing their lips shut.

Benzinga

Boeing Aircraft Operated by US Government Contractor Linked to Weapons, Drone Transport for Sudan's RSF: Report

Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) aircraft linked with a U.S. government contractor were reportedly found to have transported drones, weapons and mercenaries for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to United Nations experts.

The Independent UK

Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with it

Ugandan authorities have declared the country free of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in mid-June

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