Israeli drone attack on Gaza aid convoy kills 12 as hunger crisis deepens The bombing was the latest Israeli attack targeting security guards escorting humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2024
Ethiopia and Somalia reach 'historic' deal to end bitter feud Somalia and Ethiopia have reached a deal to end a nearly year-old bitter dispute following hours of Turkish-brokered talks in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024
Sudan war sparks 'biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded' - IRC Sudan has become the "biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded" after 20 months of devastating war between rival generals, the International Rescue Committee said in a report released Wednesday, as the war continues. Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024
Latino Priests Are Refusing Leave War-Torn Syria Despite Uncertainty Following The Fall Of Assad The priests have received numerous offers to be extracted from the war-torn country but will spend Christmas in Aleppo. Latin Times · Dec 11, 2024
Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
Paris court upholds dismissal of case against French soldiers' inaction in Rwanda The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled to uphold the dismissal of an investigation handed down in October 2023 into the failure of the French army to act during the Bisesero massacres in Rwanda in 1994. Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024
Humanitarian aid to Gaza largely blocked for two months, UN says HUMANITARIAN aid to Gaza has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations has said... The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2024
ICC to wrap up landmark trial of notorious Sudanese militia chief The International Criminal Court (ICC) has entered the final stages of its first-ever trial involving crimes committed during Sudan’s Darfur conflict. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, is accused of leading Sudan’s Janjaweed militia in a campaign of murder, rape, and torture between 2003 and 2004. Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024
Sudan Militia Chief 'Enthusiastically' Committed War Crimes: Prosecutor A feared Sudanese militia chief "willingly and enthusiastically" participated in war crimes, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor charged Wednesday, laying out searing accusations of rape, murder, and torture. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Malaria Mortality Returns To Pre-Covid Levels: WHO Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the Covid-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly some 597,000 people last year. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
WHO provides update on cause of ‘mystery disease’ in patients in Congo Patients may be suffering from multiple diseases simultaneously The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
France urges Israel to leave Syria buffer zone as tomb of Assad’s father set on fire – Middle East crisis as it happened France joins calls for Israeli withdrawal, arguing it is in violation of the 1974 disengagement deal The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024
Tamil Migrants Reach UK After 'Darkest' Time In Chagos Camp For three years, Kala and her family were stranded on a remote British-US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, trapped in horrific conditions after fleeing persecution at home. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Rights group demands probe of ex-governor, 2 army officers in Congo for possible humanitarian crimes Amnesty International has called for an investigation into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly protest crackdown last year The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 'What should I do?' Unpredictable school fees bar many children in Africa from an education The daily struggle to pay often unpredictable and unregulated school fees is a crushing issue for many across sub-Saharan Africa, where the lack of a few hundred dollars can determine a child’s future
International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024 ICC To Wrap Up War Crimes Trial Of Feared Sudan Militia Chief The war crimes trial of a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of rape, murder, and torture across the Darfur region of Sudan during the country's brutal civil war wraps up this week.
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days
Latin Times · Dec 10, 2024 Kenyan Police Officers in Haiti Resign Over Pay Delays and Increased Danger As Gangs Continue To Dominate The Country Nearly 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers have reportedly resigned from the U.N.-backed mission in Haiti, citing unfulfilled pay and inadequate resources amid worsening gang violence. Kenyan authorities deny the claims
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024 Airstrike on North Darfur market kills more than 100, says Sudan lawyers’ group Hundreds injured in Sudanese military attack in Kabkabiya during town’s weekly market day, group says
Radio France Internationale · Dec 10, 2024 Mozambique violence fuelled by historical grievances and civil war politics Ongoing protests in Mozambique have highlighted deep-rooted political discontent following October's controversial elections and a long history of grievances since the country gained independence in 1975.
Marie Claire · Dec 10, 2024 Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis—they’re also leading the fight to solve it Why the climate crisis is a women’s rights crisis
International Business Times · Dec 10, 2024 The Trial Of A King: Ancient Royal Ritual In Cameroon Promotes Peace Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024 Lonely graves, scattered bones: the stark reality of one of the most overlooked and fastest-growing migration routes Thousands of desperate migrants die in the desert and at sea, or fall victim to murderers and kidnappers, as they make their way along the ‘eastern corridor’ from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia
AAP · Dec 10, 2024 Road blocked as Israeli adviser's charges withdrawn Dozens of protesters have blocked a busy city thoroughfare as a private prosecution against a former Israeli advisor was struck out in court.
Latin Times · Dec 9, 2024 Almost 200 Killed In Haiti As Gang Leader Targets Elders He Suspected Were Sickening His Child With Witchcraft Over 5,000 deaths have been recorded this year as violence spirals in the Caribbean country