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US ambassador visits Haiti to meet new leaders and Kenyan police helping to curb gang violence

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has traveled to Haiti to meet leaders of the new transitional government and the Kenyan police who are the vanguard of a U.N.-backed force meant to help curb widespread gang violence

The Independent UK

Amid humanitarian crisis and ongoing fighting, Africa’s war-scarred Sahel region faces new threat: Ethno-mercenaries

Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis after more than a year of civil war shows few signs of abating. And amid the fighting, a significant and troubling development looks set to complicate the conflict and spread it beyond Sudan’s borders: the rise of “ethno-mercenarism.”

The Conversation

Uganda police surround opposition leader's party HQ ahead of protests

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the authorities.

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‘Catastrophic toll’ as Sudan’s warring sides refuse to budge: MSF

Hospitals have not been spared and humanitarian missions are being blocked, the NGO says.

Al Jazeera

Will survivors of Zimbabwe’s Gukurahundi massacre finally get justice?

President Mnangagwa launched initiative to foster healing over 1980s killings, but survivor communities are sceptical.

Al Jazeera

Women in war-torn Sudanese city forced to have sex in exchange for food

Victims tell Guardian about widespread practice in war-torn Omdurman

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown launches ‘multibank’ for London amid rising child poverty

Distributing items such as baby products as well as food, it will be overseen by the Felix Project

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Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears

Ex-PM is opening the capital’s first facility based on Fife model, supplying basic necessities against backdrop of concerns for child wellbeing over the summer holidays

The Guardian - UK

How is new malaria vaccine drive working in West Africa?

How does the new R21/Matrix-M vaccine work and where is it being administered?

Al Jazeera

NGOs urge ICE to reinstate free calls program for detainees claiming 'disregard for basic humanity'

The letter also condemned the increased use of immigration detention under the Biden administration

Latin Times

Government recommits to funding UNRWA as David Lammy praises ‘life-saving work’

The government will overturn the suspension of UK funding for the UN agency for Palestine

The Independent UK

In DRC’s Ituri, women coffee farmers wrestle with an uncertain future

Local cooperatives are stepping in to support vulnerable farmers, mostly women, struggling in conflict-ridden east DRC.

Al Jazeera

FRANCE 24 exclusive report in Haiti: The Iron Grip of the Gangs

In Port-au-Prince, nearly three million people are living in the grips of an asphyxiating gang war. The crisis continues despite the arrival of the first Kenyan police officers as part of a UN-backed multinational force to stem the violence. Although this international effort offers a glimmer of hope, few residents…

France 24

US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan

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Rwanda's Kagame Re-elected With 99.18 Percent Of Votes

Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame has been re-elected to a fourth term in office with 99.18 percent of the vote, according to full provisional results published Thursday.

The Conversation

DRC conflict risks spreading: African leaders must push for solutions beyond military intervention

In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Kagame banned opponents like me from Rwanda’s election. No wonder he cruised to victory

The president won 99% of the vote. But that isn’t a sign of popularity – it’s a sign of a ‘democracy’ that silences all dissent, says Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How one controversial bill has Kenya on the brink of disorder

In today’s newsletter: President William Ruto’s unpopular finance bill has sparked a wave of protests – that have been met with brutality and yet more discord in the country

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The Independent UK

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission fraught with weather and security problems

International Business Times

Kenyan President Names Ally 'Acting' Stand-in For Sacked Ministers

Kenyan President William Ruto named Wednesday his foreign minister as "acting cabinet secretary" for all ministries, nearly a week after dismissing almost his entire cabinet in an attempt to defuse deadly anti-government rallies.

The Guardian - US

For Palestinian restaurateurs in the US, it’s not just about the food: ‘We have to prove we’re human’

Three restaurant owners share their experiences feeding people – and leveraging their positions to tell humanizing stories

The Conversation

How militia groups capture states and ruin countries: the case of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

The rise of Sudan’s most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions – often with disastrous results for society.

The Guardian - UK

A wild moment with date paste – Sayed Asif Mahmud’s best photograph

‘This was one of 40 pictures of Yemen I showed at an exhibition in Brussels. The Yemeni ambassador came to me with tears in his eyes and said: “No one has shown my country like this”’

The Independent UK

The Latest | Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks

An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egypt to continue cease-fire talks as Israel and Hamas consider the latest proposal

Al Jazeera

Is a serial killer behind Kenya’s dismembered bodies?

While police claim a suspect confessed to killing 42 women, a watchdog investigates possible police links to the bodies.

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