Kenya’s Ruto lands in Haiti to assess police mission as insecurity deepens Kenya-led police mission to Haiti’s mandate expires next month as country continues to reel from widespread violence. Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2024
Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN grapples with future of peacekeeping efforts Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti as the United Nations grapples with how to best support a peacekeeping mission of resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024
Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024
UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by reports of RSF assault on Sudan’s el-Fasher Antonio Guterres has called on the RSF commander to ‘act responsibly and immediately order a halt’ to its attacks. Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2024
Court weighs survivors' claim that French troops stood by during Rwanda genocide The Paris Court of Appeal has set a date to rule on whether to dismiss long-standing accusations that French troops knowingly failed to prevent a massacre in the Bisesero hills of western Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2024
Ethiopians Struggle With Bitter Pill Of Currency Reform In a small fashion store in Ethiopia's capital, Medanit Woldegebriel's dresses have almost doubled in price in the past two months, sending customers fleeing. International Business Times · Sep 21, 2024
Haiti, Its Suffering Growing, In 'Race Against Time': UN Expert The Haitian people are suffering gravely at the hands of powerful criminal gangs, while an international security force and local police are badly lacking resources to protect them, a top UN expert said Friday. International Business Times · Sep 20, 2024
Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants Following a deadly attack in Mali's capital by al-Qaida linked militants, authorities there have temporarily closed livestock markets that typically are run by an ethnic group that authorities associate with the militants The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024
Missing Kenyan anti-government protesters resurface as police chief appears in court Anger had been growing at police chief Gilbert Masengeli after abductions of Jamil and Aslam Longton and Bob Njagi The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
10 Years Into Huthi Rule, Some Yemenis Count The Cost With a floundering economy and growing restrictions on personal freedoms, 10 years of Huthi rule has left its mark on Yemen's ancient capital, Sanaa, where some quietly long for how things once were. International Business Times · Sep 20, 2024
Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds Migrants speak about being suddenly detained for removal to Rwanda in new charity report The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024
World Leaders To Gather At UN As Crises Grow And Conflicts Rage World leaders will descend on the United Nation's New York HQ from Sunday for the organization's annual signature gathering against an explosive backdrop of raging wars, growing populism and diplomatic deadlock. International Business Times · Sep 20, 2024
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024
Jihadist Attack In Mali Capital Killed More Than 70: Security Sources A jihadist attack in the Malian capital of Bamako targeting a military police training camp and airport left more than 70 people dead and 200 wounded, security sources said Thursday, one of the highest tolls suffered in recent years. International Business Times · Sep 19, 2024
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2024 Sri Lanka To Vote In First Poll Since Economic Collapse Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024 Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024 A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads Congo's South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has called a global health emergency
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2024 Some Cubans Depend On Sugar Water As Food Shortages Bite Subsidized food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and expensive as the government, battling sanctions, struggles to pay for imports.
Latin Times · Sep 18, 2024 Over 200 Border Officials Are Under Investigation for Smuggling, Sex Assault and Bribery, Report Shows The report also warns that the full picture could be significantly worse, as CBP is also probing allegations of crimes against children
The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2024 Families of Americans ensnared in DRC coup plot assert their innocence Young Americans face death penalty for ‘amateurish’ assault in Congo that was led by one of their fathers
International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024 Ethiopia Plagued By Abductions 'Epidemic' One day in August, Aynalem was on her way to university in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia when armed men suddenly stopped the bus and climbed aboard.
Latin Times · Sep 17, 2024 Cuba reduces subsidized bread rations to the size of a cookie as economic crisis spirals The Díaz-Canel government slashed portions by a quarter. Rations will be now 60 grams
International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024 Mali Army Says Situation 'Under Control' After 'Terrorist' Attack Mali's army said Tuesday that the situation was "under control" after what it called a foiled infiltration attempt by "terrorists" into a military police base in the capital, Bamako, where attacks are rare.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 17, 2024 Severe flooding in northeast Nigeria impacts one million, sparks disease, food shortage fears Severe flooding continues to wreak havoc in northeastern Nigeria, impacting over one million people and raising concerns about the spread of diseases and widespread food shortages. Authorities are currently working to coordinate relief efforts for those affected by the disaster.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024 ‘We’ve lost everything’: inside a Sudanese town where children die of hunger every day People fleeing conflict in North Darfur seek refuge in Tawila – but find food and medical aid scarce