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Scores arrested in Uganda at banned rally inspired by Kenya protests

Police in Kampala stop and detain anti-corruption demonstrators after earlier round-up of opposition MPs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

If the government is serious about tackling child poverty, it should extend free school meals

The government has created a new ministerial taskforce for its child poverty strategy, led by Work and Pensions secretary Liz Kendall and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. It is urgently needed: 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty.

The Conversation · Jul 23, 2024

Kenya's turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group

Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital have clashed with an emerging pro-government group as weeks of turmoil continue

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Uganda Police Detain Protesters As Anti-graft Rallies Begin

Ugandan police detained several demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Tuesday, according to an AFP journalist, as scattered anti-corruption rallies began despite being banned by authorities.

International Business Times · Jul 23, 2024

US Ambassador Announces M Aid, Increased Security Assistance To Haiti

U.S. pledges million in aid, supports a multinational security mission led by Kenya, and emphasizes international assistance for Haiti's transitional g...

Top News · Jul 23, 2024

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The U_K_'s new home secretary says a scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen."

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

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 · Jul 22, 2024

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 · Jul 22, 2024

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22, 2024

‘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 · Jul 22, 2024