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Yoweri Museveni: ageing Uganda president rides on the memory of his past heroics

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – Africa’s fourth-longest-serving head of state in 2023 – has cemented his place in history. He brought an end to two tyrannies: in 1979 his militia helped to oust Idi Amin’s famously bloody regime; and in the 1980s his army won a guerrilla campaign against the…

The Conversation

Rifts over Ukraine disrupt UN summit on crises in the global south

Drama at the general assembly and security council will distract the world body from the failures in its sustainable development goals

The Guardian - UK

Macron says French ambassador in Niger is ‘being held hostage’ in embassy

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy and accused military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission.

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Bangladesh is struggling to cope with a record dengue outbreak in which 778 people have died

Bangladesh is struggling with a record outbreak of dengue fever, with experts saying a lack of a coordinated response is causing more deaths from the mosquito-transmitted disease

The Independent UK

Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain prepares to travel to island kingdom on Friday

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain plans to return to the island kingdom Friday to press for the release of her father, even as she faces imprisonment herself

The Independent UK

More than 700 million people don't know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says

The head of the United Nations food agency says a global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again

The Independent UK

Jordan rejects US request to release ex-Jordanian official accused of plot against king

Jordan rejected a U.S. request to release a former top Jordanian official imprisoned in an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy in September, the official's lawyer and family say

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Pro-Maratha quota activist Jarange ends fast after CM Shinde meets him in Jalna

Mr. Shinde observed that while the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis-led had passed a law on the Maratha quota and the same had been confirmed by the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court had unfortunately scrapped it.

The Hindu

I work in a supermarket and see how desperate some shoplifters are. My heart goes out to them

Sharon White is right – theft is ‘epidemic’ on the British high street. But more security measures won’t fix our unequal society, says an anonymous supermarket worker based in south-east England

The Guardian - UK

UN envoy to Sudan resigns and warns of 'full-scale civil war'

The UN special envoy for Sudan – who was declared unwelcome by the country’s military rulers – has resigned in a final speech to the United Nations Security Council, warning that the conflict between Sudan’s rival military leaders “could be morphing into a full-scale civil war.”

Radio France Internationale

Quarter of schools closed in Burkina Faso as fighting escalates after coup

Nearly 1 million children denied education, along with many more across eight countries in central and west Africa, new report warns

The Guardian - UK

Snack attack: how the west exported unhealthy eating to Africa and Asia

From rickshaw riders in Bangladesh to schoolchildren in Kenya, people in lower-income countries are turning to ultra-processed convenience foods, as experts warn of an inevitable disease toll to follow

The Guardian - UK

Daughters of jailed Bahrain activist say he resumes hunger strike as crown prince visits US

The daughters of a prominent human rights activist jailed in Bahrain say he has resumed a hunger strike after being denied medical care

The Independent UK

New SNAP rules cause further suffering

"Some 16.5 million Americans over age 65 . . . are living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level"

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Al Jazeera

Sudan’s armed forces fails to protect civilians during air raids: Activists

Sudan’s army says it is targeting rival RSF, but civilians are often the victims, say activists and medics.

Al Jazeera

UN envoy to Sudan steps down after being declared unwelcome by government

Volker Perthes announced his resignation amid tensions with the military-controlled government over the war in Sudan.

The Guardian - UK

This is how Europe can help to stem the tide of migration

Letters: Readers respond to Clive Myrie’s call for a more humane approach to the crisis

Radio France Internationale

Mali peace deal under threat following increase in attacks by armed Tuareg groups

Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed they captured the key town of Bourem, located between Gao and Timbuktu, before pulling out of the town, fuelling fears of the collapse of a peace deal between the ex-rebels and government forces.

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Gabon unveils transitional government, French military cooperation resumes

Gabon's new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament, as the military junta sets a two-year transition period to democracy and military cooperation with France resumes.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like smoking poison’: Sierra Leone’s youth battle addiction to a mystery drug

No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the ‘kush devil’ is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back

The Independent UK

Aid cuts see UK fall out of top five in global development rankings

The UK had previously been the only G7 nation in the top five, but has now been overtaken by Germany and France.

Al Jazeera

Bahrain prisoners suspend weeks-long mass hunger strike

Suspension of the strike comes before the crown prince’s visit to the US, and as Bahrain vows to improve conditions.

Al Jazeera

Tuareg rebels claim control of northern Mali town after weeks of fighting

Tuareg rebels says they have seized control of a military camp and posts in Bourem from army and Wagner mercenaries.

The Hindu

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to continue fast until govt. grants reservation to his community

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on September 11 presided over an all-party meeting in Mumbai held in the backdrop of the ongoing Maratha quota agitation led by Mr. Jarange.

The Independent UK

Doctor hits back at criticism over government services as he opens up about growing up on food stamps

‘We are so grateful for our government being able to give us food stamps to allow us to have food, so we did not starve,’ he says

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