Analysis: Has DR Congo’s Tshisekedi delivered enough to win a second term? Thousands turn up at President Tshisekedi’s campaign rallies. But what has his first five-year term delivered? Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2023
UK PM Sunak Says Open To Tweaking Rwanda Bill UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he was open to toughening up his controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, which has divided his ruling Conservative party. International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023
Young Kenyans begin boycott of Israeli brands as Gaza war goes on In Nairobi, advocacy efforts are on the rise in solidarity with Palestine as the war in Gaza continues. Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2023
Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents Conditions deteriorate amid floods, escalating food shortages and waves of disease The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
How the bill to declare Rwanda a 'safe' country for refugees could lead to a constitutional crisis Rishi Sunak has had a small win in the ongoing saga of the UK government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The second reading of the safety of Rwanda (asylum and immigration) bill has passed the Commons, despite rightwing Conservative MPs abstaining. The Conversation · Dec 13, 2023
UN Criticism Of UK Rwanda Plan Incomprehensible: Minister As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced "amazement" Wednesday at the criticism it has drawn from the United Nations. International Business Times · Dec 13, 2023
British PM Sunak wins parliamentary vote on revised plan to deport migrants to Rwanda UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced down rebels in his ruling Conservative party by winning a knife-edge parliamentary vote on his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda. Radio France Internationale · Dec 13, 2023
Rwanda sets July election date for presidential and parliamentary polls Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in July next year, when President Paul Kagame will seek to extend his three decades in control of the East African country. Radio France Internationale · Dec 13, 2023
Soldiers accused of widespread looting from homes near Sudanese capital People living in Ombada district in west of Omdurman say soldiers shot at those who tried to stop them The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
Rwanda plan 'could be subject to Scottish court block', says Joanna Cherry RISHI Sunak’s unlawful Rwanda plan poses a threat to the powers of Scotland’s highest civil court and open the Government up to a legal… The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2023
Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival For mothers and fathers in besieged Gaza, the devastating war has subverted all expectations of childbirth and parenthood The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
A life is lost aboard the Bibby Stockholm. Do these posturing politicians even care? Threatening asylum seekers with deportation to Rwanda is no deterrent - it just makes life harder for already vulnerable people, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
It’s the Rishi Sunak twilight zone: a Brexit battle reenactment that never ends Over Europe, over Rwanda, the roundheads and blockheads fight their fights – we’re just collateral damage, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Sierra Leone's attempted coup and a cost of living crisis put peace to the test Attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone on 26 November 2023 were a failed coup attempt, according to police and government officials in the west African country of 8.8 million people. Christina Mammone, who has researched Sierra Leone’s transition from mass violence, conflict and atrocities to peace, answers… The Conversation · Dec 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 US says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge The White House says Congo’s security forces and rebel groups have agreed on a 72-hour cease-fire to de-escalate tensions in the country’s east near the border with Rwanda
International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023 UK PM Sunak Faces Leadership Test Over Rwanda Plan UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday seeks to avoid a humiliating defeat for his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda that have split his ruling Conservative party.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 At Cop28 it feels as if humanity’s shared lifeboat is sinking. There are only hours left to act Leaders and activists must fight to the end in Dubai to stop vested interests sabotaging progress on fossil fuel phase-out and adaptation, says climate activist Vanessa Nakate
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 Free school meals strengthen the bond between parents and schools, research suggests Report finds "unexplored benefits" of giving free food to all children regardless of family income
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 The new ‘Rwanda deal’ was a shock to Rwandans. We know this is no place for asylum seekers I was sentenced to 15 years’ jail for speaking out about the government in my country, says Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Rwandan opposition leader
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi
International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2023 Refugee Charities Call Sunak's Emergency Rwanda Treaty 'Cruel And Nasty' After ignoring two unlawful rulings, the UK Government implemented an emergency Rwanda Treaty "to ensure our plan cannot be stopped".
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023 UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis The United Nations is targeting fewer people and seeks less money in its 2024 global humanitarian appeal Facing as it faces a severe funding crisis
International Business Times · Dec 11, 2023 Menstrual Periods An Ordeal, Health Risk For Gaza Women And Girls Women and girls getting their periods in Gaza face humiliating conditions and infections, forced to use diapers or scraps of cloth after more than two months of war.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2023 Sudan's military rivals agree to meet to discuss possible ceasefire East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. On the ground the UN is now…
The Conversation · Dec 11, 2023 East Africa's troops are leaving the DRC: what went wrong and what comes next The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started withdrawing amid tension with the host state. We asked Jenna Russo, who has covered the conflict and interventions in the…