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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

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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"

Salon

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Radio France Internationale

‘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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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

The Hindu

As pro-Maratha quota activist refuses to relent, Shinde holds all-party meet

Eknath Shinde held an all-party meeting late evening in Mumbai to break the impasse under the shadow of intensifying tensions between the Maratha and OBC communities across Maharashtra

The Independent UK

Sudan's military chief visits Eritrea for talks with the president on Sudan's conflict

Sudan’s military chief has traveled to Eritrea for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general’s latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April

The Independent UK

Huge moral case to support children says commissioner amid benefit cut reports

Dame Rachel de Souza said now is a ‘really big moment for us as a nation to support our children and back our children’.

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Radio France Internationale

Climate change 'dystopian future already here', UN warns

The United Nations human rights chief on Monday issued a grim warning about the “environmental horror” being suffered by countries on the frontlines of climate change – adding that food insecurity and human rights crises were now a lethal reality.

Al Jazeera

Tanzania opposition leader Lissu released after weekend arrest

Lissu has been holding political rallies across the country since returning from exile in January.

WEKU

Dozens die from a drone attack on an open market in Sudan as rival troops battle

More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum's May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors' Union said in a statement.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need food and shelter’: farmers flee for their lives as terrorists attack villages in Mali

Civilians who have been displaced by raids want to return home but say there is no protection for them there

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: Modi boosted his image, but the G20 summit looks set to achieve little else

The gathering in Delhi has exposed the lack of focus and usual faultlines, despite its ‘consensus’ declaration on Ukraine

The Conversation

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions

Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous global century, and into the local conditions of racist rule.

The Independent UK

Republicans' opposition to abortion threatens a global HIV program that has saved 25 million lives

The United States government two decades ago created what it describes as the largest commitment by any nation in history to combat a single disease, AIDS

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