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Free secondary education in African countries is on the rise - but is it the best policy? What the evidence says

When President Salva Kiir announced the abolition of secondary school fees in South Sudan in February 2023, he was following several fellow African leaders.

The Conversation

How fighting in Sudan’s Darfur could worsen W Africa insecurity

Conflict poses threat to Chad and wider Sahel amid fears over arms proliferation and returning fighters, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival

A spokesman for Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it has been battling for weeks

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Sudan army suspends participation in Jeddah ceasefire talks

Move raises fears of renewed fighting between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces.

Al Jazeera

South Sudan struggles to clear mines after decades of war as people start returning home

Many South Sudanese are returning to areas riddled with mines left from decades of conflict as they trickle back into the country after a peace deal was signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions

The Independent UK

Sudanese doctor ‘abducted’ after smear campaigns, say family

Dr Alaa Nogod, a prominent figure in Sudan’s protest movement, was taken amid continued fighting in the country.

Al Jazeera

Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned

A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years — far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had envisioned

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Fighting continues in Sudan a day after ceasefire extended

Clashes have resumed on the outskirts of Sudan’s greater capital, despite a five-day truce extension.

Al Jazeera

Indian wrestlers delay plan to throw medals into Ganges River as part of sexual abuse protest

India’s top wrestlers have held off for now from throwing their medals into the country’s sacred Ganges River as part of an ongoing protest against sexual harassment

The Independent UK

Ethiopia: how a lucky village in Tigray survived the devastating war

The war waged by the Ethiopian Federal Government and Eritrea against the Tigray regional government, which lasted from November 2020 to November 2022, caused massive devastation. Multiple war crimes were reported and there were claims of genocidal intent. A starvation campaign led to the death of at least 300,000 civilian…

The Conversation

VPP president’s hunger strike demanding review of 1972 job reservation policy enters eighth day

VPP President’s hunger strike demanding the review of the 1972 job reservation policy enters 8th day.

The Hindu

Some refugee girls are forced into early marriage for safety – here's why

Rates of child marriage increase in communities displaced by conflict as well as communities affected by natural and environmental disasters.

The Conversation

$Under the Kundè Tree review – a fractured tale of family strife and colonial uprising$

Under the Kundè Tree review – a fractured tale of family strife and colonial uprising

Boldly directed, lyrically enacted play melds a personal story of rebellion in French Cameroon with the story of independence – but leaves both unfinished

The Guardian - UK

Intense clashes in Sudan's capital after ceasefire extended

Intense clashes could be heard in Sudan's capital on Tuesday, residents said, after military factions battling for more than six weeks agreed to extend a ceasefire aimed at allowing aid to reach civilians.

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Protesting wrestlers say they will 'throw their medals' into Ganges; sit on hunger strike at India Gate

Sakshi Malik, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Olympics, said in a statement on her Twitter handle that the wrestlers will go to Haridwar on Tuesday to immerse the medals into the holy river. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Protesting wrestlers say they will 'immerse' their medals in Ganges, sit on hunger strike at India Gate

NEW DELHI: The country's top wrestlers, who were detained by Delhi Police and removed from their Jantar Mantar protest site, on Tuesday said they will immerse their hard-earned medals in river Ganges and sit on a hunger strike "until death" at the India Gate.

Reuters

Sudan refugees strain cash-strapped Chad's hospitality

There used to be one family in Fanna Hamit's compound, now there are 11 families struggling to get by selling roasted crickets after she took in relatives fleeing the conflict in Sudan.

The Guardian - UK

Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns

Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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The Independent UK

UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says

A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them

Al Jazeera

Sudan’s military, RSF agree ceasefire extension

War inflicts widespread destruction on residential areas in Khartoum and adjacent cities of Omdurman and North Khartoum.

Radio France Internationale

Ceasefire ends in Sudan with fresh fighting and no route for aid

With a humanitarian ceasefire set to expire on Monday evening, fighting had already resumed in Sudan. International agencies are still struggling to deliver aid despite the week-long truce.

Reuters

U.N. warns more than one million may flee Sudan bloodshed

Estimates that about a million people might flee Sudan by October may be conservative and conflict there risks increasing people trafficking and spreading weapons across a fragile region, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Nigeria’s Tinubu to be sworn in as president amid hopes and scepticism

The new president of Nigeria takes the reins of power on Monday

Al Jazeera

Two rangers shot dead in DR Congo’s Virunga park

Virunga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been caught in the middle of militia activity.

Al Jazeera

US, Saudi Arabia call on Sudan warring sides to extend ceasefire

As a shaky truce signed last week is set to expire, Sudanese civilians worry fighting will intensify.

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