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Amnesty urges Senegal to take strong action over abuse in Koranic schools

An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal's Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging. The human rights organisation is calling on the government to enforce existing conventions to better protect children.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia not yet in famine but still in danger, report says

A new report on the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades says Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months

The Independent UK

Uganda army says 11 Islamist militants killed in cross-border raid

A group of 11 Islamist militants based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were killed in clashes with Ugandan forces overnight during a cross-border raid, Uganda's army said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Children dying in Somalia as food catastrophe worsens

More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of U.N. agencies and aid groups.

Reuters

Ethiopia to investigate after 27 bodies discovered in Zambia

UN migration agency ‘shocked and alarmed’ by the incident along the southern migration route from the Horn of Africa.

Al Jazeera

Council of Arab Economic Unity Meets in Khartoum, Discusses Food Security

The Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) kicked off in Khartoum on Monday its 144th session with the participation of Arab ambassadors, representatives of Arab federations, and undersecretaries of ministries in Sudanese officials.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Drought, Floods Push Yemenis to Breaking Point

The International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday that the climate crisis is pushing Yemeni communities already reeling from almost eight years of conflict to the breaking point. Yemeni farmers, relying on agriculture and livestock for their survival, have seen their livelihoods destroyed by extreme drought, devastating…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

The U.N. chief is warning that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of Syrians may not survive the winter

The Independent UK

Biden planning multi-country trip to Africa next year

He's hosting 49 African governments in Washington, and making the case Africa is a priority.

Axios

Humanitarian peril on western border

While the country's political machinery and personnel are now gearing up for the upcoming election, there is a humanitarian crisis in waiting on the western border. Politicians have so far turned a blind eye.

Bangkok Post

Ethiopia to investigate deaths of 27 migrants in Zambia - state news agency

Ethiopia's government will investigate the reported deaths of 27 of its citizens found in a farming area on the outskirts of Zambia's capital Lusaka, Ethiopia's state news agency said on Monday.

Reuters

Chad releases 139 detainees from protest crackdown in October

The move comes a week after more than 260 people were handed jail terms of between two to three years.

Al Jazeera

More than 11,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen since 2015 - UNICEF

More than 11,000 children have been killed or wounded in the conflict in Yemen since 2015, the U.N. Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, a week after it launched a multi-billion global funding drive.

Reuters

Schools battle to stay open for vulnerable children amid snow chaos

Warm spaces open at schools for families struggling with the cold

Evening Standard

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Martin Lewis and LadBaby rework Band Aid song for Christmas number one attempt

The track, titled Food Aid, will be released this week, with half the money raised going to a food bank charity and the other half to the Band Aid Trust

The Guardian - UK

Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict

Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis

The Conversation

How many Australians are going hungry? We don't know for sure, and that's a big part of the problem

Growing numbers of Australians are reported to be struggling to put enough healthy food on the table every day as the cost of living soars. But Australia doesn’t collect enough data on food insecurity. The lack of data makes it difficult for policymakers to grasp the extent of the problem,…

Daily Mirror

Children's bleak Xmas as they miss out on presents, food and even donate pocket money

Charity plea with families on the brink as cost of living crisis bites with parents being urged to ditch pocket money to children to help with Yuletide crisis

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Twenty-seven men believed to be Ethiopian migrants found dead along road in Zambia

Zambian police on Sunday found the bodies of 27 men, believed to be migrants from Ethiopia, dumped in a farming area on the outskirts of the capital after they died from suspected hunger and exhaustion, authorities said.

Tribune News Service

Horror of a hotter world on stark display in parched East Africa

Vast tracts of countryside transformed into barren wasteland, decimated crops and animal herds and children dying of starvation.

Dynamite News

Telangana: On Hunger Strike, YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila Shifted To Hospital

Telangana YSRTP chief YS Sharmila, who is on a hunger strike, was arrested and shifted to the Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills late on Saturday night. Read on for details:

Salon

Save the soil!

Sadhguru's campaign points to a real problem, but agricultural advocates say his solutions miss the mark

Radio France Internationale

German hostage held in Sahel since 2018 raises hope for Frenchman

A German humanitarian worker held hostage in the Sahel for more than four-and-a-half years has been freed, his organisation said on Saturday. But four other hostages from Western countries are still being held by jihadist groups in the region.

The Guardian - UK

Activists appeal for rescue of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea in leaking boat

Vessel thought to have embarked from Bangladesh is reportedly near Malaysia with 160 people onboard who have no food or water

Al Jazeera

Asylum seekers take to the UN to reclaim inalienable human rights

On Human Rights Day, a sit-in at the UN refugee agency in Geneva gives voice to people detained in Libya.

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