About 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says Demonstrators took to streets after president’s main challengers were excluded from ballot The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher have led to growing global outrage The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher? Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the army after an 18-month siege – but who are they and what do they want? The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025
Aid workers fear for those missing from a city in Sudan's Darfur region seized by paramilitary force Aid workers are concerned that only a few people fleeing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's Darfur region have reached safety The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Images From Space Allegedly Reveal Bloody Streets, Piles of Bodies Brutally Murdered in Sudan's El Fasher Satellite images analyzed by Yale reveal possible mass killings in Sudan's El Fasher as RSF forces take control amid the ongoing Darfur conflict. International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 2025
‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher Thousands have fled the Sudanese city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civilians The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025
Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts Rapid Support Forces, which claimed control of El Fasher on Sunday, reportedly killed at least 460 people ‘in cold blood’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country Sudan's brutal two-year war has entered a new phase The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu deported to Ethiopia, Home Office confirms Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from Essex prison, was put on a flight to Ethiopia and arrived on Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Imprisoned Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja starts hunger strike over his detention Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a prominent activist in Bahrain, has started a new hunger strike to protest his detention The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Violent protests erupt as Tanzanian president nears election victory Government critics abducted, killed or arrested in run-up to vote as global monitor records internet blackout The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Tanzania heads to polls with opposition barred and democracy under strain Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms under pressure, the vote could mark another step back for democracy in one of East Africa’s more stable nations. Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025 What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025 RSF's takeover of Sudan's El Fasher a 'terrible escalation' that raises new concerns The Rapid Support Forces have overrun El Fasher, the last Sudanese military stronghold in the Darfur region
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025 Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days
International Business Times UK · Oct 28, 2025 'This Is All Trump': Democrats Defiant as Food Stamp Talks Stall Amid Shutdown Showdown Democratic leaders are firm in their refusal to accept any short-term financing bill that disregards their demands for spending and healthcare, and they blame President Donald Trump alone for the impasse.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2025 African Union condemns atrocities, 'war crimes' in Sudan's El-Fasher The African Union chairman condemned on Tuesday alleged "atrocities" and reported "war crimes" in Sudan's strategic hub of El-Fasher and called for an immediate halt to fighting. This comes after Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the city.
International Business Times · Oct 28, 2025 Almost Two-Thirds of South Sudan's Children Are Engaged in Child Labor, Report Says A new report says that nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children are engaged in child labor.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2025 Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Côte d'Ivoire president Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 percent, the electoral commission said on Monday evening, in a vote which his two greatest rivals were barred from.
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025 Food banks brace for surge as federal food aid pause looms amid government shutdown Food banks and pantries are bracing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend amid the government shutdown
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025 Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues Federal funds could begin running dry on Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if the government shutdown persists
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025 The Guardian view on global aid cuts: a malaria resurgence could be the canary in the coalmine Editorial: The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashion
Radio France Internationale · Oct 27, 2025 UN warns of ethnically motivated 'atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher The UN rights chief warned Monday that the Sudanese city of El-Fasher was in an "extremely precarious situation", with the likelihood of "ethnically-motivated violations and atrocities" rising after paramilitary forces claimed control.