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Namibia to hold first commemoration of German genocide this week

Namibia this week will hold its first national commemoration for victims of mass killings by German occupiers in what is widely recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century, the government said.

Radio France Internationale · May 26, 2025

Malawi battles mpox as cases of the infectious disease surge in Africa

Medicine shortages plus limited testing and hospital capacity exacerbated by withdrawal of USAID as outbreak gathers pace across countries in the region

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to launch aid deliveries despite losing chief

UN and major humanitarian organisations have raised concerns about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2025

Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aid

Israel appears to be changing tack as pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, and may let aid groups operating in the battered enclave take charge of non-food assistance

The Independent UK · May 24, 2025

Sexually Assaulted And Smeared In Excrement: Uganda Activist Details Torture In Tanzania

Stripped naked, beaten until she could no longer walk, sexually assaulted and covered in excrement: award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire told AFP of the torture she suffered at the hands of security forces in Tanzania this week.

International Business Times · May 24, 2025

UN chief says Gaza entering ‘cruellest phase’ of war as Palestinians starve

Gaza aid is mere ‘teaspoon’ of what is needed, says Guterres, amid widening starvation and destruction across enclave.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2025

South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia face ‘health catastrophe’, charity warns

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees face worsening health conditions as cholera spreads.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025

Voices: Criticising Netanyahu is not antisemitic – this Jewish rebellion shows why

COMMENT: Last month’s declaration by 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews against an escalation of the war in Gaza – in which ‘Israel's soul is being ripped out’ – is not only still reverberating through their own community, but has a much wider significance, writes Donald…

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Israel maintains minimal aid deliveries to Gaza amid hunger crisis

UN and doctors warn that volume of aid supplies for Gaza residents is insufficient following 11-week blockade.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025

Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?

Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025