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West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, say UN agencies

Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year high spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and high prices, United Nations humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday.

Reuters

Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was due to begin

Heavy fighting was still underway in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital and accused each other of violating the cease-fire.

France 24

Sudan ceasefire fails to contain fighting amid reports of gunfire

Hopes of 24-hour ceasefire to evacuate civilians and wounded after US secretary of state intervenes

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Fighting rocks Sudan despite rival generals agreeing to cease-fire

Blinken proposed the truce to allow people "to be safely reunited with families and to obtain desperately needed relief supplies."

Axios

Lebanon's parliament votes to postpone municipal elections

Lebanon’s parliament has postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid concerns that the government would not be able to secure the needed funding in time for the polling

The Independent UK

Revealed: how Cypriot firm helped the ‘Orthodox oligarch’ after he was placed under sanctions

Konstantin Malofeyev, accused of aiding pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, appeared to continue moving money through the global system

The Guardian - UK

Could the Sudan unrest inflame the Horn of Africa?

Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.

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Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Postpone Municipal Elections

Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid concerns the government would not be able to secure the needed funding in time for the polling. The delay comes as Lebanon’s economy and infrastructure continue to crumble, with legislators in the deeply…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'

The United Nations says it's ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization

The Independent UK

Antony Blinken says US diplomatic convoy fired upon in Sudan as fighting rages

At least 185 killed and thousands injured in conflict that could spiral into a civil war

The Independent UK

UN predicts Afghan economy would contract if aid drops 30%

Afghanistan's economy will contract, inflation will rise and liquidity will fall if there is a 30% drop in international aid as feared, according to an analysis by the United Nations' development agency released on Tuesday.

Reuters

Grundberg Sees ‘Rare Opportunity’ for Ceasefire, Peace in Yemen

Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy to Yemen, described the current opportunity for peace between Yemenis as “delicate and rare,” pledging to intensify efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire and revive the political process. Grundberg praised the “constructive dialogue” recently held by Saudi officials in Sanaa and their “productive discussions”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 ministers pledge to intensify Russia sanctions, slam China

Diplomats also urge warring sides in Sudan to end hostilities and demanded Taliban reverse ban on women working for UN.

Al Jazeera

US diplomatic convoy attacked in Sudan amid new truce appeal

The U.S. secretary of state says a U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan, where the country's armed forces and a powerful rival have been battling for control since the weekend

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Blinken: Sudanese Want the Military Back in the Barracks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the urgency of reaching a ceasefire after dozens of civilians were killed in the clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Blinken, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of Seven Foreign Ministers meeting in Japan, "shared deep…

Dynamite News

At least 180 people killed, 1,800 injured in Sudan clashes

At least 180 civilians have been killed while more than 1,800 civilians and combatants were injured in fighting between Sudan's military and the country's main paramilitary force, according to the United Nations envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, The New York Times reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sudan's Warring Generals Agree 24-hour Ceasefire after US Pressure

Sudan's rival commanders agreed a 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday evening, the army said, following calls to each side from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over fierce fighting in Khartoum that saw shots fired at a US diplomatic convoy. The ceasefire will start at 6.00 p.m.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin and Zelenskiy visit troops near frontline

Russian president in southern Kherson region while Ukrainian counterpart seen in Avdiivka

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The Guardian - UK

Blinken warns Sudan’s rivals as US diplomatic convoy comes under fire

Secretary of state condemns apparent attack by fighters linked to paramilitary RSF after days of deadly clashes

Bangkok Post

200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles

KHARTOUM: Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare.

Al Jazeera

‘No one was prepared’: Vanuatu feels cost of climate crisis

Twin cyclones hit Pacific island nation already struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New Daily

Sudan humanitarian situation ‘catastrophic’: UN chief

Sudanese forces are battling in the capital as the United Nations sees little prospect for mediation amid a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation.

Reuters

Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US

Heavy gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis.

France 24

US diplomatic convoy attacked in Sudan, prompting Blinken warning

Washington's top diplomat said Tuesday that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced “indiscriminate military operations” as the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day.

Axios

How a rivalry between generals sparked a battle to control Sudan

There are growing fears the fighting may plunge the country into civil war.

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