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UN mission calls for peacekeeping force in Sudan, suspects war crimes

Flagrant rights violations by Sudan's warring parties require the deployment of an "independent and impartial force" to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes, UN experts said Friday.

Radio France Internationale

UN-backed human rights experts seek wider arms embargo, 'impartial force' deployed to war-torn Sudan

U.N.-backed human rights investigators are urging the creation of an “independent and impartial force” to protect civilians in Sudan’s war

The Independent UK

"Hunger in America is getting worse"

The USDA reports the highest levels of food insecurity in America in nearly a decade

Salon

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Mpox Epicentre DRC Set To Receive First Vaccines To Contain Outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo was Thursday awaiting almost 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from the European Union, with 200,000 due to arrive by the end of the week.

International Business Times

As international mission in Haiti falters, U.S. seeks to turn it into a U.N. peacekeeping operation

The proposed switch would address funding shortfalls, as such missions are typically financed through member nations' assessed contributions

Latin Times

"The limits of charity": food insecurity

What it means to move "beyond charity" when it comes to battling food insecurity

Salon

The US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti to secure money and equipment to fight gangs

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the U.S. is mulling a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a current mission led by Kenya to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country

The Independent UK

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Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say

Residents in northeastern Nigeria say at least 100 villagers were killed when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes

The Independent UK

UN’s Gaza polio vaccination campaign reaches 189,000 children in first phase

Unicef calls inoculations ‘rare bright spot’ in war, as minister appears to suggest Israel might eventually fully withdraw

The Guardian - UK

Questions swirl around attempted jailbreak in Congo as families of victims demand accountability

Families of those killed in what officials called an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s biggest prison are demanding answers as activists denounce what they say are inhumane conditions in the nation’s overcrowded penitentiaries

The Independent UK

Drought forces Kenya's Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels

The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been the staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country's most recognizable community

The Independent UK

Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine 'Shot In The Leg By Police'

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, a leading critic of authoritarian President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by police on Tuesday, a statement said.

International Business Times

Starvation crisis of ‘historic proportions’ in Sudan, aid groups warn

International community is failing to address ‘the immense hunger’ amid Sudan’s civil war, humanitarian agencies say.

Al Jazeera

DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison

Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo says 24 people were shot dead while others suffocated in the crowd.

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Latin Times

Exodus from Haitian capital increases as gang violence continues despite efforts of U.S.-backed force

5% of the country's population has had to leave their home since 2021, according to the UN

Al Jazeera

Gunfire heard in DRC’s biggest prison after attempted jailbreak

Authorities say the security forces have the situation under control, but the number of casualties is unclear.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey enters fray mediating Ethiopia and Somalia's high-stakes dispute

Turkey is stepping up its efforts to mediate between Somalia and Ethiopia as tensions rise between the two Horn of Africa nations. This diplomatic initiative is part of Ankara's broader strategy to solidify its growing influence in this strategically vital region.

The Guardian - US

They fled Afghanistan. In the US, they have freedom – but fear a return

After the fall of the Taliban, more than 21,000 Afghan evacuees submitted asylum applications; 3,100 were able to extend their temporary protected status through May 2025

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The Independent UK

Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa

Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a defense deal signed earlier this month between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region

The Conversation

Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild

Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the…

Latin Times

UN Aid Official Questions World's 'Humanity' As Gaza War Rages

Israel's war against Palestinian militant group Hamas has come under increasing scrutiny as the civilian death toll rises, but international powers including the United States have failed so far to help negotiate a ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

Why is Namibia culling elephants and hippos for meat?

The country is facing its worst drought in decades and people are going hungry, officials say.

The Independent UK

Challenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US Army

The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military's Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest “organizational leadership challenge” he has ever experienced

The National (Scotland)

UN food agency halts Gaza operations after team attacked near Israeli checkpoint

THE UN food agency has said it is pausing the movement of its employees in Gaza “until further notice” after one of its vehicles was hit by…

Al Jazeera

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team

World Food Programme suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces fired on a vehicle near a Gaza checkpoint.

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