Global Issues News Headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”

Djibouti: Emergency alert spotlights sharp hunger spike

2026-07-17T05:00:00-07:00

More than 256,000 people in Djibouti – around 25 per cent of the population – are likely to face crisis or emergency level hunger over the coming months, a UN-backed global food monitoring network warned in a new report released Friday.

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Hunger deepens for displaced families in Sudan’s El Obeid

2026-07-17T05:00:00-07:00

UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid.

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Three years of War in Sudan: A Crisis the World Can’t Ignore

2026-07-17T03:07:54-07:00

GENEVA, July 17 (IPS) - Three years into the war in Sudan, survivors and human rights defenders are struggling to respond to overwhelming needs amid widespread violence, displacement, and limited global attention. As horrific violations and abuses intensify and those documenting them become targets, calls for accountability and sustained international engagement grow more urgent.

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Breaking the silence: Zimbabwean youth leader calls for urgent investment in mental health

2026-07-16T05:00:00-07:00

For Tanatswa Amanda Chikaura, mental health advocacy began with a personal loss: while studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe, she learned that a fellow student had died by suicide.

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WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone

2026-07-16T05:00:00-07:00

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the third largest on record and is spreading faster than any previous one during the first month of exposure, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.

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How Farmers Are Learning About Restoring Soils and Scaling Agroecology in Kenya

2026-07-15T12:38:42-07:00

MAKUENI, Kenya, July 15 (IPS) - At Yumbuni Village in Kenya’s Makueni County, farmers from Vihiga and Kakamega counties have travelled over 560 kilometres to join their colleagues in Kathonzweni Ward and see the progress of experiments being carried out on different homemade organic fertilisers and other farm inputs.

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Security Council LIVE: International Criminal Court briefs on Darfur

2026-07-15T05:00:00-07:00

On Wednesday, the Security Council heard an update on the International Criminal Court's work in Sudan's Darfur region, referred to the Court back in 2005. Focus has recently turned to atrocities in the ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The briefing was held as the ICC faces mounting pressure: this week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched a campaign to “dismantle” the Court, which prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression. Follow full live coverage below.

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Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan's war, UN warns

2026-07-15T05:00:00-07:00

Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war.

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Pride: Once Again a Protest

2026-07-15T04:32:56-07:00

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 15 (IPS) - On the morning of 28 June, riot police sealed off Taksim Square with iron barriers and enforced bans on all weekend gatherings in Istanbul. Marchers pressed ahead anyway, re-emerging from side streets each time police dispersed them. By the end of the day police had detained at least 50 people, including a journalist. It was Istanbul Pride’s 24th edition, and the 12th year running that the authorities banned it outright.

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The Tale of Two Countries: Elite Stake and Development

2026-07-14T05:16:48-07:00

SYDNEY, July 14 (IPS) - Philippines was the most advanced Southeast Asian country with the highest per capita GDP until about the early 1960s. Its per capita GDP in purchasing power parity terms were about the same as South Korea’s and above that of Thailand in the early 1970s.

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