Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 104
Sudan: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur
- UN News
Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades ago could be repeated, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, voicing grave concern over the development.
Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350 kilometre journey
- UN News
A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali arrived in the northeastern city of Gao on Tuesday night after a dangerous week-long journey, marking the departure of peacekeepers from the volatile Kidal region.
Sudan war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR
- UN News
The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost six million people from their homes since it erupted in April and worsening an already complex humanitarian emergency, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday.
Fighting Malnutrition and Changing Mindsets in Rwanda
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 06 (IPS) - Of the many things one might associate with a modern teenager, passion for wholegrain food is probably not the first that comes to mind. An innovative school-meals project in Rwanda, however, has young people singing its praises.
Zimbabwe's Election Widens Gender Gap in Politics
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Nov 06 (IPS) - Zimbabwe’s recent election has exposed weak gender policies both at the political party and governmental levels as women were sidelined despite the fact that they make up more than half of the 6.5 million electorate.
Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei
- UN News
The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and “effectively put on hold” talks over disputed Abyei, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
World News in Brief: Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa
- UN News
Sudan’s children need immediate support from the international community to prevent the country from becoming “another forgotten humanitarian catastrophe” said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday.
Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa's One Health Plans
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Nov 03 (IPS) - Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee – Sierra Leone’s national animal.
Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur
- UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday over reports that in Sudan, women and girls are being abducted, chained and held in “inhuman, degrading slave-like conditions” in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur.
Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
CHIPATA, ZAMBIA, Nov 01 (IPS) - As we approach the forest in the village to appreciate Andrew Mbewe’s beekeeping enterprise, a bee from a hive close to the edge of the natural woodland stings him on the cheek.
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