Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 136
Rwanda: Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, May 19 (IPS) - Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of erosion risk areas could go a long way to keeping the number of casualties down.
Interview with Anniwaa Buachie - The Making of a Ghanian Short Film
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, May 18 (IPS) - Some movie scenes keep replaying in one’s mind long after one has left the cinema, and this is certainly true of Moon Over Aburi, a short film shot in Ghana that has been gaining accolades since its release earlier this year.
UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an escalating number of cases of sexual violence against children and women in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province, where armed groups proliferate amidst heavy fighting in recent months.
Indian Christians Seek Equal Rights for Dalit Converts
- Inter Press Service
KARNATAKA, May 17 (IPS) - Renuka Kumari is a 45-year-old Christian woman from the Dalit community in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. She faces numerous challenges every day and hopes for a day when her struggles will end and she can lead a comfortable life.
Sudan crisis: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows
- UN News
The UN and humanitarian partners continue to scale up the aid response for the millions in need across Sudan on Tuesday, as news reports described heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum and neighbouring areas between the national army and rival RSF militia
Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned
- UN News
The security situation in the Sahel remains very worrying and the spiralling crisis in Sudan is an additional source of concern, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Road Safety Week: African nations steer towards reducing deaths
- UN News
Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among African youth, so governments across the continent have resolved to drive in a new unified direction, ahead of Road Safety Week, observed 15 to 21 May.
A Short Tale of a Tree and a Moroccan Wedding Party
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 12 (IPS) - A much needed break amidst so many alarming news, with a brief story of a tree, a bottle of liquid gold, and a wedding gift.
Violence Knows No Borders
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Egypt / JUBA, South Sudan, May 12 (IPS) - Events in Sudan have been a constant topic of conversation in Cairo's coffee houses since the violence erupted there four weeks ago. The images of almost 30 Egyptian soldiers briefly detained in Sudan by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias and the death of an Egyptian diplomat in Khartoum caused a stir in Egypt.
Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation
- UN News
There are “strong indications” that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority summarily executed – by Malian troops and foreign military personnel during a five-day operation in the village of Moura in central Mali in March 2022.
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