Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 183
Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to DR Congo resumes
- UN News
After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border closures.
Smallholder Farmers in Uganda Recruit Black Soldier Fly for Green Fertiliser
- Inter Press Service
Kampala & Kayunga, Jul 19 (IPS) - The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya. Amidst the shortages, some farmers are shifting to a more sustainable way of enriching their soils using frass from the Black Soldier Fly.
Most Suspended Ugandan NGOs Still in Limbo
- Inter Press Service
Kampala, Jul 18 (IPS) - Nearly a year after the Ugandan government suspended 54 NGOs for allegedly operating illegally and failing to file accounts, most civil society organisations (CSOs) remain shut.
Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples
- UN News
An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples, for harm that they suffered due to “injustices and discrimination.”
Xenophobia in Mandiba’s Land: Too Black… Or Just Too Poor?
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jul 18 (IPS) - South Africa, the home land of the late giant fighter against Apartheid, racism and discrimination – Nelson Mandela “Mandiba”, is already ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’ against migrants, refugees, asylum seekers - and even citizens perceived as outsiders.
Kenya’s Kuruwitu corals are back, thanks to local conservation drive
- UN News
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first of its kind in the Marine Protected Areas of the western side of the Indian Ocean.
South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn
- UN News
A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against rising xenophobia, racism and hate speech aimed at migrants, refugees, asylum seekers - and even citizens perceived as outsiders - throughout the country.
Nigeria: New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’
- UN News
Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed “a lifeline,” thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development package, launched on Thursday.
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
- UN News
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
From ‘saga of horrors’ to serving the world: Liberia peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan
- UN News
“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
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