News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 19

  1. Africa’s Development at a Crossroads: Report Warns of Missed SDG Targets Without Urgent Action on Jobs, Equity, and Financing

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (IPS) - Africa is making progress on over two-thirds of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the pace remains far too slow to meet the 2030 targets, especially in areas like decent employment, gender equality, and access to social protection.

  2. Sudan: Hunger-related deaths, cholera, extreme heat and storms creating desperate humanitarian situation

    - UN News

    The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday over the rising toll of hunger, disease and displacement in various conflict-ridden parts of Sudan.

  3. Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children

    - UN News

    Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.

  4. ‘After Decades of Making Huge Profits, Companies Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Leave Behind a Toxic Legacy’

    - Inter Press Service

      CIVICUS speaks with Matthew Renshaw, a partner at a UK law firm that represents Nigerian communities taking legal action against Shell over environmental damage caused by its operations in the Niger Delta.

  5. Forests, Fossil Fuels, and the Fight for the Future: DRC’s Oil Expansion Sparks Global Alarm

    - Inter Press Service

    SRINAGAR, India & KINSHASA, DRC, July 29 (IPS) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands on the precipice of a profound environmental and social crisis, as the government prepares to auction 55 new oil blocks that cover more than half the country’s landmass.

  6. Violence Escalates in Sudan as Humanitarian Aid Struggles to Meet Growing Needs

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, July 28 (IPS) - Earlier this month, Sudanese civilians began facing a considerable escalation of hostilities, with the most recent attacks from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claiming dozens of lives. Amid a rapidly growing scale of needs and an overwhelming lack of funding, the United Nations (UN) and its partners have struggled to deliver adequate amounts of humanitarian aid.

  7. UN condemns deadly attack on worshippers in DR Congo

    - UN News

    The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, strongly condemned an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on civilians during the night of 26 to 27 July.

  8. 1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery

    - UN News

    With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people — including one million who were internally displaced and over 300,000 refugees — have returned home, according to UN agencies.

  9. Women and girls of African descent: Celebrating contributions, recognising challenges

    - UN News

    This Friday marks the first observation of the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent, following a declaration last year by the UN General Assembly.

  10. Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity

    - UN News

    Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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