Right to food threatened by climate crisis – UN Human Rights Chief/in /by
More than 828 million people faced hunger in 2021. And climate change is projected to place up to 80 million more people at risk of hunger by the middle of this century – creating a truly terrifying scale of desperation and need, the UN Human Rights chief alerted on Monday (Jul. 3rd).
British MPs call for action for Alaa Abdel Fattah/in /by
More than a hundred British parliamentarians on Monday called on the government to do more to secure the release of Egyptian-British opponent Alaa Abdel Fattah, imprisoned for more than three years.
In Sfax, clashes between Tunisians and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa/in /by
Justice opened an investigation on Monday following clashes between irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and residents of Sfax, Tunisia's second city where illegal immigration has been causing great tension for months.
South Africa: electricity minister says end of daily power cuts close/in /by
South Africa could be nearing the end of daily power cuts, the country's electricity minister said on Sunday.
Ugandan authorities maintain its oil drill projects are developed sustainably/in /by
“I believe a lot of the issues being raised by the activists are out of either misinformation or deliberate disinformation because, as govt and the project partners, we have taken deliberate steps to ensure that the oil and gas projects are developed sustainably, we have taken care of the environmen
Sierra Leone’s ruling party declared winner of legislative polls in contested vote/in /by
The ruling SLPP secured 81 seats while the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) won 54. Pressure is mounting on the electoral commission to open up its conduct of the tabulation process of the elections results.
Dutch king apologises for slave trade in historic speech/in /by
The king’s speech followed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology late last year for the country’s role in the slave trade and slavery. It is part of a wider reckoning with colonial histories in the West that have been spurred in recent years by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Fighting in Sudan, displaced people threatened by disease and malnutrition/in /by
Violent fighting shook Khartoum on Sunday, testifying to the bitter struggle for power between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan, where the spread of disease and malnutrition among displaced children is worrying humanitarian workers.
Post-Roe fallout: Religious conservatives rally to curb abortion in Africa/in /by
Experts warn that these developments could reverse progress in providing safe abortion procedures, particularly since the US government is the largest global donor of international reproductive health assistance.
Kenya: Kibera residents take up challenge of urban farming/in /by
Farmers had to find solutions to challenges including a lack of proper sanitation and scarcity of water that make farming a difficult venture in Kibera. David Omari is one of many farmers who are adapting soilless mediums, such as hydroponic systems, to grow their own crops.