insert_link Africa Sudan food emergency: local researcher unpacks scale of the disaster and what action is needed By Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed civilians and devastated livelihoods on a massive scale. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished. Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, who co-authored the Sudan National […] todayJune 13, 2024 5
insert_link Opinion Pieces After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’? By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy”. His observation might well be applied to the tragedy we are witnessing in Gaza. Three months after the current conflict began, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence on both sides, with the deaths of more than […] todayJanuary 8, 2024 8
insert_link World Biden warns of declining global support for Israel amid Gaza casualties US President Joe Biden is warning that Israel is starting to lose global support over what he says is its indiscriminate bombing of civilians in Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, Palestinian health officials say more than 18-thousand people have been killed in the Israeli assault on Gaza since October seventh. Biden says there is no question about the need to take on Hamas, but Israel has to do it right […] todayDecember 13, 2023 1
insert_link Africa Nigerian army bombs civilians The Kaduna State Government says the Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on a local village on Sunday, killing over 80 people and injuring several others. Ajeck Mangut has more from Abuja. todayDecember 5, 2023 4
insert_link 3 Oshiwambo Oka drone kaumbwa papuko ketanga lopakwaita la Nigeria katwaalelifa eemwenyo dova kwashiwana. Ovakwashiwana okwa lopotwa vadipawa mo nooli yoshitopolwa shedina Kaduna mo Nigeria shalandula eshi oka drone ketanga lopakwaita oko kali kanuninwa oilyo yengudu dovatwondubo nepangelo kawila mokati koshiwana oshondaxa. Oshikundaneki sho SABC osha lopota kutya, Etanga leameno lopakwaita olo tali tuwa epepe koiwana yahangana oshoyo kepangelo laBritain noilyo longo ikwao, okwa lopotwa ili mekondjifo leengudu doukulo monooli ushilo woshilongo. Oo eli ngoloneya woshitopolwa sha Kaduna Uba Sani okwati, oshiningwanima osha kuma […] todayDecember 5, 2023 3 3
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
