Gabon’s interim president to face three challengers in presidential poll
Brice Oligui Nguema seized power in a military coup in 2023, promising a return to democracy.Sourced from Africanews
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US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan
The travel advisory issued on Sunday stated that fighting was ongoing and that “weapons are readily available to the population.”Sourced from Africanews
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UN rights chief raises alarm over escalating violence in Syria
The killing of civilians in coastal areas in northwest Syria must cease immediately, the UN rights chief said on Sunday following a series of coordinated attacks reportedly launched by elements of the former government and other local armed men. Source UN News
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Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war
Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured, making it one of the deadliest days this year, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a statement issued on Saturday night. Source UN News
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Top scoring samba schools return to Rio’s Sambadrome for champion’s parade
The six highest-scoring samba schools from Rio’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for a final parade, dazzling spectators with elaborate costumes and live samba music.Sourced from Africanews
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Mali to lift its suspension on the issuance of artisanal mining permits
Mali will partially lift its suspension on the issuance of mining permits on March 15, the country’s mines ministry announced in a statement on Friday.Sourced from Africanews
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Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan
A UN helicopter attempting to evacuate wounded South Sudanese soldiers in the north of the country was attacked on Friday, killing a crew member and injuring two others. UN Africa News
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DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is literally buckling”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Friday, as it relayed dramatic testimonies from people forced to flee the unchecked advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. UN Africa News
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Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured. UN Africa News
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The Hague: Sudan files case against UAE over RSF support
Sudan has filed a case with the International Court of Justice, claiming that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has violated the genocide convention by supplying weapons and funding to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel group involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.Sourced from Africanews
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