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Europe

Experts demand answers from Russia over award-winning Ukrainian journalist’s death

October 23, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

For more than half a year, the family of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna have lived in torment, seeking answers about their daughter’s fate, after she disappeared while reporting from Russian-occupied territory in eastern Ukraine. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Nearly half of Africa’s population faces worsening governance- Report

October 23, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Ibrahim Foundation, highlighted a growing “arc of instability,” pointing to the security and safety challenges as the main factors behind the decline.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

EU observers flag irregularities and ‘alteration of results’ in Mozambique election

October 23, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“To date, the EU EOM has noted irregularities during counting and unjustified alteration of election results at polling station and district level,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial

October 23, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Three decades later, she told her story on Tuesday at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his alleged role in the mass killings of more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital

October 22, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that reportedly killed at least 18 people, including four children. Source UN News Read More

Europe

Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports

October 22, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for comprehensive recovery strategies focused on human capital and socioeconomic reform. Source UN News Read More

Africa

WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

October 22, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, according to a report released on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Sudan: 31 Killed in Mosque Air Strike in Wad Madani

October 22, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The Wad Madani Resistance Committee, one of many volunteer groups providing aid across the war-torn country, shared the details in a statement on Tuesday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Tunisia: Kais Saïed takes oath for his 2nd presidential term

October 22, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“The goal is to build a country where everyone can live with dignity,” Saied said in a speech to members of the Tunisian parliament.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Malawi

Malawi’s judiciary under fire

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 Village ReporterChief Justice Mzikamanda

By Twink Jones Gadama Malawi’s judiciary has been plagued by allegations of corruption, prompting urgent calls for reforms to ensure justice is served. Recent cases have highlighted the need for accountability within the judiciary, with some judges and lawyers accused of corrupt practices. The Malawian judiciary’s integrity has been questioned, with accusations of corruption and government delays in enacting laws… Read More