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Africa

Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders

April 16, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“What I wanted to do was to draw ideas in, to be able to look at the depiction of power, both beautifully and problematically,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

April 16, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a ceasefire agreement took effect last November. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

April 15, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

April 15, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António Guterres insisted that the world “must not forget” the suffering of the country’s people. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

April 15, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

April 15, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge

April 14, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

April 14, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Mauritius: Ex-finance minister released on bail after corruption charges

April 14, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Renganaden Padayachy was charged alongside former central bank governor Harvesh Seegolam. They are accused of embezzling about $6.7 million from the Mauritius Investment CorporationSourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled

April 14, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States on Monday. The ambassador was expelled last month by the Trump administration.Sourced from Africanews Read More