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Africa

Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

September 30, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the face of continued violence in the east, trafficking of natural resources, and other challenges, the UN Security Council heard on Monday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

FIFA bans Samuel Eto’o from national team games for 6 months

September 30, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Eto’o was judged to have broken disciplinary rules relating to “offensive behavior and violations of the principles of fair play”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player dies at 58 from brain cancer

September 30, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Rwanda: Marbug virus has killed several people; WHO plans to send medical aid

September 29, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

In Rwanda, Marbug virus has killed several people and more than 20 cases have been reported. In light of this development, the WHO plans to send medical aid from Kigali. Belonging to the same family as the Ebola virus, Marbug virus causes haemorrhagic fever, with a fatality ratio of up to 88%.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Pacific

Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’

September 29, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the world stands fractious, polarized and frustrated amid war, unfair trade practices, climate change and food and health insecurity. Trust has eroded, processes have broken down and countries have extracted more from the international system than they have put in it, enfeebling it along the way. Source UN News Read More

Africa

FIFAfrica 2024: Internet freedom and democratization in question

September 28, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

This 11th edition brought critical attention to the state of digital democracy in the region, covering topics such as human rights, online freedom of expression, and enhancing internet access for people with disabilities, sparking vibrant discussions.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Europe

Ukraine: UN official deplores deadly double attack on hospital

September 28, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The top UN aid official in Ukraine has condemned Russian attacks in the northeastern city of Sumy on Saturday which damaged a hospital and killed and injured several people. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

China is committed to dialogue, ‘not throwing gas on the fire’, Foreign Minister Wang says

September 28, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister of China reiterated on Saturday his country’s commitment to playing a constructive role and engaging in mediation for peace, not exploiting volatile situations for “selfish gains”. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in strike, Israel says

September 28, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Israel’s military said that it carried out a precise airstrike while Hezbollah leadership met at their headquarters in Dahiyeh, south of BeirutSourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti

September 28, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

At least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti since January due to rampant gang violence, “maintaining the high levels of violence seen in 2023,” the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Friday. Source UN News Read More