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Africa

Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

August 23, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge challenge for aid teams after more than 16 months of heavy fighting, combined with flooding and ongoing access obstacles, they reported on Friday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Former Eritrean Minister Abrehe dies in prison after six years in detention

August 23, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Abrehe was arrested on September 17, 2018, shortly after publishing a book critical of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki titled “Hagerey Eritrea”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region

August 23, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings that took place on Wednesday in the state of Niger.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Biggest diamond in over a century has been found in Botswana

August 23, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday (Aug. 22).Sourced from Africanews Read More

Pacific

Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth

August 22, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

August 22, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. UN Africa News Read More

Pacific

UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans

August 22, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world’s biggest polluters make a “massive increase” in contributions to address “climate chaos”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Contaminated corn linked to deaths of 400 dogs in Zambia

August 22, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted that aflatoxins can cause liver cancer in humans. The investigation began after local broadcaster Diamond TV reported numerous dog deaths, suspected to be caused by maize-based dog food.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Massive 2,492-Carat Diamond discovered in Botswana – one of the largest ever

August 22, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues

August 21, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese authorities following a six-month closure. Source UN News Read More