Village Citizen Media Reporters and Authors

Written by Village Reporter

Village Reporter: Holds many byline on on the Africa Global Village Citizen Media Foundation website. article gives the name of the writer of the article. Our Bylines are commonly placed between the headline and the text of the article, ... Bylines are used to promote or create celebrities among some Citizen Media journalists

Africa

Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war

June 24, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

A new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April 2023 and its profound, long-term impacts on victims, families and communities. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

UNAids warns US funding cut could cost lives in South Africa

June 24, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The US decision to withdraw all of its HIV and Aids funding from South Africa is likely to cost lives, the head of the UN’s HIV agency has warned.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Djed Spence’s Thomas Partey handshake snub sparks World Cup debate

June 24, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

England defender Djed Spence appeared to be the only player in the squad who did not shake Thomas Partey’s hand before England’s World Cup clash with Ghana in Boston.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases – UN humanitarians

June 23, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people’s daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable

June 23, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the current outbreak, UN agencies warned on Monday. UN Africa News Read More

Europe

Security Council LIVE: Warnings of ‘dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine

June 23, 2026 Village ReporterEurope News

Deadly drone and missile attacks in Ukraine over the weekend represented a “dangerous cycle of escalation” in Russia’s full-scale four-year-old war, the Security Council heard on Monday from Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, while Edem Wosornu, crisis response director at the UN relief office, OCHA, warned that “the choices… Read More

Pacific

Powering resilience: How Indonesia is building a more secure energy future

June 23, 2026 Village ReporterAsia News

As countries grapple with energy price shocks, supply disruptions and the growing impacts of climate change, energy security has become a pressing concern. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Cape Verde’s Irresistible Rise, the Cinderella Story of the 2026 World Cup [Africanews Today]

June 23, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Cape Verde’s Irresistible Rise, the Cinderella Story of the 2026 World Cup Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals

June 22, 2026 Village Reporterhuman rights

As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid

June 22, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday. UN Africa News Read More