70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins
“It’s an extraordinary feat to give birth to twins” for a 70-year-old mother, Dr. Edward Tamale Sali, who supervised her pregnancy and delivery,Sourced from Africanews
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Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay
As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated on 29 November, and has been annually since 1978. Source UN News
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Gambian Death Squad Member Convicted in Germany for Crimes Against Humanity
In a landmark trial in Germany, a Gambian implicated in a death squad connected to President Yahya Jammeh’s regime was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday. Sourced from Africanews
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COP28: Nations finalize fund to compensate developing nations hit by climate change
“COP28 is off to a great start and a very constructive start. And the COP28 presidency deserves a lot of the credit for this first momentum. I think it’s also very important to note that the pledges have immediately followed the announcement of the fund itself..” Lola Vallejo, climate program directSourced from Africanews
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia
Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of Somalia, with over 100 killed and 750,000 displaced from their homes, the authorities and humanitarian partners said on Thursday in the capital, Mogadishu. UN Africa News
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Four migrants pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain’s southern coast
A video shot by a man who works in the area showed migrants being pushed overboard from the boat and others in the choppy waters trying to swim to shore.Sourced from Africanews
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ECOWAS summit scheduled for December 10 in Abuja
The next summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), in crisis after a series of recent military coups, will take place on December 10th in Abuja, the Ivorian presidency announced on Thursday.Sourced from Africanews
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Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” – a move he feared could lead to gay and transgender rights groups there being banned outright. Source UN News
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Green Banks: game changer in climate finance? [Business Africa]
This week: Financial Revolution – Green Banks Leading the Climate Challenge; the Agrishare mobile app aims to simplify the lives of Ugandan farmers, and the boom in the used car market in Morocco.Sourced from Africanews
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Ethiopia: Migrant returnees recount traumatic experiences in search of better life
“Many of our friends died on the road and a boat sank and many drowned in the sea. After we crossed the sea, in Yemen, we had a car accident. Many of our friends were injured and many lost their lives. We laid them on the road because there was no cemetery. Vultures preyed on their dead bodies.” Sourced from…
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