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Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has earned her third Guinness World Records (GWR) title after Guinness recognised her for achieving the largest serving of rice.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

South Africa floods kill 38 in Limpopo and Mpumalanga

January 21, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister, Thembi Simelane, says the death toll from the recent floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga has risen to 38, as government accelerates emergency housing support for affected communities.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Europe

Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid

January 20, 2026 Village ReporterEurope News

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter conditions, prompting the UN human rights chief to denounce the strikes as “cruel” and a clear violation of international law. Source UN News Read More

Africa

South Sudan’s president fires interior minister, wife of detained VP Machar

January 20, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The president of South Sudan has dismissed his interior minister, the wife of a detained opposition leader with whom he was running a unity government following a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

What to know about the Chagos Islands as Trump slams the UK’s sovereignty deal

January 20, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his fire on a deal between Britain and Mauritius to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to a strategic U.S. military base.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks – UN agencies

January 20, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique is devastating lives and livelihoods, sharply increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition, while also forcing dangerous wildlife – including crocodiles – into flooded urban areas, the UN warned on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

UNRWA headquarters bulldozed in East Jerusalem

January 20, 2026 Village Reporterhuman rights

The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem – apparently “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” – has prompted swift condemnation from the global body. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Death toll from floods in Mozambique and South Africa continues to climb

January 20, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Rescue operations are underway in South Africa and Mozambique, where flooding has claimed dozens of lives. It comes after weeks of heavy rains have lashed the two neighbouring countries.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Belgian court reopens Patrice Lumumba murder case

January 20, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The family of murdered Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba said Tuesday they hope to get justice, as a Belgian court weighs prosecuting the sole surviving suspect over the 1961 killing.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition

January 19, 2026 Village Reporterhuman rights

Despite a downward trend in the use of the death penalty globally, 2025 saw an ‘alarming’ increase in the number of executions in a small number of retentionist countries, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Monday. Source UN News Read More

TRENDS

Hilda Baci sets third Guinness World Record with largest serving of rice

South Africa floods kill 38 in Limpopo and Mpumalanga

Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid

South Sudan’s president fires interior minister, wife of detained VP Machar

What to know about the Chagos Islands as Trump slams the UK’s sovereignty deal

Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks – UN agencies

UNRWA headquarters bulldozed in East Jerusalem

Death toll from floods in Mozambique and South Africa continues to climb

Belgian court reopens Patrice Lumumba murder case

‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition