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The humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded and under attack, the United Nations Humanitarian chief warned on Monday, as he launched an appeal for $23 billion for 2026.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Mozambique: surge in violence displaces more than 100,000 people

December 8, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The past two weeks have seen a sudden increase in violent attacks from insurgent groups in Mozambique. This has led more than 100,000 people to flee, most of them being children.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’

December 8, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN Secretary-General has marked the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, calling the moment “a day to honor sacrifices and to renew the aspirations that fueled the historic change in the country.” Source UN News Read More

Africa

Benin minister says attempted military coup ‘foiled’

December 7, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east

December 6, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The United Nations on Friday welcomed a newly signed peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda as a “critical step” toward restoring trust, while warning that active fighting near border areas continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

3-year-old boy among 11 people killed in South Africa shooting

December 6, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

At least 11 people have been killed in a shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Three minors including a 3-year-old boy are among the dead, police say.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office

December 6, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned an Israeli raid on the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the occupied West Bank, warning that pressure on Palestinian civil society has reached alarming levels. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’

December 5, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

Summary executions and other violations continue in Syria nearly a year after the fall of the Assad regime, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Tanzania blocks activists online as independence day protests loom

December 5, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Meta has restricted prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi-Tsehai’s Instagram account within Tanzania following a government directive, escalating fears of digital censorship ahead of planned Independence Day protests on December 9.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Burkina Faso set to bring back death penalty in new government bill

December 5, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“The adoption of this bill is part of reforms … to have a justice that responds to the deep aspirations of our people,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

TRENDS

Global humanitarian crisis worsens, UN seeks $23 Billion for 2026

Mozambique: surge in violence displaces more than 100,000 people

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’

Benin minister says attempted military coup ‘foiled’

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east

3-year-old boy among 11 people killed in South Africa shooting

Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office

Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’

Tanzania blocks activists online as independence day protests loom

Burkina Faso set to bring back death penalty in new government bill