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Forty-two people are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off Libya – the latest fatal crossing in the Central Mediterranean, where more than 1,000 lives have been lost this year. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Six people die in a stampede during military recruitment in Ghana

November 12, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

At least six people lost their lives in a tragic crowd crush during a military recruitment exercise at Accra’s El-Wak Sports Stadium in Ghana.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Stakes rise for South Sudan: What’s happening, and why it matters

November 12, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

South Sudan is entering a period of rising instability marked by political polarisation, renewed armed clashes, and severe humanitarian strain, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence

November 12, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Hundreds of protesters and others have been killed and an unknown number injured or detained in Tanzania following protests surrounding last month’s elections, according to reports obtained by the UN human rights office (OHCHR). UN Africa News Read More

Pacific

Hurricane Melissa: Relief efforts intensify as damage across Caribbean grows

November 12, 2025 Village ReporterAsia News

Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, governments and aid agencies are still struggling to reach communities left without homes, healthcare and basic services, as damage assessments in Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti continue to rise, the UN said on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Super Eagles boycott training over unpaid bonuses ahead of 2026 World Cup playoff vs Gabon

November 12, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have boycotted their training session in Rabat, Morocco, due to unpaid bonuses, raising concerns just days before their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa play-off semi-final match against Gabon.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Nigeria, US and UK probe $235m cocaine seizure at Lagos port

November 12, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics enforcement agency said on Tuesday it is working with its U.S. and British counterparts to “unravel the cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine” discovered at a port in Lagos.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system

November 11, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading.” Source UN News Read More

Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate drops slightly to 31.9%

November 11, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

According to Statistics South Africa, the official jobless rate fell to 31.9% between July and September, from 33.2% in the previous quarter.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Sudan relief operations are ‘on the brink of collapse,’ UN migration agency warns

November 11, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The U.N. migration agency warned on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts in Sudan’s war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe delivery of relief supplies are ensured.Sourced from Africanews Read More

TRENDS

Latest deadly shipwreck highlights need for safer migration

Six people die in a stampede during military recruitment in Ghana

Stakes rise for South Sudan: What’s happening, and why it matters

Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence

Hurricane Melissa: Relief efforts intensify as damage across Caribbean grows

Super Eagles boycott training over unpaid bonuses ahead of 2026 World Cup playoff vs Gabon

Nigeria, US and UK probe $235m cocaine seizure at Lagos port

Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system

South Africa’s unemployment rate drops slightly to 31.9%

Sudan relief operations are ‘on the brink of collapse,’ UN migration agency warns