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Artisanal miners work a pit in DR Congo. Under Congolese law, artisanal diggers are only allowed to work in government-designated zones, but most diggers say these areas are unviable. (Photo by Robert Carruba, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) Photo used under CC BY

DR Congo falters in fight against artisanal mining

In 2021, the Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 72% of the world’s cobalt, according to a market specialist, but the country is struggling to impose structure on artisanal mining, where accusations of child labor, poor working conditions and corruption are rampant.

Al Jazeera

UN condemns forced returns of Haitian refugees

The United Nations refugee chief has called on countries to suspend any forced returns of Haitians to their country, where gang violence and political instability are fueling a humanitarian and security crisis.

Al Jazeera

Haiti police: gang blockade of fuel terminal over

Deutsche Welle

Crises fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Cholera has swept across Lebanon, Syria and Iraq as the countries struggle with devastated infrastructure and turmoil. “Cholera thrives in poverty and conflict but is now turbocharged by climate change," a WHO official said.

ABC News

NGO responds to cholera outbreak in Lebanon

YouTube

Cameroon returns to wood amid gas shortage

A shortage of liquefied petroleum gas in Cameroon‘s main cities is forcing urbanites to use firewood to cook their food, compromising residents’ health and fueling deforestation.

Deutsche Welle

Civilians in Yemen killed after truce expired

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels committed war crimes since a peace agreement expired last month, the UN human rights chief said, citing sniper attacks and shelling.

i24 News

Ethiopia’s peace deal brings cautious hope

A ceasefire deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has raised cautious hope among millions of people impacted by the bloody two-year conflict as they reflect on the terrible losses they suffered and look to rebuild their lives.

Reuters

Tigray accuses Ethiopia of strike against civilians

AfricaNews

HUMAN RIGHTS

Myanmar junta using civilian jet fuel for attacks

Fuel supplies intended for civilian planes in Myanmar are being diverted to the country’s ruling military junta, which then uses it to bombard civilians, Amnesty International said.

Deutsche Welle

Russians accused of civilian massacre in Mali

Russian mercenaries in Mali have been accused of a new massacre of civilians following a major military operation in the country.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Officials: Ethiopia peace agreement finalized

Two officials close to the Ethiopian peace talks say the copy of the “permanent cessation of hostilities” is the signed, final deal designed to end a two-year war that is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Associated Press

Malawi emerges as transit hub for Ethiopian refugees

Deutsche Welle

North Korea’s suspected ICBM test launch fails

North Korea’s suspected launch of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile failed, according to a South Korean source.

CNN

Pakistan’s ex-PM hurt in shooting at protest

A gunman opened fire at a protest rally in eastern Pakistan, slightly wounding former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the leg and killing one of his supporters, his party and police said. Nine other people also were hurt.

Associated Press

Kenya deploys hundreds to force in Congo

Kenya’s president said his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to eastern Congo to join a new regional force tasked with trying to calm deadly tensions.

Associated Press

UN peacekeepers in Congo leave key military base

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

TikTok users’ data accessible to staff in China

TikTok has told its UK and European users that their data will be accessible by some employees in China, admitting for the first time that the data isn’t just locally stored amid concerns of potential misuse.

The Independent

Musk emerges as Twitter’s chief moderator

Days after taking over Twitter, billionaire Elon Musk is positioning himself as moderator-in-chief, while officials continue to leave the company in an expanding exodus of the social media platform’s top management.

i24 News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Cholera outbreaks thriving in a warming world

Cholera outbreaks are widespread and more deadly these days—popping up in places that haven’t seen them in years. Climate change is largely to blame for the uptick, experts said.

Devex

Urban mosquito changes malaria fight in Africa

Ethiopia reported the first urban malaria outbreak during the dry season, an uncommon occurrence caused by an invasive species of mosquito in the region, according to a CDC entomologist.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Indian solar-powered village helps residents

Modhera, a village of around 6,500 residents — mostly potters, tailors, farmers and shoemakers — was declared India’s first village to run entirely on solar energy.

Euronews

Microsoft extends aid for Ukraine innovation

Ukraine is counting on more Western technological support as its war against Russia drags on, with Microsoft pledging to extend its backing for Kyiv’s “extraordinary” wartime innovation through the end of next year.

CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Cambodians win awards for anti-violence video

A non-profit organization in Cambodia collected four international awards for its confrontational domestic violence video.

The Phnom Penh Post

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Aid organizations switch to cash in Ethiopia

Governments and humanitarian organizations in east Africa are increasingly using the relatively new aid concept of giving cash, so that people can buy what they need.

Guardian

Uganda to begin commercial oil exploration

Uganda aims to start commercially pumping its oil reserves in April 2025, with China being considered as a potential source of funds to develop an export pipeline, authorities said.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Oil firms are using search ads to greenwash

Google is selling oil firms valuable digital real estate that they use to downplay their role in climate change, despite pledging it would stop taking money for ads that counter the scientific consensus on global warming.

Context

2M kids in flood-hit Pakistan missing school

Some 2 million children in areas of Pakistan devastated by this summer‘s floods are still missing school, the UN’s children agency said.

ABC News

New Delhi’s air a ‘crime against humanity’

New Delhi’s 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke as the air quality index breached the “severe“ and “hazardous“ categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital.

NBCNews.com

Extreme weather claimed over 2K lives in India

Times of India

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A man steers his float with a push pole, collecting plastic waste from the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India. Global plastic use and waste is projected to nearly triple by 2060, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. (Photo by Koshy Koshy) Photo used under CC BY

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