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A seven-year-old boy eats peanut paste, a therapeutic food used to treat malnutrition, at a health clinic in Kenya. (Photo by Russell Watkins/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

Drought in Horn of Africa driving people to hunger

From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger, the UN says, as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa. The overall figure has almost doubled from 13 million since the start of 2022.

AfricaNews

Doctors flee Nigeria due to high cost of living

About 50 doctors leave Nigeria every week to work abroad, the Nigeria Medical Association says; poor working conditions, bad pay and the rising cost of living are the main factors.

BBC

Nigerians struggle to swap banknotes

YouTube

Neglected tropical disease impacting poorest regions

Millions of people are infected with neglected tropical diseases every year. The poorest people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are worst hit. An acute lack of medical care not only erodes quality of life for those who fall ill but also harms them economically.

Deutsche Welle

Ivorians with leprosy fight social exclusion

In Ivory Coast, people living with leprosy say they often face social exclusion. Some now live together in a commune.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan Taliban active after failed peace talks

The Pakistani Taliban has stepped up attacks since November, when it unilaterally ended a cease-fire with the government after the failure of months of talks hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul.

Associated Press

Suicide bomber detonates inside mosque in Pakistan

ABC News

Iran tortured protesters facing death sentences

The alleged torture of three Iranian men facing the death penalty has been detailed in a report by Amnesty International.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Afghan women barred from school entry exams

The Taliban on doubled down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams, according to a spokesman.

Associated Press

Afghan cartoonist, now a refugee, sheds light on plight of women

Al Jazeera

Tanzania squeezes Maasai by seizing livestock

The Tanzanian government is seizing livestock from Indigenous Maasai herders in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in its latest attempt to clear way for tourism and trophy hunting, a report said.

Associated Press

Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp

Médecins Sans Frontières said its health facility in Dagahaley, a camp in the Dadaab refugee complex, has treated 33 percent more patients – mainly children – for malnutrition over the past year.

Guardian

African leaders pledge $30 billion in agriculture to tackle hunger crisis

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Tunisian voters shun parliamentary elections

Voters in Tunisia massively shunned parliamentary elections seen as an important test for their president and their country’s troubled democracy, according to preliminary turnout figures.

Associated Press

Haiti police protest killing of officers by gangs

Haitian police officers in Port-Au-Prince blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed gangs expanding their grip on the Caribbean nation.

Reuters

Flare-ups between Israel, Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli war planes struck Gaza after Palestinian militants fired two rockets following one of the worst days of violence in the occupied West Bank in years.

Reuters

Seven killed in Jerusalem synagogue shooting

The Independent

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

How AI can eventually benefit poorer countries

In an interview with Devex, Kay Firth-Butterfield talked about how low- and middle-income countries— and the global development community — can prepare for the impacts of AI, even if they’re still a long way off.

Devex

Thai court condemns defamatory online posts

A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country’s monarchy.

NPR

Myanmar women target of social media abuse

Women were subjected to “doxxing” and threatened for expressing views opposing military rule with their online abusers calling for off-line punishment by authorities.

Al Jazeera

GLOBAL HEALTH

India launches its first nasal COVID vaccine

India has approved its first nasal COVID vaccine. Made by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is administered in the form of drops and stimulates an immune response in the tissues that line the nasal cavity.

BBC

Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 in Pakistan

At least 18 people have died in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi in the past 16 days, allegedly due to toxic chemicals from factories in the area.

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

S. Africa to send 12 cheetahs a year to India

South Africa has signed an agreement to introduce dozens of African cheetahs to India over the next decade. It plans to send a similar number annually to help reestablish a “viable and secure cheetah population”.

BBC

Tanzanian teacher helps hospitalized kids

A Tanzanian teacher has won the hearts of many by giving classes for children suffering from long-term illnesses.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US urges donors to give to famine-hit Somalia

The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s distracted donors to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls “the ultimate failure of the international community.”

Associated Press

Bringing water back to Tamil Nadu’s farms

A former software engineer in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has found rewarding work in the restoration of lakes, tanks and rivers. It’s helped more than a thousand families return to farming lands they thought lost.

Deutsche Welle

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

N. Korea on the brink of a humanitarian crisis

Pyongyang’s COVID-19 response, military aggression and disregard for its citizens may be leading to large-scale starvation. High prices and lack of access already mean some are going without food.

Deutsche Welle

Stocks rise amid hopes of avoiding recession

Global stock markets rose amid hopes Western economies can avoid a recession despite higher interest rates to cool inflation.

ABC News

Pakistan’s rupee plummets against US dollar

Cash-strapped Pakistan’s currency plunged against the dollar after the government indicated it was ready to comply with tough conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for its bailout package.

FOX News

ENVIRONMENT

$500M pledged for crisis-ridden Lake Chad

States in central Africa’s Lake Chad region, along with international donors, pledged over $500 million to support civilians threatened by jihadist insurgents and climate change.

i24 News

Nairobi River sewage contaminates crops

The Nairobi River has turned sewer conduit in Kenya’s capital. The impact of this is felt by farmers like Morris Mutunga, who are forced to watch their crops wither when irrigated with contaminated water.

Africa News

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A woman cooks bread outside her tent. Estimated figures indicate that around 33 million people have been affected by the floods and will most likely require humanitarian assistance for a long time. When a disaster strikes, prompt support is vital. (Photo by European Union/Abdul Majeed) Photo used under CC BY

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