Ten people drown in Darién Gap while trying to cross swollen river
People were probably on their way to US, Panama’s border force says, highlighting perils of jungle Ten people have drowned in a swollen river while...
Category : Global development
Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN
Annual report says climate crisis, conflict and economic shocks leave the global food system ‘disastrously vulnerable’ Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the...
Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report
African countries hailed for achievements, but UNAids says cases on the rise in other areas of the world The majority of new HIV infections last...
Women forced to have sex with soldiers for food in Sudanese city
Victims tell Guardian about widespread practice in war-torn Omdurman Women struggling to survive in the war-torn Sudanese city of Omdurman say they are being forced...
Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest...
Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says
Human Rights Watch says ill-treatment of some minors arbitrarily held in gang crackdown amounts to torture About 3,000 children – including some as young as...
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame cruises to crushing election victory
President wins 99.15% of the vote, allowing him to extend authoritarian rule by further five years The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is gearing up for...
MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation
Campaigners applaud decision not to repeal law in west African country with one of the highest rates of FGM MPs in the Gambia voted on...
War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns
Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the...
Hurricane Beryl barrels through Cayman Islands after battering Jamaica
Category 3 storm with wind speeds of up to 120mph continues to wreak ‘utter devastation’ in Caribbean Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season...
