Rwanda’s sacking of footballer adds to fears over UK’s ‘immoral’ asylum seekers plan
The suspension of a Congolese player for a gun gesture referring to conflict in DRC raises questions over government’s refugee policy When a Congolese footballer...
Category : Global development
Houthi attacks in Red Sea having a ‘catastrophic’ effect on aid to Sudan
Shipments of food and medical supplies from Asia are having to take longer, more expensive routes to avoid seaborne assaults Attacks by Houthi forces against...
Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry
Exclusive: The animal translocation scheme by wildlife NGOs including African Parks, once headed by the royal, has been dogged by controversy Four more people have...
Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia
Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnant The deaths of three women in one week, all allegedly...
Dozens of civilians killed by Ethiopian state troops in Amhara region, say reports
Witnesses claim victims shot ‘execution style’ during house raids after clashes between government forces and Fano rebels Ethiopian government troops went door-to-door killing dozens of...
Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles
China ‘threatens relatives in Tibet’ to exert control over activists in exile, with greater transnational repression at Tibetan new year Thousands of Tibetans around the...
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger There is “epic suffering”...
DRC’s worst floods in decades leave tens of thousands in temporary shelter
People in affected areas say they are still waiting for government help after more than 300 deaths and widespread devastation Tens of thousands of people...
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone
Children’s parents and those who performed the procedure are in police custody, according to local reports Police in Sierra Leone are investigating the deaths of...
South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak
MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women A push to tackle an outbreak...
